All Collections
Building Your Itinerary: Video Series
How-To Series: Adding Accommodations
How-To Series: Adding Accommodations

Don't sleep on this helpful feature.

Jess Spigott avatar
Written by Jess Spigott
Updated over a week ago

Keep your accommodation right where you need it!

To add an accommodation to your trip:

Just select the add accommodation button underneath a city section. You must add a city in order for this option to appear.

A heading reading "London" with a button below it that reads "Add Accommodation", indicated by an orange oval surrounding it.

Read more step-by-step instructions below or view the video version of the tutorial here:
​

From there, you can either start typing in the name of the place you'll be staying or type in a direct address.

Under the location heading "London", the text "Hostel Notting" being typed into the add accommodation search bar. A recommended geo location has auto populated in the dropdown menu below the search bar.

Under the location heading "London", the text "63 Prince's S" being typed into the add accommodation search bar. Recommended geo locations have auto populated in the dropdown menu below the search bar.

Select the option that best suits you from the pop up below and you'll see it reflected on the map in the form of a map pin.

A side-by-side view of the itinerary and map where the accommodation "Hostel One Notting Hill" has popped up on the map as it was selected on the itinerary. There is a pin on the map at the location, and a pop-up box at the bottom of the map showing a photo, location name, ratings, and an orange button that reads "Add to trip".

Add More Details to Your Accommodations


Within the accommodation sections, you can use the notes boxes below to add any relevant information for you or your trip mates. Use the files icon to attach any files, such as PDFs, to your accommodation.

An accommodation modal titled "Hostel One Notting Hill" is open for editing. There is a note under the title reading "Private dorm - 2 bunks". In the bottom right a paperclip icon is being hovered over to indicate where you can add a file.

The little date icon in the bottom right will be very helpful to include check in and check out times for your accommodation whether you’ll be staying at an Airbnb, a hotel, or a hostel.

An accommodation modal titled "Hostel One Notting Hill" is open for editing. In the bottom right the calendar icon has been clicked which has opened up a Check In and Check out form in the Notes section, with a date picker pop up open and ready to be selected for the check-in date.

The next icon is the dollar sign. Here you can enter the cost of your accommodation per night in the desired currency. Please note at this time, Pilot does not auto-convert currency values.

An accommodation modal titled "Hostel One Notting Hill" is open for editing. There is a now check-in and check-out times added into the notes section. In the bottom right a dollar sign icon is being hovered over to indicate where you can add a cost.

You can easily add another accommodation to a city by pressing the “+Accommodation” option and following the same steps as above.

Under an Accommodation item titled "Hostel One Notting Hill", another accommodation modal has been opened and the search text "London Hotel" has been entered, with suggested relevant geolocations auto populating below.


View more of our tutorial series in our Help Centre.

Did this answer your question?