Slotward / Venue rentals
Venue
The room stays empty when the deposit doesn't.
Slotward treats a room like inventory of one. The dates overlap or they don't. The security deposit sits on your connected account until you release it or keep some of it.
No sales call. The venue rentals preset is selected on the next step. You can still pick a different one. No card to start. Create an account, then name the shop. That starts the 7-day free trial. Client deposits open only after Stripe enables charges. Then $39 a month or $390 a year from Settings if you want new bookings to stay open.
A room is a quantity of one
The studio and the courtyard each have quantity 1. A second request for any overlapping day is blocked.
A date weeks out is charged, then refunded
An authorization is used only when the return plus a one-day settlement window is under 6 days away. Bookings further out are charged and refunded when you close the rental, in full or in part.
The policy is the pickup date
Cancel before the first day and the deposit comes back. Cancel on that day or later and it can be kept, with a reason.
Example policy
This is the starting text from the Venue rental preset. Edit it after the shop exists. It is not a claim about what renters usually accept. Educational, not legal advice. State or local rules can differ. Check the rules that apply to your shop before you publish a deposit or no-show fee.
A security deposit holds the reserved quantity from the pickup date until the return date. The return date is the morning it comes back, and that morning can be booked again. Cancel before the pickup date and the deposit is released. Cancel on the pickup date or later, or return it damaged, and the shop can keep all or part of the deposit and will record the reason.
What the preset fills in
These are starting values. Every service, hour, and sentence can be edited after the shop exists.
- Studio room and courtyard, one of each
- A day rate plus a security deposit on each
- Cancel before the pickup date and the deposit is released
- Monday–Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00
Questions
Why isn't every deposit just an authorization?
A card authorization is used only when the return date plus a one-day settlement window is under 6 days away. You can release it, capture it, or capture part of it. Otherwise the security deposit is charged when the rental is booked and refunded when you close the rental.
Does Stripe charge the day rate too?
No. Checkout moves the security deposit only, as a direct charge on the shop's connected account. The day rate is shown so the renter knows the total. Collecting that amount is between you and the renter.
What if I cancel a rental?
If you cancel, the renter's full security deposit is refunded, or the card hold is released, even on or after the pickup date. If the renter cancels before the pickup date, the deposit is released. If they cancel on or after the pickup date, you keep it. You set the deposit amount on the item. Slotward is the platform, not a party to the rental.
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