Touch Stay largely invented the digital guidebook category, and it shows: a mature, well-regarded product. It also shows in the model: subscription pricing via calculator, scaling with your property count, forever. If you’re here, you’re probably questioning that rent. Fair.
Side by side
| Cléo | Touch Stay | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | €29 one-time per guidebook, for life | Subscription (calculator; third parties cite $12–120/mo by portfolio) |
| Link + QR code, no app | ||
| Automatic translation of guest view | ||
| Google-enriched places (photo, rating, live hours, directions) | ||
| Emergency contacts found automatically | ||
| Usage stats (views, scans) | ||
| PMS integrations & scheduled messaging | ||
| Live demo without signing up | ||
| Own the guidebook (no recurring payment) |
Details gathered from official websites in July 2026 — subject to change. Spot an error? Tell us and we correct within 48 hours.
What Touch Stay does better
- A mature ecosystem: PMS integrations, scheduled messages, memory features refined over years.
- An established brand in the English-speaking market with a large template library.
What you gain by switching
- The bill stops: one payment per property, forever. Over 3 years, that’s typically hundreds saved per property.
- Faster local content: type a place’s name, Google fills photo, rating, live opening hours and directions.
- A design guests comment on — see for yourself, no account needed:
Livret d’exemple · liveAppartement Montmartre
Paris 18e · Visiter le livret →
Livret d’exemple · livePenthouse vue mer
Marseille · Visiter le livret →
Livret d’exemple · liveAppartement Vieille Ville
Annecy · Visiter le livret →
Des livrets d’exemple publiés avec Cléo — ouvrez-les comme le ferait un voyageur.
Notre verdict
Deep PMS workflows → stay. A beautiful guidebook you own → switch.
If your operation depends on Touch Stay’s integrations, the subscription may earn its keep. If what you use is the guidebook itself, paying rent for it no longer makes sense: build the same (prettier) thing in 20 minutes, pay €29, own it forever.
Frequently asked questions
How hard is migrating from Touch Stay?
A guidebook is content, not data lock-in: recreating it in Cléo takes 15–30 minutes (places autofill via Google). Test for free before cancelling anything.
Is the Cléo dashboard in English?
The guest side translates automatically (English included). The host dashboard is currently French-first — usable with browser translation; native English is on the roadmap.
Créez votre livret d’accueil en quelques minutes
Création et test gratuits. Publication : 29 € une seule fois — votre livret est à vous à vie, modifiable à volonté.
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