Digital guidebooks
for short-term rentals

Give guests clear answers and keep property information easy to manage.

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Pricing starts at just $7.42 per month for your first property

Guest information, simply managed

Bring check-in details, Wi-Fi, house rules, property instructions and local recommendations together in one digital guidebook. Guests get one clear place for answers, while you spend less time repeating the same information.

Clear answers, fewer questions

Clear answers, fewer questions

Give guests an easy place to find everyday answers, from the Wi-Fi password to check-out instructions. Help them feel informed and settled, while your team spends less time repeating the same information.

Help guests feel at home

Help guests feel at home

From a video explaining the washing machine to directions to your favourite restaurant, Guidey™ makes it straightforward to share useful instructions and local recommendations that help guests make the most of their stay.

Make it easy to book again

Make it easy to book again

Use your guide’s guest marketing area to share direct booking details and introduce your other properties. Give guests a clear route to book with you again when they’re planning their next stay.

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Explore an example guidebook
Guidey - The Digital Guidebook
Sunshine Villa in Naples, Florida
Guidey - The Digital Guidebook
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Create your guide

Set up your guidebook using our straightforward online dashboard. Add useful property information, videos, photos, PDFs and map links to help guests prepare for their stay and settle in.

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Share with your guests

Share the unique link to your property's guidebook by email, WhatsApp or your usual guest messages. Guests can open it in their browser, with no app to download.

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Keep information up to date

Update your guide as property details or recommendations change. Keep useful answers easy to find, helping guests enjoy their stay and your team spend less time answering repeated questions.

What should a short-term rental guidebook include?

A useful digital guidebook should make the information guests need before arrival and during their stay easy to find.

  • Check-in, access and check-out instructions
  • Wi-Fi, parking and house rules
  • Heating, appliance and property instructions
  • Host, emergency and useful local contact details
  • Photos, videos and PDFs that make instructions clearer
  • Local restaurants, attractions and recommendations

For a fuller explanation, read what a digital guidebook is.

Happy hosts

"I could not be happier with how intuitively Guidey made their interactive map for my guidebook. The entire process was very smooth and worked exactly how I expected it to."

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"Guidey has made our hosting much simpler leaving guests free to enjoy their break and us free too! The app details everything our guests need to know and enables us to upload instructional videos. It has ended the calls we have from guests as everything is in the app!"

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@hut_in_the_vines

"Great app. Makes it simple to add information for guests. Amazing how the app finds local attractions and makes it easy to add details for your guests. Highly recommend."

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Happy guests

"Easy to use with lots of information on the property and the surrounding area."

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Christine S

"Love the app. Much better idea than a welcome pack as this was sent before our stay which meant we could plan restaurants etc."

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Sarah D

"A really cool app, it gave me comprehensive coverage of everything I needed."

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Easy to share. Easy to keep up to date.

Share your guidebook with a web link before arrival or display a QR code at the property. When a Wi-Fi password, check-in instruction or local recommendation changes, update the guide once instead of replacing printed folders, resending PDFs or rewriting messages.

Guidey is straightforward to set up and manage whether you run one short-term rental or a growing portfolio of properties.

Comparing digital guidebook providers? Read our Guidey vs Touch Stay comparison.

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Try Guidey™ free for 14 days, no credit card required.
Explore every feature with your free trial
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Add unlimited videos, photos and PDFs to explain useful property details
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Share unlimited local recommendations to help guests make the most of their stay
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Create custom guide links to share through your usual guest messages
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Print and display QR codes so guests can open their guide at the property
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Guests can view guides on a phone, tablet or computer, with no app to download
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Help international guests find answers with automatic translation into over 100 languages
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Control access to your guidebooks with a passcode
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Choose when your guidebooks are available by publishing or hiding them
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Get practical setup support when you need it
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Keep the focus on your own content, with no ads or sponsored recommendations
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Apply your logo and colours for a consistent look across your property guides
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Manage guides in one place and add more as your property portfolio grows
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Create shared content once and reuse it across properties to reduce repeated work
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See how guests use your guidebooks with built-in analytics
Make property information clear and useful
Write clear, practical instructions

Write clear, practical instructions

Explain everyday details, from connecting to Wi-Fi to checking out. Edit your descriptions whenever information changes.

Make instructions clearer with photos

Make instructions clearer with photos

Show guests which entrance to use or where to find the heating controls. Add unlimited images to make details easier to follow.

Show how things work with video

Show how things work with video

Record a short walkthrough or appliance demonstration on your phone, then upload it directly to your guide.

Keep useful documents within reach

Keep useful documents within reach

Upload PDF manuals and step-by-step instructions so guests can find more detail when they need it.

Put everyday answers up front

Put everyday answers up front

Highlight key details and frequently asked questions on your guide’s homepage, making essentials like check-out time easy to find.

Help guests explore the local area

Help guests explore the local area

Share links to recommended restaurants, attractions and local services, with map directions to help guests find their way.

Help guests feel at home with your local recommendations
Show useful places on an interactive map

Show useful places on an interactive map

Help guests find recommended restaurants, attractions, shops and transport on an easy-to-use local map.

Add your recommendations in a few clicks

Add your recommendations in a few clicks

Search our pre-loaded places and choose the ones you recommend. Share your local knowledge, from everyday essentials to favourite spots, with no limit on how many places you add.

Make your guide easy for guests to access
Share a link that reflects your brand

Share a link that reflects your brand

Send your customised guide link by email, SMS or WhatsApp. Include it in your usual guest messages so guests know where to find useful information before and during their stay.

Display QR codes at your property

Display QR codes at your property

Print your guide’s QR code and display it where guests can easily find it. Guests can scan it with their phone to open the guide, without searching through their messages.

Control access with an optional passcode

Control access with an optional passcode

Choose whether to require a passcode to view your guide. Change it whenever you need to and share the current code with guests who need access.

One guide for the guest stay

Guests can open your guide on their phone before arrival and return to the same link whenever they need an answer during their stay. You keep control of the information and can update it whenever something changes, without asking guests to download an app.

You may also hear this called a digital welcome book. Hosting specifically on Airbnb? See our digital guidebook for Airbnb hosts. Welcoming international guests? Explore Guidey's multi-language support.