How do I add a turnaround buffer between private sauna or cold plunge sessions?
Set pre-buffer and post-buffer minutes on offering or template for cleanup between private sessions.
Pre-buffer and post-buffer minutes on the offering or repeating schedule template block overlapping bookings around each private session. Scheduling rules enforce buffers so the next guest cannot book into cleanup time.
What Zettlor does today
Buffers add dead time before and after each slot for cleaning or reset. Private sauna and cold plunge offerings commonly use post-buffer minutes between parties. Buffers apply through scheduling rules, not manual Schedule blocks.
This behavior is live in Zettlor today for a commercial sauna and cold plunge room. Guest booking, cancel, and credit self-serve steps stay on Help. This page is for operators.
Desk path
Scheduling → Configuration or offering metadata for pre-buffer and post-buffer minutes.
Do not invent a settings path beyond what is listed here. If the product does not include a control, the desk workaround is the path.
Failure mode
Staff manually close slots between privates instead of setting buffers. Templates still offer back-to-back bookings that violate turnaround policy.
Operator example
Reddit NYC private sauna sets 15 post-buffer minutes so the next booking cannot start until cleanup finishes.
A sauna and cold plunge operator can copy the shape of this example without copying another brand's private pricing or customer lists.
How to do this
- Open the private sauna or cold plunge offering or its repeating schedule template.
- Set pre-buffer minutes before session start if early access must be blocked.
- Set post-buffer minutes after session end for cleaning and reset.
- Regenerate or verify slots respect buffer gaps on Schedule.
- Pair with private session type so buffers apply to the right bookings.
Related questions
Do buffers block the whole space?
Buffers block booking into the buffer window for that offering on the constrained space, per scheduling rules.
Can shared and private share buffers?
Configure buffers on the offering or template that needs turnaround; shared slots can use zero buffers if turnover allows.
Follow-up guides
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