As a host, you can offer optional extra services or experiences that guests can buy along with their booking. These could include extra firewood, a welcome pack or breakfast. Guests choose whether to include the extra.
How to add an extra
- Go to Host → My properties and open the property you want to edit.
- Find the Extras section and choose to add a new extra.
- Choose one of the suggestions or create your own. Enter a clear name and a short description of what is included.
- Set the price, choose how it should be calculated, and set the maximum quantity that can be purchased per booking.
- Save the extra and check that it is active so guests can select it.
You can have up to five extras per property. A name can contain up to 60 characters, and the description up to 140 characters. Use the description to clarify what is included, the quantity and any practical details the guest should know before purchasing.
Choose the right pricing method
The price is set in the property's currency. You can choose between:
- Per stay: The price is charged once for each unit the guest selects, regardless of the number of nights.
- Per night: The price is multiplied by the number of nights in the booking and the quantity the guest selects.
- Per guest: The price is multiplied by the number of adults and children in the booking and the quantity the guest selects. Infants are not included in this calculation. The price is not automatically multiplied by the number of nights.
You can set a maximum quantity of 1 to 10 per booking. The guest can choose none, one or more, up to the limit you have set. The quantity is applied in addition to the calculation per night or per guest, so choose a combination that suits what you actually offer.
Examples of how the total is calculated
- A firewood bundle at 100 kr per stay: Two bundles cost a total of 200 kr.
- An extra at 100 kr per night: One unit for three nights costs a total of 300 kr.
- An extra at 100 kr per guest: One unit for two adults and one child costs a total of 300 kr, regardless of the number of nights.
These amounts are only calculation examples. You set the prices for your extras yourself.
What does the guest see?
Active extras appear under optional extras in the property's booking panel. The guest can read the description, see how the price is calculated and select a quantity before submitting the booking. Selected extras are included in the total price.
You can edit an extra, make it inactive or delete it from the property's list of extras.
Our recommendation: Include the essentials in the nightly rate
Extras work best for things that provide additional value for the guest but are not necessary for a normal stay. We recommend including most services and amenities in the nightly rate. Lots of extra costs can make the total price harder to understand and lead the guest to choose another property.
Essentials such as electricity and hot water should be included in the price, without the guest having to book them as optional extras. Clearly describe what is included in the stay, and use extras for genuinely optional additional offerings.
Fee on paid extras
Nordkove currently deducts a host fee of 20 % of the price of paid extras. This rate replaces the usual host fee of 4 % for the extra itself – the fees are not added on top of each other. For example, if you sell an extra for 100 kr, the fee is 20 kr and your share is 80 kr. The guest service fee of 10 % is also calculated on extras and is added to the price the guest pays; it is not deducted from your share. Take the host fee into account when setting the price.