Hostfully Guidebooks 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Hostfully Guidebooks

4.8

(122)

Pricing

Starting at $9.99 per month

About Hostfully Guidebooks

Guidebook Platform is a cloud-based content management solution designed to help businesses of all sizes in the travel industry provide local recommendations and property information to customers. Key features include custom greeting message, location tracking, remote access, categorization, and AI itinerary planner.

Guidebook Platform lets businesses promote their brand by developing custom travel guides with company logos, colors, and tones. Voice messages can be created and broadcast through Amazon Echo or Google Home devices, allowing customers to access details about available accommodation. Guests can access the Guidebook Platform online via QR code/URL link and receive documents in PDF format through emails.

Guidebook Platform offers integration with Google Maps, helping customers view recommendations, photos and videos of locations relative to properties. With its content management feature, employees can make updates, mark places and arrange items within recommendations. Administrators can also use the solution to search guidebooks based on location or property as well as create new ones with existing templates.

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Hostfully Guidebooks Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $9.99 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Starter

$0.00

flat rate

Plan includes:

Address
Check Out
Customer Support
Directions
In
Includes Home Information: Check
Offline
One Guidebook
Online
& Print Access

Power Host

$9.99

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Address
Capture Every Guest Email Address
Check-Out
Color
Comprehensive Admin Dashboard
Create Drafts Before You Publish
Custom Recommendation Categories
Directions
Emphasize Your Brand With Your Logo
Multiple Languages

Prime

$24.99

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Address
Capture Every Guest Email Address
Check-Out
Color
Comprehensive Admin Dashboard
Create Drafts Before You Publish
Custom Recommendation Categories
Directions
Edit Multiple Guidebooks at Once With Templates
Emphasize Your Brand With Your Logo

Prime Plus

$49.99

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Access to up to Ten Prime Hostfully Guidebooks
Address
Capture Every Guest Email Address
Check-Out
Color
Complimentary Onboarding Call With a Product Expert
Comprehensive Admin Dashboard
Create Drafts Before You Publish
Custom Recommendation Categories
Directions

Professional

$75.00

per month

Plan includes:

Access to Custom Implementations and Features
Address
Capture Every Guest Email Address
Check-Out
Color
Comprehensive Admin Dashboard
Create Drafts Before You Publish
Custom Recommendation Categories
Dedicated Account Manager
Dedicated Training

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Hostfully Guidebooks Features

Popular features found in Vacation Rental
Availability Management
Channel Management
Contact Management
Guest Experience Management
Housekeeping Management
Marketing Automation
Online Booking
Owner Statements
Payment Processing
Property Management
Reservations Management
Work Order Management
More features of Hostfully Guidebooks
Activity Dashboard
Alerts/Notifications
API
Booking Management
Credit Card Processing
Customizable Templates
Data Import/Export
Data Synchronization
Electronic Payments
Email Templates
For Vacation Rentals
Guest Communications
Multi-Language
Multi-Location
Multi-Property
Reporting/Analytics
Reporting & Statistics
Revenue Management
Single Property
Spa/Activity Management
Third-Party Integrations
Website Management

Hostfully Guidebooks Integrations

Google Maps

Vrbo

Mailchimp

Stripe

Zapier

VacationRentPayment

Hostfully Guidebooks User Reviews

Overall Rating

4.8

Ratings Breakdown

84%

12%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

4.7

Value for money

4.7

Customer support

4.7

Functionality

4.7

Lenny S.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

Self-Employed

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2023

Go to solution for online guidebooks

Overall positive. Not sure how many guests actually use it

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Organizing all the key details for our guests

Cons:

I’m happy with the product. No issues to report.

Vendor Response

Hello Lenny, Thank you for your review! We're glad to hear that Hostfully is your go-to solution for organizing all the key details for your guests. It's great to know that you're happy with the product and have no issues to report. We appreciate your positive feedback and hope that more guests find and use the guidebook. Thank you for choosing Hostfully!

Replied July 2024

Michelle H.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 12 months

Reviewed October 2025

Great value for the price!

I have had a great experience with Hostfully Guidebooks. I would not know how to being to create my own, so I would have to pay someone to create one for me. The price is great and allows my recommendations, house rules, etc be seen by guests. Customer service is always there to help if you have any questions!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Hostfully guidebooks are easy to use. They have everything set up for you, just fill in your information and go. Easy to update if/when necessary. They even have analytics to see how your Guidebooks are performing. Great value for the price.

Cons:

No cons, just my own fault...It took me a little bit to understand how to enter my information into the guidebook. I should have taken the tutorial prior to starting.

Tod C.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2021

Guidebook Brilliance!

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

When I first came across Hostfully Guidebooks I didn't even know I needed it (about four years ago in fall 2017). I used a cumbersome word document to send to my earliest vacation rental clients checking into my condo. It was a very manual process. Now, I own and operate four individual units and integrate my Hostfully Property Management System with Hostfully Guidebooks and we're basically hands-free from running this labour-intensive side of the biz. In short, I'd highly, highly recommend Hostfully from my perspective as a boutique property manager.

Cons:

Integration was a breeze. No cons that I can think of.

Tara G.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Reviewed May 2023

Absolutely the best and easiest to use

Our guidebooks are the key to our communications with our guests. They provide all the information on the home from directions to how to find the fusebox. We use the guidebooks for everything and are always looking for more ways to utilize them.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Setting up cards that can be used for multiple guidebooks saves time and I love that the recommendations appear on the map as it is important for our particular area. Being able to embed videos to assist with complex instructions make me happy. The absolute best thing is being able to start with one guidebook for free which allows you to get a feel for the software to see if it works for you first. Then, adding on to your "starter" is easy. My guests rave about our guidebooks. They are easy to incorporate into your communication with guests as easy links via email and texts too. Highly recommend.

Cons:

The only pain point I had, and this was when I was first starting out, was the help section. For someone not used to the layout or the software, the lack of a stupid-proof help section was a little frustrating. I understand the chat section and how the "Help" works now, but at the time, it was not as obvious and frustrating at times. It really is easy to use, but some folks may prefer a bit more hand holding by Mr. Obvious when going through the process.

Reasons for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks

The free guidebook option to start and try it out

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback, Tara! We're thrilled to hear that Hostfully's guidebook solution has been a valuable asset for your communication with guests. It's great to know that features like setting up cards for multiple guidebooks and embedding videos have been helpful to you. We appreciate your candid input about the initial challenges you faced with the help section, and we will work on improving our Guidance. Your recommendation means a lot to us, and we're delighted that your guests are enjoying the guidebooks. We look forward to continually serving you and finding more ways to enhance your guest experience. :)

Replied August 2023

Tim S.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed September 2019

Hostfully Guidebook Keeps Guests Informed if Only They Would Read

My experience with the platform is it has been terrific to work with. There are a lot of features and capabilities that may not be readily apparent to a first-time user, such as how to include the ability for guests to review you after their stay, or how to customize the checkout list, or rename a category. But just know, the platform is flexible and there are many ways to organize and setup your guidebook to be uniquely yours.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

The program is tremendously flexible for taking once written binders of information into accessible information whether links, text and/or video. Use of Google Places helps to ensure recommendations are good looking and have all the relevant information such as an image, link, map and whatever information a host would like to write in recommending an attraction, bar or restaurant. Guidebooks created with Hostfully look terrific whether on a computer, smartphone or printed. As a property manager, there's really no need to manage multiple documents of information to send to guests. You can print your guidebook and keep a binder if you want, you can email a PDF version or you can send a link to the guidebook. Hostfully becomes the one place to update all house information, rules, policies and guest recommendations and that's darn handy! And if you are a property management company implementing Hostfully for many properties, you'll appreciate the ability to Brand your guidebooks.

Cons:

Hostfully allows you to manage multiple guidebooks. As an administrator of several guidebooks, how to manage one entry to many guidebooks can be a little confusing until you gain experience with the program. However, the fact that Hostfully has such a capability places it in a unique position so I'd call this also a Pro.

Reasons for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks

Ease of use, especially making recommendation cards, overall features and flexibility, and the end result of guidebook; good looking on any device.

Reasons for switching to Hostfully Guidebooks

No need to reinvent the wheel. Creating your own guidebook will be much harder and time consuming. In the end, you might not be happy with the results and will no doubt lack important capabilities already built into Hostfully.

Vendor Response

Hello Tim, Thank you for your review! We're delighted that Hostfully has helped transform your traditional binders into accessible digital content with Google Places integration, making recommendations look great. It's fantastic to know our guidebooks work well on any device and simplify managing multiple documents and updating house information, rules, and guest recommendations in one place. We understand that managing multiple guidebooks can be confusing at first, but we're glad you see the value in this feature. Your feedback on the platform's flexibility and ease of use is greatly appreciated. Thank you for choosing Hostfully and sharing your positive experience

Replied July 2024

Ismael M.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used daily for less than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed March 2023

Hostfully Guidebooks the best option for your gests

Overall my experience has been very good and I think it is a very good option to digitize the guidebook of the apartment to make it easier to use and understand for the guest, besides being able to consult it beforehand in case there is any doubt or problem.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

How easy it is to customize all the templates to meet your needs, Hostfully gives you the perfect structure and space to tailor the message to your guests in the way you see it fits.

Cons:

I would like the market place area to be more thought out so that you can offer your own services. This can be done, but in terms of quality and product placemente, it is noticeable that the options that Hostfully brings for its commercial agreements are more careful and have more options to be more attractive to the guest.

Vendor Response

Thank you for your kind review of Hostfully Guidebooks, Ismael ! We are thrilled to hear that you find our platform easy to use and customize to meet your needs. We appreciate your feedback regarding the marketplace area, We are glad to hear that you have had a positive overall experience with Hostfully Guidebooks, and that our platform has helped to digitize your apartment guidebook and make it more accessible to your guests. Thank you for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks, and we look forward to continuing working with you! :)

Replied March 2023

Donald D.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used weekly for less than 6 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2023

A fantastic Tool

I love the Guidebook. It was super easy to set up and I had it up and going in no time. Customer support was great in the early stages of implementation as well. I quickly customized it and am now sending it out to my prospective guests before they arrive at my property. I am also encouraging them to share it with friends as a marketing tool for myself and as a way for them to share their experience in Colorado and encourage their friends and family to enjoy the same great experience they had.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

This software provides needed information about my vacation rental including rules and policies, amenities, appliances, "how to's", as well as information about local activities, events, places of interest,, etc. The software is very usable, and attractive and helps my vacation rental to stand out from others who don't use such a tool. It is a time seizure as well Because it helps to answer questions before my guests even ask them.

Cons:

Really, I can't find anything to complain about regarding this software. I would like to be able to self-brand it but that may be a feature available at higher levels of account membership, though I am not sure.

Reasons for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks

I really didn't look into any other competitors. I found Hostfully. The demos looked great so I simply went with it. The price was right and I am very glad I chose to use it.

Vendor Response

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a fantastic review, Donald! We are delighted to hear that our software has been able to provide you with all the necessary information about your vacation rental and help it stand out among others. We're glad to hear that our Guidebook feature has been easy to set up and that you've received great customer support during implementation. Regarding the branding feature, it is available at higher levels of account membership, and we'll be happy to provide more information if you're interested. Once again, thank you for choosing Hostfully, and we look forward to being a part of your vacation rental success in the future :)

Replied March 2023

Brent O.

Verified reviewer

Real Estate

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2023

Great Product Needs Work

Easy to use and is great for guests to have all on their phone. I only wish I can get them to open it more often.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

I love:The map feature.The ability to customize colors and branding.The ability to capture guest info.

Cons:

-price is high for what is offered-probably works much better if used in conjunction with Hostfully (I use Owner Rez)-The UI has not changed in 2 years. The menu is clunky and the side menu blocks. Aesthetically could use a refresh.

Reasons for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks

Thought I was going to use Hostfully as my PMS but ended up going with Owner Rez

Vendor Response

Hello Brent, Thank you for your detailed feedback! We're glad to hear that you love the map feature, the ability to customize colors and branding, and the capability to capture guest info. We appreciate your constructive comments on pricing and the user interface, and we’re always looking for ways to improve. It's helpful to know that using Hostfully in conjunction with other systems might present challenges, and we value your insights on this. We're committed to making our platform even better and will take your suggestions into account for future updates. Thank you for choosing Hostfully, and we hope to enhance your experience further.

Replied July 2024

James S.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used weekly for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed February 2024

Great tool for offering guests an easy to use guestbook

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

Easy to setup, easy to use, allows you to collect email addresses from guests.

Cons:

Hostfully is a great tool overall with no real downsides that I can think of.

Vendor Response

Hello James, Thank you for your fantastic review! We're thrilled to hear that you find Hostfully easy to set up and use, and that it's been effective in collecting email addresses from guests. It's great to know you consider it a valuable tool with no real downsides. Thank you for choosing Hostfully and for sharing your positive experience!

Replied July 2024

Mark H.

Verified reviewer

Hospitality

2-10 employees

Used daily for more than 2 years

Review source

Reviewed May 2023

Superb online guidebook for hospitality.

Really enjoy building the guidebooks, we regularly get comments from guests.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

You’re able to provide a low cost professional guidebook with recommendations, how to videos and lots more.

Cons:

I can’t think of anything I dislike about hostfully guidebooks. Perhaps there could be more icons available.

Reasons for choosing Hostfully Guidebooks

Prefer the finish and online product.

Vendor Response

Hello Mark, Thank you for your superb review! We're thrilled to hear that you find Hostfully guidebooks to be a low-cost, professional solution that allows you to provide recommendations, how-to videos, and more. It's great to know that you enjoy building the guidebooks and regularly receive positive comments from guests. We appreciate your suggestion for more icons and will consider this for future updates. Thank you for choosing Hostfully for its polished finish and online capabilities!

Replied July 2024

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