How to Block Dates and Times in Your Reservety Calendar

Learn how to block specific dates, single time slots, and recurring schedules in your Reservety rental calendar to effectively manage your availability.

April 23, 2026 By Reservety

Managing your rental availability is crucial. Whether you need to close during certain hours, prevent bookings on specific days, or set a recurring blocked schedule, Reservety makes it simple.

This guide walks through three common scenarios: blocking a specific time on a single date, blocking recurring time slots (like every Sunday), and applying these restrictions to all your products.

Block a Specific Time on a Single Date

To block a period (for example, between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM on April 20th), you first need to create a date range and a time range, then apply them together.

1. Create the Date Range

Step #1: Click View Admin — Click **View Admin**

Step #2: Click Settings — Click **Settings**

Step #3: Click Date Ranges — Click **Date Ranges**

Step #4: Click Add New Date Range — Click **Add New Date Range**

Step #5: Click Add title and name your date range (e.g., "April 20") — Click **Add title** and name your date range (e.g., "April 20")

Step #6: Select Dates(Exact - No Repeat) from the Range Type dropdown — Select **Dates(Exact - No Repeat)** from the **Range Type** dropdown

Step #7: Select the Start Date (e.g., April 20th) — Select the **Start Date** (e.g., April 20th)

Step #8: Select the End Date — Select the **End Date**

Step #9: Click Publish — Click **Publish**

2. Create the Time Range

Step #10: Click Add New Date Range — Click **Add New Date Range**

Step #11: Type a name for the time range (e.g., "5 pm-7 pm"). Select Times(Repeats Every Day) from the Range Type dropdown — Type a name for the time range (e.g., "5 pm-7 pm"). Select **Times(Repeats Every Day)** from the **Range Type** dropdown

Step #12: Click the Start Time field and select the start hour — Click the **Start Time** field and select the start hour

Reservety uses 24-hour formatting. For example, 5:00 PM is entered as 17.

Step #13: Click the End Time field and select the end hour — Click the **End Time** field and select the end hour

Step #14: Click Publish — Click **Publish**

If you want a time slot fully blocked until the start of the next hour, ensure your end time reflects that. For example, blocking 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM means the schedule reopens exactly at 7:00 PM.

3. Apply the Ranges Globally

Now, plug your newly created date and time ranges into your booking configuration.

Step #15: Click Rentals in the settings sidebar — Click **Rentals** in the settings sidebar

Step #16: Click Advanced Dates — Click **Advanced Dates**

Step #17: Click the Select field under Date and choose your newly created date range. Click the time range select field and choose your time range — Click the **Select** field under Date and choose your newly created date range. Click the time range select field and choose your time range

Leave the category, product, and warehouse fields blank to apply these restrictions to all products globally. You can also specify these if you only want the restriction to apply to a single inventory item.

Step #18: Click Update — Click **Update**

Block Recurring Time Slots (e.g., Every Sunday)

If you are closed during certain hours every week, use recurring range combinations.

1. Create the Recurring Day Range

Step #19: Click Settings — Click **Settings**

Step #20: Click Date Ranges — Click **Date Ranges**

Step #21: Click Add New Date Range — Click **Add New Date Range**

Step #22: Type a title like "Every Sunday". Select Week Days from the Range Type dropdown — Type a title like "*Every Sunday*". Select **Week Days** from the **Range Type** dropdown

Step #23: Select Sunday from the weekdays dropdown — Select **Sunday** from the weekdays dropdown

Step #24: Click Publish — Click **Publish**

2. Create the Recurring Time Range

Step #25: Click Add New Date Range — Click **Add New Date Range**

Step #26: Type a title like "1 pm-3 pm". Select Times(Repeats Every Day) from the Range Type dropdown — Type a title like "*1 pm-3 pm*". Select **Times(Repeats Every Day)** from the **Range Type** dropdown

Step #27: Select 13 (for 1:00 PM) for the Start Time — Select 13 (for 1:00 PM) for the **Start Time**

Step #28: Select 15 (for 3:00 PM) for the End Time — Select 15 (for 3:00 PM) for the **End Time**

Step #29: Click Publish — Click **Publish**

3. Apply the Recurring Blocks

Step #30: Click Rentals — Click **Rentals**

Step #31: Click Advanced Dates — Click **Advanced Dates**

Step #32: Click Add Global Disabled Date — Click **Add Global Disabled Date**

Step #33: Search for and select Every Sunday in the date field. Select 1 pm-3 pm from the time range dropdown — Search for and select **Every Sunday** in the date field. Select **1 pm-3 pm** from the time range dropdown

Step #34: Click Update — Click **Update**

Your rental calendar will now successfully block the specified times across all your products!