> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.hostdear.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How HostDear is organized

> Understand how organizations, properties, units, instances, spaces, and add-ons fit together.

HostDear mirrors how an accommodation business sells real places to stay. You only need the concepts that apply to your business.

## The basic structure

```text theme={null}
Organization
└── Property
    ├── Property spaces
    └── Bookable accommodations (units)
        ├── Available accommodation (unit instance)
        └── Accommodation spaces
```

## Organization

An organization is the business or team managing the accommodation.

It contains your properties and controls who can work with them. A sole owner with one property still has an organization, even when there are no other team members.

## Property

A property is a destination presented to guests as one place.

It contains the accommodations guests can book and information shared across that destination. A villa and studio at the same location can belong to one property when they share the same identity and facilities.

## Bookable accommodation

A bookable accommodation is something a guest can choose to reserve. HostDear calls it a **unit**.

Examples include:

* An entire villa
* A studio
* A double room type
* A campsite pitch type

Create separate accommodations when they need their own availability, capacity, content, or price.

## Available accommodation

An available accommodation is the real room, villa, apartment, bed, or pitch that fulfils a booking. HostDear calls it a **unit instance**.

Examples:

* One Main Villa has one instance.
* One Studio has one instance.
* Ten interchangeable Double Rooms have ten instances.

Instances let you take one physical accommodation out of service without changing the description or price of the accommodation type.

## Spaces

A space describes an area a guest receives or can use.

The location of a space communicates who it belongs to:

* A **property space** is shared across the destination, such as a communal pool, garden, or parking area.
* An **accommodation space** belongs to one bookable accommodation, such as its bedroom, kitchen, or private terrace.

<Tip>
  Ask: “Does every guest at this property receive this space?” If yes, add it to the property. If only one accommodation receives it, add it there.
</Tip>

## Add-ons

An accommodation add-on lets a guest combine another bookable accommodation with their main choice.

For example, the Studio can be offered to someone booking the Main Villa. The add-on links the existing accommodations; it does not create another Studio.

You do not need add-ons when guests always book each accommodation independently.

## Common setups

| Business                                      | Properties | Bookable accommodations |                   Instances |
| --------------------------------------------- | ---------: | ----------------------: | --------------------------: |
| One villa booked as a whole                   |          1 |                       1 |                           1 |
| Villa and studio booked separately            |          1 |                       2 |                  1 for each |
| Ten interchangeable double rooms              |          1 |             1 room type |                          10 |
| Three holiday homes at different destinations |          3 | At least 1 per property | Usually 1 per accommodation |

## Continue with a setup guide

* [Choose your setup](/getting-started/choose-your-setup)
* [Set up your first property](/getting-started/first-property)
* [Set up a villa and studio](/use-cases/villa-and-studio)