The Guestkept Hosting Blog

Exactly what to include in an Airbnb welcome book, page by page — wifi, house guide, local favorites, emergencies — plus what to leave out and how to print it.

The 8 Airbnb guest messages to automate — with templates, exact send times, and the reasons behind each. Copy, customize, and schedule them once.

A complete Airbnb turnover cleaning checklist, room by room, with the timed sequence, restock par levels, and the photo habit that protects you on damage claims.

How to price an Airbnb without guesswork: build a comp set, find your anchor price, set a launch discount, and layer weekend and seasonal multipliers — with a worked example.

The complete new Airbnb host checklist — legal, safety, setup, listing, pricing, and operations before your first guest, with the order to do it in and a free printable version.

How to get more Airbnb reviews: the two-touch ask that converts, why reviewing guests first works, response templates, and the honest math of recovering from a bad review.

Copy-paste Airbnb house rules examples — quiet hours, guests, pets, smoking, parties — written so guests actually read and follow them, plus what's unenforceable.

An Airbnb checkout instructions template that protects your reviews: the four tasks to ask for, the chores never to assign, and the exact message and timing to send.

The three messages to send Airbnb guests before check-in — booking confirmation, week-out, and check-in details — with copy-paste templates and the exact send times.

The Airbnb amenities that move search ranking and bookings — self check-in, workspace, pets, cribs — ranked by ROI, plus the popular upgrades that don't pay back.