diff --git a/includes/hivepress/adapters/class-tmdo-hivepress-bookings-adapter.php b/includes/hivepress/adapters/class-tmdo-hivepress-bookings-adapter.php
index 52e1967..60cfaa1 100644
--- a/includes/hivepress/adapters/class-tmdo-hivepress-bookings-adapter.php
+++ b/includes/hivepress/adapters/class-tmdo-hivepress-bookings-adapter.php
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
  *
  *   start_time / end_time   → unix timestamp range queries (hot)
  *   status                  → enum filter (hot)
- *   guests                  → numeric count (hot for slot-availability)
+ *   quantity                → places booked, hp_quantity (hot for slot-availability;
+ *                             only written when "Allow multiple places" is on)
  *   listing                 → post_parent (already a posts column)
  *
  * Hot-zone target: `wp_wpdo_hot_hp_booking` with covering indexes on
@@ -91,10 +92,10 @@ if ( ! class_exists( 'TMDO_HivePress_Bookings_Adapter' ) ) {
 					),
 					array(
 						'post_type' => 'hp_booking',
-						'meta_key'  => 'hp_guests',
+						'meta_key'  => 'hp_quantity',
 						'zone'      => 'hot',
 						'data_type' => 'int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT 0',
-						'column'    => 'hp_guests',
+						'column'    => 'hp_quantity',
 						'indexed'   => false,
 					),
 				)
diff --git a/tests/unit/BookingsAdapterTest.php b/tests/unit/BookingsAdapterTest.php
index 155603d..b0bd684 100644
--- a/tests/unit/BookingsAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/BookingsAdapterTest.php
@@ -46,6 +46,18 @@ class HivePressBookingsAdapterTest extends TestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue( (bool) $end['indexed'] );
 	}
 
+	public function test_on_register_fields_uses_real_booking_meta_keys(): void {
+		$registry = WPDO_Schema_Registry::instance();
+		$this->adapter->on_register_fields( $registry );
+
+		// hivepress-bookings has no guests field; places are stored as hp_quantity.
+		$this->assertNull( $registry->get_field( 'hp_booking', 'hp_guests' ) );
+
+		$quantity = $registry->get_field( 'hp_booking', 'hp_quantity' );
+		$this->assertNotNull( $quantity );
+		$this->assertSame( 'hot', $quantity['zone'] );
+	}
+
 	public function test_score_reflects_unverified_perf_dimension(): void {
 		$score = $this->adapter->suitability_score();
 		// D8 reduced to 0.9 because schema is best-effort until addon installs.