> ## 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.

# Choose your setup

> Choose a setup based on what guests can book, without learning the full HostDear data model first.

Start with what a guest can reserve. The number of buildings, bedrooms, or addresses does not always tell you how to configure a property.

## What can a guest book?

<CardGroup cols={1}>
  <Card title="One accommodation, booked as a whole" icon="house">
    Choose this when a guest reserves the entire villa, apartment, cottage, or holiday home.

    You will create one property and one bookable accommodation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Several accommodations at one property" icon="houses">
    Choose this when guests can reserve a villa, studio, apartment, or room separately at the same location.

    You will create one property and a bookable accommodation for each choice.
  </Card>

  <Card title="A main stay with optional accommodation" icon="square-plus">
    Choose this when guests book the main accommodation and can add a guest house, studio, or extra room.

    You will create both accommodations, then offer the optional one as an add-on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Several properties" icon="map-location-dot">
    Choose this when your business manages accommodations at different destinations or listings.

    You will keep them in one organization and create a property for each destination.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Several identical rooms or pitches" icon="door-open">
    Choose this when you sell one accommodation type with several interchangeable rooms, beds, or pitches.

    You will create one bookable accommodation with several available instances.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Villa and studio example

If you have one property with a main villa and a studio, answer these questions:

1. Can a guest reserve the villa without the studio?
2. Can a guest reserve the studio without the villa?
3. Can a guest reserve both together?

Use the answers to choose a setup:

| Guest booking                                              | Setup                                                        |
| ---------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| The whole property is always booked together               | One bookable accommodation                                   |
| The villa and studio can be booked independently           | Two bookable accommodations                                  |
| The villa is booked first and the studio is optional       | Main Villa with Studio as an add-on                          |
| Guests can choose either one or reserve the whole property | Two accommodations with an additional combined booking setup |

<Note>
  The last option needs more planning because separate and combined reservations must not sell the same accommodation twice.
</Note>

## Continue

* If guests can book the villa and studio separately, follow [Set up a villa and studio](/use-cases/villa-and-studio).
* If you are creating your first listing, follow [Set up your first property](/getting-started/first-property).
* If you want to understand the terminology first, read [How HostDear is organized](/concepts/how-hostdear-is-organized).