Pricing and GST
Understanding how Atlas builds the total a guest pays — and how GST and invoices are handled — helps you price with confidence before your first booking arrives.
How the guest total is built
Section titled “How the guest total is built”The guest always pays the price you set — Atlas never adds GST at checkout. When GST applies to a booking (see below), the tax is extracted from what the guest already paid and shown as its own breakdown line on the invoice.
Tariff (your price) = nightly rate × number of nights
+ Convenience fee = optional, if you choose to pass on gateway charges
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Guest total = tariff (+ convenience fee) — GST, when it applies,
is already inside this amount, not extra
- Tariff is your nightly rate multiplied by the number of nights. It is linear — there is no automatic length-of-stay discount unless you set one.
- GST applies only when you have opted in (GST-registered business with a GSTIN saved, per booking). The invoice then breaks out the tax that is included in the guest-paid amount — your nightly rate already contains it.
- Convenience fee is optional. You can configure a convenience fee in your pricing settings to offset payment-gateway charges; if set, it is shown to the guest.
GST slabs
Section titled “GST slabs”Atlas applies GST for accommodation under SAC 9963:
| Nightly tariff | GST rate |
|---|---|
| Up to ₹7,500 per night | 5% |
| Above ₹7,500 per night | 18% |
GST is split as CGST + SGST when the guest’s place of supply is in your state, and charged as IGST when it is in a different state.
GST is extracted only when your business is GST-registered and you have entered your GSTIN — and it is handled per booking. With no GSTIN saved, the guest simply pays your tariff and no GST line appears. For bookings that come through an OTA where you are below the GST-registration threshold, the OTA is responsible for GST under Section 9(5) — not you.
Setting your nightly rate
Section titled “Setting your nightly rate”Changed the base price but the Calendar still shows another price? See Changing your base price so it applies to all dates before clearing any per-date prices.
In Rooms & prices, set your base nightly rate in ₹. You can also configure:
- A weekend rate or weekend uplift percentage
- Bulk rate overrides for a date range (from the Calendar)
- Seasonal pricing rules and festival presets
- Long-stay discounts (weekly / monthly) per listing
Setting up GST for your property
Section titled “Setting up GST for your property”GST invoicing is opt-in per booking. As a TenantAdmin:
- Open your host profile in Settings.
- Enter your GSTIN (validated for the correct format) and your Place of Supply state.
- Optionally add your legal name and an invoice logo, header, and footer.
Once your GSTIN is saved, guest invoices for opted-in bookings automatically include the correct GST breakdown, extracted from the amount the guest paid. If you are not GST-registered, leave the GSTIN blank — no GST line is added, and the guest pays exactly your tariff.
Invoices
Section titled “Invoices”Nothing is issued automatically. A TenantAdmin issues a GST tax invoice on each booking you choose — open the booking and press Issue GST Tax Invoice (your GSTIN must be saved first). Invoices and credit notes are numbered in their own sequences per financial year. You can view and download them under GST Invoices.
When you issue an invoice you choose how the GST is handled: absorb it (the guest pays nothing extra — recommended), or add it on top and collect the difference from the guest. Atlas shows you both rupee amounts before you confirm.
What you earn per booking
Section titled “What you earn per booking”Your earnings are the tariff the guest paid, less your own costs:
- GST is the tax portion carved out of what the guest paid and remitted to the government — it is not extra income on top of your tariff.
- Payment-gateway charges apply to whatever Razorpay processes. If you set a convenience fee, it helps offset this; otherwise it comes out of your receipts. Exact charges depend on your Razorpay plan.
When the money actually reaches your bank, and the conditions for release, are covered in Payments and Payouts.
Pricing for multiple nights
Section titled “Pricing for multiple nights”Atlas multiplies your nightly rate by the number of nights. There is no automatic length-of-stay discount unless you have configured weekly or monthly discounts on the listing. Weekend and seasonal rules apply only if you set them.
Changing your rate after a booking is confirmed
Section titled “Changing your rate after a booking is confirmed”Editing your nightly rate affects future bookings only. A booking that is already confirmed keeps the price the guest agreed to at the time of booking.
Coming soon
Section titled “Coming soon”On the roadmap, not yet available:
- Built-in automatic dynamic pricing. Today you can connect your own PriceLabs account on the Premium plan, but Atlas does not set prices for you automatically.