There are two ways to stop receiving bookings: block time in your agenda, or schedule a break. Which one you want depends on how long you'll be away.
Short absences: block time in your agenda
For individual days or short trips, create an event in your agenda.
Open your Agenda in the host dashboard.
Tap Create event (the plus icon in the footer).
Fill in a title, start and end date, and start and end time (or switch on Full day).
If it repeats, add a recurrence rule.
Save.
The event covers the time range you picked and guests can't book you during it.
Longer absences: schedule a break
If you're stepping away for a longer period, schedule a break instead. A break changes your profile status on Withlocals to "away" while it's active. Chats are paused and guests see you as away, but some bookings can still come in.
Open the Profile status widget on your host dashboard.
Tap Schedule a break.
Pick a start and end date.
Accept the disclaimer and confirm.
Once set, the widget shows "Just relax" and the message "Chats paused, you can get bookings" with your scheduled dates underneath.
You can also change or remove an existing break from the same widget, or from the "Change break" action once one is scheduled.
Long-term absence: switch your profile offline
If you're stepping away indefinitely, switch your profile offline instead of scheduling a break.
From the Profile status widget, tap Switch profile offline. Your status changes to "offline" and guests can no longer reach or book you. Switch it back online from the same widget when you're ready to host again.
The 90-day notice
If you try to block 90 days or more with a single full-day event (or create a full-day event with a daily recurrence), the agenda shows a notice: "Going away for a longer period of time?" with a button that takes you to the profile status page. This is a hint to deactivate your profile or schedule a proper break instead of leaving one huge block on your calendar.
Good to know
A short event blocks your agenda but leaves your profile status as online.
A scheduled break pauses chats and changes your visible status. Guests can still land on your experiences.
Switching your profile offline is the hardest stop. Guests can't reach you or book you until you come back online.
You can open your agenda from the profile status confirmation pages ("View agenda") to double-check that your block and your break line up.