How BAR works
BAR is set per room type and per night. It is typically the flexible rate: free cancellation up to a deadline, no prepayment rules beyond the property's standard deposit. As demand rises for a date, BAR rises; in quiet periods it falls.
Derived rates follow BAR
Instead of maintaining every rate plan by hand, most hotels derive plans from BAR so that one price change updates them all:
| Rate plan | Rule | BAR $100 | BAR $140 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAR (parent) | Set by the hotel | $100 | $140 |
| Non-refundable | BAR − 10% | $90 | $126 |
| Weekly stay | BAR − $8 | $92 | $132 |
| Breakfast included | BAR + $12 | $112 | $152 |
BAR vs ADR
BAR is a published price for one night. ADR is what guests actually paid on average across every rate plan, discount and channel. A hotel with a BAR of $100 might report an ADR of $86 because of non-refundable, corporate and promotional bookings.
BAR and restrictions
BAR is usually combined with stay rules such as minimum length of stay and closed to arrival or departure on peak dates, so that a high-demand night is not sold as an isolated one-night stay.
How bedsKey handles BAR
In bedsKey you set prices per room type and rate plan with seasonal and date-range rates, then create child plans that follow a parent by a percentage or fixed amount (for example Non-refundable = BAR − 10%). Occupancy-based pricing adds single, double, triple and quad rates with extra-adult and child tiers. Auto-yield rules can move the rate as the hotel fills and arrival approaches, always inside a floor and a ceiling, and the rates grid pushes changes across a date range, room types and plans in one operation. Breakfast or transfer inclusions can also be bundled into a plan.