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Hands-on guides, no-nonsense comparisons and free tools — by the Cléo team.
Guides
6 pagesAirbnb Welcome Book: the complete host guide (2026)
Airbnb’s built-in guidebook is limited and locked to one platform. Here’s how to build a welcome book that works everywhere — and actually gets read.
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GuideWelcome Book Template: start from real examples, not a blank Word file
Everyone offers downloadable templates that age badly. We offer something better: real, live welcome books you can open and learn from.
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GuideQR Code Guidebook: one scan for the whole stay
One well-placed QR code replaces the entire binder. Placement, sizing, and the one thing you should link it to.
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GuidePaper vs digital guidebook: the honest match
The binder has charm, the PDF feels easy, digital promises everything. The full match, criterion by criterion — honest verdict included.
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GuideHow to reduce guest questions (without becoming unreachable)
If a question comes twice, information is missing somewhere. The 4-layer method that gives you your evenings back.
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GuideMore 5-star reviews: what top hosts do differently
Guests don’t rate your sofa; they rate the gap between expectation and experience. Six moments decide the score — secure them.
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Comparisons
6 pagesBest digital guidebook for vacation rentals (2026): the honest comparison
Subscriptions everywhere, tablets, freemiums — and one €29-once outsider. The guidebook market compared, with numbers you can verify.
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ComparisonTouch Stay alternative: same job, one payment, no subscription
Touch Stay is the category veteran — with a veteran’s pricing. Here’s the alternative for hosts who want the result without the rent.
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ComparisonHostfully Guidebooks alternative: when you don’t need the whole PMS
Hostfully’s guidebook lives inside a PMS ecosystem. Great if you need the ecosystem — expensive scenery if you only came for the guidebook.
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ComparisonGoGuidebook alternative: the challenger vs the outsider
GoGuidebook undercuts Touch Stay while keeping the subscription model. We question the model itself.
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ComparisonYourWelcome alternative: does your rental really need a tablet?
A dedicated tablet in every property: bold, hardware-heavy, subscription-priced. The alternative fits in your guest’s pocket.
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ComparisonFree digital guidebooks: what “free” actually costs
Nobody runs servers out of kindness. The three business models behind “free” guidebooks — and their invoices, hidden or delayed.
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From reading to doing
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