diff --git a/backend/src/routes/tasks.js b/backend/src/routes/tasks.js
index 2e5ce88..87dd8c2 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/tasks.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/tasks.js
@@ -33,13 +33,16 @@ function stripCosts(task) {
 }
 
 // Returns guests physically in the room right now vs those booked to arrive today.
-// NewBook status strings vary by account; we normalise and check for 'arriv' / 'inhouse'
-// / 'checkedin' to identify in-room guests. Everything else in the 'staying' list is
-// treated as "arriving today" — confirmed but not yet checked in.
+// NewBook status strings vary by account; we normalise and check for 'depart' /
+// 'checkedout' (already checked out — room's free, whatever the date window says),
+// then 'arriv' / 'inhouse' / 'checkedin' to identify in-room guests. Everything else
+// in the 'staying' list is treated as "arriving today" — confirmed but not yet
+// checked in.
 function classifyBookingStatus(rawStatus) {
   const s = String(rawStatus ?? '').toLowerCase().replace(/[\s_\-]/g, '')
-  if (s.includes('arriv') || s.includes('inhouse') || s.includes('checkedin')) return 'occupied'
-  return 'arriving'
+  if (s.includes('depart') || s.includes('checkedout')) return 'departed'
+  if (s.includes('arriv') || s.includes('inhouse') || s.includes('checkedin')) return 'inhouse'
+  return 'confirmed'
 }
 
 async function fetchRoomOccupancy() {
@@ -52,23 +55,35 @@ async function fetchRoomOccupancy() {
   // filter locally against each booking's own arrival/departure dates instead.
   const bookings = await fetchBookings(yesterday, today)
   const occupied = new Set()
+  const departing = new Set()
   const arriving = new Set()
   for (const b of bookings) {
     const siteId = b.booking_site_id ?? b.site_id
     if (siteId == null) continue
     const arrival = String(b.booking_arrival ?? '').slice(0, 10)
     const departure = String(b.booking_departure ?? '').slice(0, 10)
-    // Only bookings whose stay actually covers today belong in either bucket — the
+    // Only bookings whose stay actually covers today belong in any bucket — the
     // wider window also pulls back yesterday's now-departed booking, which shouldn't
-    // count towards either set.
+    // count towards any of them.
     if (arrival > today || departure < today) continue
     const id = String(siteId)
-    if (classifyBookingStatus(b.booking_status) === 'occupied') occupied.add(id)
-    else arriving.add(id)
+    const kind = classifyBookingStatus(b.booking_status)
+    if (kind === 'departed') continue   // already checked out — room's free now
+    if (kind === 'inhouse') {
+      // In the room right now: still a stayover if checking out later, or
+      // "departing" (checking out today but not yet gone) if this is their last day.
+      if (departure === today) departing.add(id)
+      else occupied.add(id)
+    } else {
+      arriving.add(id)
+    }
   }
-  // A site that is both (e.g. multi-booking day) should be treated as occupied
+  // A site can have more than one booking on a turnover day (e.g. a departing guest
+  // plus a same-day incoming one) — physically-present-right-now always wins over a
+  // booking that's merely confirmed to arrive later.
+  for (const id of departing) { occupied.delete(id); arriving.delete(id) }
   for (const id of occupied) arriving.delete(id)
-  return { occupied, arriving }
+  return { occupied, departing, arriving }
 }
 
 export async function taskRoutes(app) {
@@ -106,13 +121,16 @@ export async function taskRoutes(app) {
     // "Unoccupied rooms only": keep only rooms-category tasks whose NewBook room
     // has no in-house (arrived) booking right now.
     if (q.unoccupied === 'true') {
-      let occupied
+      let occupied, departing
       try {
-        ({ occupied } = await fetchRoomOccupancy())
+        ({ occupied, departing } = await fetchRoomOccupancy())
       } catch (err) {
         return reply.status(502).send({ error: `NewBook error: ${err.message}` })
       }
-      rows = rows.filter(t => t.is_rooms && t.newbook_site_id && !occupied.has(t.newbook_site_id))
+      // A "departing today" room is still guest-occupied right now, so it counts as
+      // occupied for this filter even though the Rooms Accessible View shows it
+      // separately.
+      rows = rows.filter(t => t.is_rooms && t.newbook_site_id && !occupied.has(t.newbook_site_id) && !departing.has(t.newbook_site_id))
     }
 
     if (!hasCap(req, 'costs')) rows = rows.map(stripCosts)
@@ -334,13 +352,15 @@ export async function taskRoutes(app) {
   })
 
   // GET /api/occupancy — room state from NewBook for the Rooms Accessible View
-  // Returns two lists: occupied (guest in room) and arriving (booked today, not yet checked in)
+  // Returns three lists: occupied (staying, guest in room), departing (guest in room
+  // but checking out today — accessible later) and arriving (booked today, not yet checked in)
   app.get('/api/occupancy', { preHandler: requireCap('view') }, async (req, reply) => {
     try {
-      const { occupied, arriving } = await fetchRoomOccupancy()
+      const { occupied, departing, arriving } = await fetchRoomOccupancy()
       return {
         date: new Date().toISOString().slice(0, 10),
         occupied_site_ids: [...occupied],
+        departing_site_ids: [...departing],
         arriving_site_ids: [...arriving],
       }
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.ts b/frontend/src/api.ts
index afd4793..423a1c7 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export function resolveTask(id: number, body: {
 export function addComment(id: number, note: string, addToTemplate = false): Promise<{ ok: boolean; added_to_template: boolean }> {
   return request(`/tasks/${id}/comments`, { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ note, add_to_template: addToTemplate }) })
 }
-export function fetchOccupancy(): Promise<{ date: string; occupied_site_ids: string[]; arriving_site_ids: string[] }> {
+export function fetchOccupancy(): Promise<{ date: string; occupied_site_ids: string[]; departing_site_ids: string[]; arriving_site_ids: string[] }> {
   return request('/occupancy')
 }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Summary.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Summary.tsx
index 0e56c62..1ea6f77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Summary.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Summary.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
 import { useSearchParams } from 'react-router-dom'
-import { Plus, RefreshCw, Camera, BedDouble, Layers, ChevronDown, ArrowUpDown, ArrowUp, ArrowDown } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Plus, RefreshCw, Camera, BedDouble, LogOut, Layers, ChevronDown, ArrowUpDown, ArrowUp, ArrowDown } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { Task, Category, Location, AppConfig, TaskStatus, Priority } from '../types'
 import { STATUS_LABELS, can } from '../types'
 import { fetchTasks, fetchLocations, fetchConfig, fetchOccupancy } from '../api'
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export default function Summary() {
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null)
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false)
   const [occupiedSiteIds, setOccupiedSiteIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
+  const [departingSiteIds, setDepartingSiteIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const [arrivingSiteIds, setArrivingSiteIds] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set())
 
   const [statusFilter, setStatusFilter] = useState<TaskStatus | null>(null)
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export default function Summary() {
       .then(([t, occ]) => {
         setTasks(t)
         setOccupiedSiteIds(occ ? new Set(occ.occupied_site_ids) : new Set())
+        setDepartingSiteIds(occ ? new Set(occ.departing_site_ids) : new Set())
         setArrivingSiteIds(occ ? new Set(occ.arriving_site_ids) : new Set())
         setError(null)
       })
@@ -115,17 +117,19 @@ export default function Summary() {
     return c
   }, [tasks])
 
-  // Rooms chip counts: occupied = guest in room, arriving = booked today not yet in
+  // Rooms chip counts: occupied = guest staying, departing = guest checking out
+  // today (accessible later), arriving = booked today not yet in
   const roomsCounts = useMemo(() => {
     if (!roomsView) return null
-    let occupied = 0, arriving = 0
+    let occupied = 0, departing = 0, arriving = 0
     for (const t of tasks) {
       const sid = t.newbook_site_id ? String(t.newbook_site_id) : null
       if (sid && occupiedSiteIds.has(sid)) occupied++
+      else if (sid && departingSiteIds.has(sid)) departing++
       else if (sid && arrivingSiteIds.has(sid)) arriving++
     }
-    return { total: tasks.length, occupied, arriving, free: tasks.length - occupied - arriving }
-  }, [tasks, roomsView, occupiedSiteIds, arrivingSiteIds])
+    return { total: tasks.length, occupied, departing, arriving, free: tasks.length - occupied - departing - arriving }
+  }, [tasks, roomsView, occupiedSiteIds, departingSiteIds, arrivingSiteIds])
 
   const sortedTasks = useMemo(() => {
     if (sortMode === 'default') return tasks
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ export default function Summary() {
                 >
                   <BedDouble size={13} strokeWidth={1.75} />
                   {roomsView && roomsCounts
-                    ? `Rooms (${roomsCounts.free} free${roomsCounts.arriving ? ` • ${roomsCounts.arriving} arriving` : ''}${roomsCounts.occupied ? ` • ${roomsCounts.occupied} occupied` : ''})`
+                    ? `Rooms (${roomsCounts.free} free${roomsCounts.arriving ? ` • ${roomsCounts.arriving} arriving` : ''}${roomsCounts.departing ? ` • ${roomsCounts.departing} departing` : ''}${roomsCounts.occupied ? ` • ${roomsCounts.occupied} occupied` : ''})`
                     : 'Rooms Accessible View'}
                 </button>
               )}
@@ -253,18 +257,23 @@ export default function Summary() {
         const renderTask = (t: Task) => {
           const sid = t.newbook_site_id ? String(t.newbook_site_id) : null
           const isOccupied = roomsView && !!sid && occupiedSiteIds.has(sid)
-          const isArriving = roomsView && !!sid && !isOccupied && arrivingSiteIds.has(sid)
+          const isDeparting = roomsView && !!sid && !isOccupied && departingSiteIds.has(sid)
+          const isArriving = roomsView && !!sid && !isOccupied && !isDeparting && arrivingSiteIds.has(sid)
           return (
             <div
               key={t.id}
               className={`card task-card ${t.priority === 'urgent' ? 'urgent' : t.priority === 'high' ? 'high' : ''} ${t.unusable ? 'unusable' : ''}`}
-              style={isOccupied ? { opacity: 0.5, filter: 'grayscale(0.3)' } : undefined}
+              // Occupied (stayover) rooms grey out hard — not accessible today. Departing
+              // rooms are lightly dimmed only: guest is still in there right now, but the
+              // room frees up later today so it's worth flagging rather than hiding.
+              style={isOccupied ? { opacity: 0.5, filter: 'grayscale(0.3)' } : isDeparting ? { opacity: 0.8 } : undefined}
               onClick={() => setOpenTask(t.id)}
             >
               <div className="task-card-main">
                 <div className="task-card-title">
                   {t.title}
                   {isOccupied && <span className="badge badge-outline"><BedDouble size={10} strokeWidth={1.75} /> Occupied</span>}
+                  {isDeparting && <span className="badge" style={{ background: '#ede9fe', color: '#6d28d9', border: '1px solid #c4b5fd' }}><LogOut size={10} strokeWidth={1.75} /> Departing</span>}
                   {isArriving && <span className="badge" style={{ background: '#fef3c7', color: '#92400e', border: '1px solid #fcd34d' }}><BedDouble size={10} strokeWidth={1.75} /> Arrival today</span>}
                   {t.unusable && <UnusableBadge />}
                   {t.template_id && <span className="badge badge-outline">Recurring</span>}