Bookings for yoga and fitness studios, done properly.
A weekly timetable you describe once, memberships that decide what is included, and mat counts that hold.
A yoga studio runs the same timetable every week and sells it four different ways. An unlimited member walks into any class, a pack holder spends a credit, a newcomer pays for a drop-in, and a five-week beginners' course is one purchase. The room holds twenty mats for vinyasa and twelve for restorative, so the cap belongs to the class, not the studio. The 7am fills and empties overnight, and a cancellation at 10pm has to reach the next person while there is still time to set an alarm. account42 was built around exactly that timetable.
A week at Meridian Yoga.
This is the booking widget, not a picture of it. Take a seat and watch the count move and the confirmation text arrive.
Every session carries its own price, seat count and rules, so a course, a drop-in and a free session sit in the same timetable.
Book a class
This week
Tue 7:00 am
Vinyasa, all levels
60 min · $22 · members free
5 seats leftThu 6:00 pm
Hot yoga
75 min · $26 · drop-in or credits
1 seat leftSat 9:00 am
Beginners course, 5 weeks
Starts Sat · $150 · package
FullSun 5:00 pm
Restorative
60 min · free for members
9 seats left
How a studio uses account42.
- Set up the schedule
- Describe the week once: vinyasa on Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm with twenty mats, hot yoga on Wednesday with sixteen, restorative on Sunday with twelve. The pattern generates every class ahead of time. Add the beginners' course as one entry with its start date, and each of its five sessions appears with its own mats.
- Take bookings and payments
- Members book from the page on your site or from the assistant, and the system checks what their plan covers. Unlimited means free, a pack means one credit, and anyone else pays the drop-in price. The money settles on your own Stripe or PayPal account, and a lapsed membership stops new bookings without losing the member's history.
- Handle changes and waitlists
- A late cancellation follows the window you set: credit returned, credit kept, or a refund for a drop-in. The mat is offered to the waitlist with a time-limited offer, and the class is full again by morning. When a teacher is ill, cancel the class and everyone booked is told on the channels they chose.
The parts that are hard to get right.
The same timetable, every week
Describe the week once instead of adding classes by hand.
Under the hood
A weekly pattern generates sessions ahead of time, each with its own seats, price and rules.
Members book what their plan covers
Unlimited members walk in; pack holders spend a credit; everyone else pays.
Under the hood
All four payment models resolve through one entitlement check, so a class needs no special handling depending on how it is sold.
Early classes fill and empty overnight
A 7am cancellation at 10pm still offers the mat to someone.
Under the hood
Promotion runs on the cancellation, not on a schedule, so a late drop-out is offered while there is still time to take it.
Works where you are : your currency, timezone and language, on your own Stripe or PayPal account.
Questions people ask about booking for yoga and fitness studios
- Can I run unlimited and class-pack memberships together?
- Yes. Membership status and credit balance are both read at booking time, and the customer is charged only if neither covers the class.
- What happens when a teacher is ill?
- Cancel the session and everyone booked is notified on the channels they registered with.
- Do you support multiple studios?
- Yes. The Multi plan covers multiple locations, each with its own timetable and seat counts.
- Can I limit a class to members only?
- Yes. Price the class as members-only and it will not accept a drop-in payment. Membership is read at booking time, so the rule holds without anyone checking a list at the door.
- What happens to credits when I cancel a class?
- Every credit spent on that class is returned to its balance and every drop-in is refunded by your rule, in one step. Members are told on the channels they chose, so nobody turns up to a locked door.
- Can I run outdoor or off-site classes?
- Yes. A class is a time, a price and a mat count. Put the park or the beach in the description and the booking works the same way as a class in the studio.
Related
- Gyms and CrossFit boxesA class timetable that repeats every week, memberships and class packs read at booking, drop-ins that pay, and a floor cap that holds.
- Dance studiosGraded classes sold by the term, adult drop-ins by the seat, intensives as one-offs, with attendance tracked week by week.
- Martial arts schoolsBelt-level classes with their own caps, terms billed as one payment, adult sparring by the class, and gradings beside the weekly timetable.
Every feature above is on every plan. See what account42 does and how it works, from install to the first booking.
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