Defining Cost Per Night/Days/Hour or Fixed Cost

To set the cost per night instead of per day or a fixed cost, follow these steps:

• Navigate to WP Booking Calendar > Settings > Payment Gateways page.
• Scroll down to the Payment Options section and select "for 1 night" for the "Set the cost" option.
• Click on the "Save Changes" button.

Additionally, you can choose from the following variants of defining costs: "per 1 night", "per 1 day", "per 1 hour", or a fixed cost.

Difference in Costs Per 1 Night Instead of Cost Per Day

Here's an example to illustrate the difference:

Let's say a visitor selects 4 dates in the calendar: 2025-04-01, 2025-04-02, 2025-04-03, 2025-04-04.
For the booking resource (calendar), you've defined the cost as $100 at the WP Booking Calendar > Resources page.

If you define the cost per 1 day, the total cost will be $100 + $100 + $100 + $100 = $400.
If you define the cost per 1 night, the total cost will be $100 + $100 + $100 + $0 = $300.
If you define a fixed cost, the cost for all those dates will be a fixed sum: $100.

Relative Cost Per Hour

The cost per hour system calculates the cost based on 24 hours in a day. In our case, it would be:
4 days * 24 hours * $100 = 4 * 24 * 100 = $9600.