What Is the Function of City Ledger

City Ledger: A city ledger, also called a house ledger, is a hotel’s accounting method for tracking non-guest transactions. It is a collection of related accounts that tracks money a hotel brings in that is not part of a transaction associated with a currently registered guest.

What is the use of a guest ledger and a city ledger?

The guest ledger tracks accounting activity within the hotel before and during a guest or group stay. The city ledger tracks revenues due to the hotel.

What is the difference between folio and ledger?

The city ledger also called the non-guest ledger, is the collection of non-guest accounts. If a guest account is not settled in full by cash payment at check-out, the guests’ folio balance is transferred from the guest ledger in the front office to the city ledger in the accounting division for collection.