If you have units across different locations or even in different communities, adding a location filter to your website is a great idea. The location filter allows the guest to pinpoint the exact area or community they are looking to stay in. This can help them narrow down the results to make choosing their dream vacation home as easy as 1, 2, 3.

In CiiRUS, each unit is mapped to a location. This location can then be added to the website so that guests can filter their searches by location. For example, you may have units in Orlando, Miami and New York. Using Orlando as an example, let's say you have 10 units in Orlando with 5 being in Champions Gate Resort and 5 in Reunion Resort. The website could reflect "Orlando" and show all 10 units regardless of the community OR it could reflect Champions Gate and Reunion as separate locations to further narrow down the results.

The location filter could look like one of these two examples:

Example 1)

Example 2)

The location filter is a drop-down that displays the added locations. This is typically included on the search bar on the home page and with the additional search filters on the rental page.

The screenshot below displays an example of a location filter:

It's very easy to add your locations or communities to display on your website.

But first things first, it's important to make sure the locations you add match the exact location against the listing. If they don't match to a T, the listing will not show when the guest chooses the location.

You can check this, by going to:

Now let's go ahead and add this exact location to your website location filter. Again, it has to match the exact same order shown in the screenshot including the country, state, city and community.

Go to:

Click the "Add+" icon in the upper right corner above the grid. Specify the location from the drop-downs and enter a name as you'd like it to appear on your website.

In the example below, the location added will be "Reunion Resort and Spa" because we have specified the location down to the community level:

Now let's say you you want to add a location that will show all units in 'Central Florida/Orlando," rather than a specific community. You'll do the same again, but this time leave the community field blank:

The same applies if you want to add a location on the state level, simply leave the city and community fields blank. And if you're lucky enough to have units in multiple countries, only specify the country field, leaving the others blank.

And there you go! Adding locations really is that easy!

Please keep in mind, it can take up to an hour to reflect the changes on your website, so don't be alarmed if the location doesn't appear right away!