QR codes won: everyone knows how to scan, nothing to install. For a vacation rental they are the perfect bridge between your physical space and your digital welcome — if you link them to the right thing.
One QR code, not ten
The classic mistake is a wall of stickers: one QR for Wi-Fi, one for rules, one for reviews… Guests ignore walls. Link a single QR code to your digital guidebook, which contains everything — tap-to-copy Wi-Fi included. Cléo generates the QR and a ready-to-print poster automatically.
The 5 placements that work
- 1The entrance — eye level, where bags land.
- 2The fridge — the most-viewed surface in any home.
- 3Next to the router — where people naturally hunt for the password.
- 4The coffee table — on a small stand, next to a handwritten welcome note.
- 5In your pre-arrival message — the link itself, sent 2–3 days before check-in.
Technical rules of a QR that scans
- Minimum 3×3 cm (ideally 5×5).
- Strong contrast — dark on light; “designer” pale codes fail.
- A call to action above it: “Scan for everything about your stay”.
- Test after printing, iPhone and Android, close and from a metre away.
- A stable URL: if the link changes, printed codes die. A Cléo guidebook’s link never changes — you update content, never the poster.
Live exampleAppartement Montmartre
Paris 18e · Visit →
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Live exampleAppartement Vieille Ville
Annecy · Visit →
Real example guidebooks published with Cléo — open them just like a guest would.
Create your guest guidebook in minutes
Free to create and test. Publish for a one-time €29 — the guidebook is yours for life, editable forever.
Frequently asked questions
Do QR codes expire?
Never — as long as the URL behind them works. That’s why the guidebook link must be stable, which is the case with Cléo even when you edit everything.
What about older guests?
Scanning became universal with restaurant menus. Keep a written instruction above the code and send the plain link by message as a backup.
Create your guest guidebook in minutes
Free to create and test. Publish for a one-time €29 — the guidebook is yours for life, editable forever.
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