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Guest Misconduct (DNA)

Guest misconduct records your team can refer back to.

Document what happened, record severity and the action taken, and keep available photos or videos with the report. Eligible administrators can also run a manual guest-name search across Hotel Central hotels.

/guest-misconduct
4 severity levels
New misconduct report
Category: Other · Severity: Medium
Required: guest name, incident date, description
  • ✓Choose one of 10 incident categories
  • ✓Select Low, Medium, High, or Critical severity
  • ✓Add resolution details and a recorded outcome
  • Optional context: room, contact details, photos, or videos
  • Cross-hotel lookup is a separate manual name search
AccessPlan, enablement, and permissions apply

What this is.

An authenticated staff workflow for recording guest misconduct at a hotel. Reports can include guest and room details, incident date, category, staff-selected severity, description, resolution, outcome, and available photo or video attachments. Authorized staff can filter and search the records returned for their hotel. Eligible administrators have a separate manual cross-hotel guest-name lookup that returns summary information. The workflow does not automatically screen reservations, verify identity, compare photographs, block check-in, or enforce a recorded ban.

Surfaces aggregated
  • Incident details
  • Four severities
  • Photo + video
  • Recorded outcome
  • Manual name search
Workflow preview

Guest misconduct records.

Three workflow previews: a blank misconduct report, the filters for one hotel's records, and the separate manual name lookup available to eligible administrators.

Document the incident
New Misconduct ReportBlank form

Guest Name *

Required

Incident Date *

Required

Category

Other

Severity

Medium

Description *

Low
Medium
High
Critical
CancelCreate Report
Document the incidentEnter the guest name, incident date, description, category, and staff-selected severity. Add resolution details, an outcome, and available photos or videos when appropriate.
Find hotel records
My Hotel RecordsFilters
Search by guest name, room, description...
All categories⌄
All severities⌄
Start Date⌄
End Date⌄

Sort by

DateNameSeverityCategory

No records shown

Create a report or adjust the filters.

Find hotel recordsAuthorized staff can search the records returned for their hotel and narrow them by category, severity, or incident date. Counts and search results reflect the loaded record set.
Run a manual name lookup
Search All Hotels

Search Hotel Central Database

Run a manual guest-name lookup across active misconduct records.

Enter guest name (minimum 2 characters)...
Search

Search the Network

Results show summary fields, not another hotel's full report or attachments.

A name result does not confirm identity

Run a manual name lookupEligible administrators can separately search guest names across Hotel Central hotels. Results provide summary information and require human review; they do not verify identity or trigger a check-in alert.

What it solves.

An incident is left in a message thread or one manager's memory. The next shift may not know what happened, how serious it was, or what action the hotel took.

Give authorized staff one structured report with the incident details, severity, supporting context, and recorded outcome.

10

incident categories available for structured staff reporting

In the flow.

Every step ties to a real, connected feature.

  1. 01
    Open a new report and enter the guest name and incident date
  2. 02
    Choose a category and Low, Medium, High, or Critical severity
  3. 03
    Describe what happened and add available photos or videos
  4. 04
    Record the resolution and an outcome such as Warning Issued, Evicted, or Banned
  5. 05
    Filter hotel records or, for eligible administrators, run a separate manual name search

What you see.

/guest-misconduct
4 severity levels
New misconduct report
Category: Other · Severity: Medium
Required: guest name, incident date, description
  • ✓Choose one of 10 incident categories
  • ✓Select Low, Medium, High, or Critical severity
  • ✓Add resolution details and a recorded outcome
  • Optional context: room, contact details, photos, or videos
  • Cross-hotel lookup is a separate manual name search
AccessPlan, enablement, and permissions apply

Where this fits.

Availability depends on the hotel's subscription, page enablement, and staff permissions.

Buyer questions

What operators ask.

What is Guest Misconduct DNA?

It is Hotel Central's guest misconduct record workflow. Staff document incidents, severity, supporting media, and outcomes. DNA refers to Do Not Accommodate; it is not biological information or an automated profiling system.

Does it automatically flag reservations or stop check-in?

No. The current workflow does not automatically screen reservations, place room holds, or block check-in. Staff review records and make decisions under their hotel's policies.

Who can access the records?

Access depends on the hotel's entitlement, page enablement, and staff permissions. Cross-hotel search has additional administrator restrictions; access to property records does not automatically include network search.

What does Search All Hotels show?

Eligible administrators enter a guest name and run a manual search. Results show summary information such as hotel, guest name, incident date, category, severity, and outcome—not the other hotel's full report or attachments.

Does a matching name confirm the guest's identity?

No. Search finds names containing the entered text. It does not verify identity or compare photographs. Staff should independently confirm relevant details before acting.

Can we record a ban and its expiry?

You can record Banned as an outcome and explain the decision in resolution details. The current workflow does not provide ban-expiry scheduling, countdowns, or automatic enforcement.

Does an Incident Report automatically create a misconduct record?

No. Incident Reports and Guest Misconduct are separate workflows. A misconduct report must be created separately; there is no automatic record link or transfer in the current workflow.

Can we export reports or review every past edit?

The current page does not provide a dedicated report export or edit-history timeline. It displays the saved report and creation time; editing updates the current record.

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