Introduction

Booking, Booking & Reservations

Solidres is a hotel booking extension for Joomla! CMS. Solidres itself is a free extension and you can download, install and use it in unlimited sites as you wish. Also, Solidres follows Joomla coding standard (MVC structure) therefore customizing Solidres or developing template for Solidres is a pleasant task for all Joomla developers/designers. Although Solidres was designed to support hotel (room-based) booking, it can still be used for other type of booking businesses like apartment/villas booking, B&B, guest house, camp site, we can even see some users who use Solidres for cat boarding or 3G USB booking.


Solidres is proudly to be listed in JED since 2014.

Free iOS and Android mobile app are available for all users (requires Solidres v2.11.0+).

Features:

  • Solidres app is available for both iOS and Android users
  • Support booking per night or per day
  • 03 reservation layouts to choose from in front end
  • Support private room as well as shared room (dormitory)
  • One page AJAX + well organized reservation form: it is one of our strongest feature, it makes booking a nice experience for your guests, this is very important factor for booking because most of the guests will stop booking if they find it hard to understand the user interface or having to fill a horrible form with too many fields.
  • Flexible tariff configuration
  • Multilingual support via integration with Speedy Translate (Paid extension) / Falang (Free extension)
  • Availability calendar
  • Easy media management with multiple files uploading, drag & drop re-ordering, automatic thumbnail creation with configurable thumbnail sizes.
  • Multiple currencies: you can configure as many currencies you wish and display them in front end in a module so that they can switch the currency as they want.
  • Coupon supports
  • Tax supports
  • Deposit support: configure whether to accept deposit and configure deposit amount. Deposit can be fixed amount or percentage of booking cost or per stay length (for example charging first 2 nights's cost as deposit)
  • Extra items can be configured as mandatory and charged per booking or per room.
  • Google Map integrated: allow drag and drop on map to find your location visually.
  • Built-in Simple gallery
  • Built-in payment methods: Pay Later and Bank Wire
  • Easy to modify email templates via Joomla template overrides.
  • Responsive layout
  • Responsive email templates
  • MVC Joomla coding standard
  • Backend drag and drop ordering
  • Joomla template overrides for all component views.
  • Export reservation as CSV
  • Facebook OpenGraph support
  • Back end reservation creation or amend for staff
  • Single use supplement
  • Supported by multiple Joomla template providers
  • Easy to use and configure (free video tutorial available at our website)
  • Live reservation unread count
  • Ability to send reservation notification emails to multiple email addresses
  • Ability to re-generate all thumbnails
  • Support Google Maps API Key
  • Extensible via plugins and modules
  • Ability to disable online booking and show inquiry contact form instead.
  • Support both Bootstrap 2 (Joomla 3) and Bootstrap 5 (Joomla 4) out of the box
  • Menu types to show single property or single room type
  • Ability to auto detect when guest's session is going to be expired and raise warning
  • Check availability for specific room type
  • Add ability to override language per property's category
  • Support booking require approval
  • Support tourist tax (fixed amount per person per night), this tax is needed by some countries where tourist tax are required
  • Support reCaptcha in booking form to prevent bots and spam
  • Ability to automatically calculate the tax amount for price included tax (tax inclusive or tax exclusive)
  • Support payment method surcharge and discount
  • Support tax exemption
  • Tracking view to allow non-registered guests to check their reservation info using a combination of reservation code and email address (since v2.6.1)
  • Summary module: show a summary of current reservation info for guest

New features in v2.12.0 (Jun 2021, visit our website for full details)

  • Apartment layout
  • Payment method visibility
  • Add read more link for property and room type description, opening in modal window
  • Reservation list view: add quick print button to print reservation list

New features in v3.0.0

  • New media manager
  • Joomla 5 support

New features in v2.13.0

  • Inquiry form: add support for Custom Fields plugin

New features in v2.12.0

  • Apartment layout
  • Payment method visibility

New features in v2.11.0 (Nov 2020)

  • New Summary module to show a summary of the reservation process for guest, it helps to improve the usability of the reservation process and make it more user friendly
  • New option “Allowed checkin days” for Check Availability module, this option is useful when the property has fixed checkin days and it could make the availability search faster by only showing the available checkin days for guest
  • New room type selection layout, it is improved for better responsive, tested also with Bootstrap 4.
  • New option “Default rate plan visibility”, this is requested by many users when they want to display the rate plans in front end, but hide them by default and the rate plans are only showed when guest click on button “Rates”
  • Improved Bootstrap 4 and Joomla 4 support

New features in v2.10.0

  • Support Invisible Captcha
  • Reservation tracking view: now user can cancel their reservation without having an account
  • Improve PHP 7.4 support
  • Improve Bootstrap 4 support
  • New property option: force customer account registration

New features in v2.9.0

  • New Origins system
  • New permission system for extras item
  • New UI for language override per category
  • Mobile app is now available (requires mobile app subscription)

New features in v2.8.0

  • Master/Slave mode: useful to rent apartment as a whole unit or as separated rooms.

New features in v2.7.3

  • Add full support for Joomla 3.9 Privacy Suite

New features in v2.7.0:

  • Configurable reservation statuses and payment statuses
  • Payment history: record all related payments for a reservation
  • Front end availability calendar can show fully booked dates and partially booked dates

For more features, details and screenshots you can visit our Feature Highlights page at our website.

For reporting bug or requesting feature or any questions you may have when using Solidres, please contact us via our website.

Functionality
This extension works fine in PHP 8.2 and Joomla 5 with B/C plugin, very well maintained and supported
Ease of use
Best in this niche market, no comparable ones. Both for installation and configuration.
Support
Documentation
I used this to: Our agency uses Joomla CMS and Solidres to build many website for boutique hotels and B&B businesses owners
Functionality
They show a great commitment by always support latest Joomla and PHP version, they don't leave you behind!
Ease of use
The most easy to use booking component for Joomla that we've ever used
Support
Documentation
I used this to: Building Joomla website for many hotels owners, Solidres uses Bootstrap 5 and it fits perfectly into Bootstrap 5 Joomla templates!
Functionality
Functionality is well developed, Solidres developers is one of the most proficient Joomla developer that we know for a long time
Ease of use
Solidres now integrates with the Joomla inline help feature, make it super easy for user to toggle the field description to learn easier
Support
Documentation
I used this to: We've been using Solidres for more than 5 years, from Joomla 3 to Joomla 4 and we are sure we will continue with them when Joomla 5 gets out. Solidres is a solution that we can trust and build our site on!
Functionality
The core version has all the fundamental functionality for any hoteliers and web developers, fully integrated and compatible with Joomla 4
Ease of use
The installation in our J4 was smooth and fast, the core package size is lightweight compared to its functionality and code base
Support
They offers public forum support and private support ticket (for paid subscribers), for us the forum was sufficient
Documentation
I used this to: Developing booking engine for Joomla CMS, from a boutique hotel to booking portal
Functionality
We've been a Solidres user since Joomla 3.0, we went through 3.1 => 3.9 flawlessly. The team assisted us well during the Joomla 4 migration!
Ease of use
Solidres is a native Joomla extension, actively developed and very easy to handle. The UI is very thoughtful
Support
Joomla 4 upgrade was a challenge for us and the support team did well to resolve all upgrade issues, kudos to the team, thank you!
Documentation
I used this to: We use Solidres for building an online booking system for various resorts and hotels
Functionality
Solidres is actively developed and it is fully compatible with Joomla 4 and PHP 8.1, new features and bug fixes are added/updated frequently
Ease of use
The UI is based on Bootstrap 5 which matches the default Joomla styling, we had no problems using it
Support
This team is fast and responsive with bug reports and questions, they are very helpful for starters like us
Documentation
good, but some parts need to be updated to catch with the latest development
I used this to: we built software for travel agencies and hotels, Solidres offers everything we need for a complete solution
Functionality
I installed the free version was really impressed with it so i was going to get the paid version however their website is no longer active?
Ease of use
Excellent - can solidres please reenable their website so we can download the component
I used this to: Bed and Breakfast Booking of individual rooms - was planning to use the stripe payment plugin
Owner's reply: Hi,

Thank you, our website had a DNS issue which should be resolved, it is accessible now.
Functionality
The only Reservation / Tour Bookings system for Joomla configurable precisely to our requirements & multiple variables. Highly recommended
Ease of use
Choose an option with their sample data pre-installed then simply substitute it for your own data, I'm amateur but soon got the hang of it
Support
Between their ticket system and forum, Solidres provides the best support it has been my pleasure to experience. Truly first class.
Documentation
More than adequate, sufficient and written in layman's terms wherever possible. Much of it is in the area of the site where pertinent
I used this to: Booking our motorcycle tours for periods over 8 - 23 days duration, including Rider/Pillion rates, bike upgrades etc, plus extra nights' accommodation before / after the tour using Solidres to suit our guests' requirements.
Functionality
Solidres is compatible with Joomla 4 in a native UI, everything looks and works seamlessly
Ease of use
Solidres is easy to use, easy to install and easy to configure, for both users and admin
Support
Documentation
I used this to: Solidres is good for many booking businesses, we build Joomla sites for hotels, apartments booking and tours booking with paid extensions
Functionality
Solidres Core Package is very good, it satisfies our needs for an online booking engine. The free mobile app for android + ios is a plus!
Ease of use
No issues from installation > configuration > maintenance, it is a native Joomla component therefore everything is in right orders
Support
Documentation
I used this to: We use Solidres to provide online booking capacity to our client hotel websites, building with Joomla CMS!
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Solidres

Version:
3.0.1
Developer:
Solidres Team
Last updated:
Nov 13 2023
4 months ago
Date added:
Nov 19 2014
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
Related extension :
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Compatibility:
J4 J5 (b/c plugin)
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