Guides for short-term rental hosts
Practical guides for hosts on guest manuals, Welcome Books, fees and extras.
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What is a digital guest manual for short-term rentals?Digital guest manuals help guests find stay details, local context, and available services without digging through long messages or old binders.
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Define the format, choose the right sections, check completeness, and create a guide guests can use.
Airbnb checkout instructions template: 5 messages and a fair checklist
Five checkout messages, a short checkout list and when guests see your checkout tasks on Airbnb.
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Airbnb house manual template: what to include, with a copyable outline
A copyable house manual outline and how to use it in Airbnb, a printed Welcome Book or a digital guide.
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Airbnb welcome message templates: from booking to arrival day
Five welcome messages from booking to arrival, plus a printable welcome letter for your Welcome Book.
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Vacation rental house rules template: clear rules guests follow
A copyable house rules template, clearer wording for common rules and a short sign for the door or fridge.
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How to create a welcome book and guest signs: StayPerk, Etsy and Canva compared
A practical guide to making a printable welcome book and matching signs, with an optional path to a digital guest guide.
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Airbnb check-in instructions template: 5 messages for a smoother arrival
Five editable arrival messages, a send-stage guide and a practical test to make sure guests can find the entrance and get help.
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Vacation rental appliance instructions: templates and short video scripts
Editable appliance cards and filming outlines that help guests identify the right controls and complete one task at a time.
10 min read
Digital guest manual checklist for short-term rental hosts
Use this host-focused checklist to decide what belongs in a guest manual, what should stay private, and where service CTAs can help the stay.
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Digital guest manual vs PDF Welcome Book: what hosts should use
Choose a printable Welcome Book, a digital manual or both based on where guests need information and how often it changes.
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What is a digital guest manual for short-term rentals?
Digital guest manuals help guests find stay details, local context, and available services without digging through long messages or old binders.
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What to include in a vacation rental guest manual
A useful guest manual is not the longest manual. It is the one guests can scan quickly and trust during the stay.
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Make arrival and the stay easier
Reduce repeated questions, understand booking economics, and keep multi-property operations clear.
Digital guidebook migration checklist: change tools without losing guest instructions
A migration worksheet, QR and message-link audit, and private pilot process for changing guidebooks without losing important guest instructions.
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Airbnb host fees 2026: fee split & revenue calculator
Use two independent calculators to see how Airbnb service fees change the guest total, host payout, and estimated profit for one home-stay reservation.
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How property managers can offer guest services across multiple properties
Guest services get harder at portfolio scale. The answer is not more manual coordination; it is a clear service catalog, property controls, and fulfillment ownership.
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How vacation rental hosts can reduce repeated guest questions
Repeated questions are usually a signal that information exists but is hard to find, hard to trust, or sent at the wrong time.
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Offer useful extras
Choose suitable add-ons, separate service ownership, and connect guests with reliable local help.
Best guest add-ons for short-term rental hosts
The best guest add-ons are useful, clear, and easy to fulfill. They should improve the stay rather than surprise guests with unclear fees.
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Guest add-ons vs local services: a clear operating model
Separate add-ons, property services, and local guest services so guests know what they are buying and operators know who fulfills the work.
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How local service providers can reach short-term rental guests
Vacation rental guests often need services at a specific time, place, and stage of the stay. Providers need a way to show the right offer in that context.
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Compare tools
Before you pick a guest manual or upsell tool, see what each kind does and where StayPerk fits.
StayPerk vs upsell-only platforms
Upsell platforms focus on selling extras. StayPerk's positioning starts with the guest manual and connects offers to stay context, service ownership, and fulfillment.
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Digital guest manual comparison: which setup fits your rental?
A transparent workflow-first guide to comparing manual-focused products, specialist guidebooks, and broader guest-experience systems.
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Put it into practice
Build your guest manual for free, or compare guest manual tools first.