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What sets them apart, on a single page.

Digital welcome book or PDF, gîte or bed and breakfast, which PMS, which platform: our articles that come down on one side, gathered in one place.

Four ways to create a welcome book

We've been publishing one of them since 2019, so let's be upfront about it.

The DIY document

A PDF laid out in Canva, a laminated folder, a note in the booking message. That's where almost everyone starts.

What you get: Free, ready in an evening, and you control every single line.
Worth checking: Change the wifi code and you have to redo the whole thing and send it out again to every guest.

The welcome book bundled into another tool

A welcome book module offered by a PMS, a channel manager or a property management company. It comes with the subscription, usually at no extra cost.

What you get: Nothing more to pay, and a single point of contact for your whole operation.
Worth checking: It's one feature out of thirty: it moves at the pace of the vendor's priorities, and those lie elsewhere.

The AI-generated welcome book

A recent generation of services: you hand over your listing and an AI writes the welcome book in seconds. Many offer a free plan.

What you get: Your first content in a few minutes, often free for one property.
Worth checking: An AI writing from your listing invents whatever it doesn't know. And a free service is being paid for somewhere.

The specialist welcome bookthat's us

A vendor whose business is the welcome book, not a side module. That's been us since 2019, with over 35,000 welcome books created.

What you get: The welcome book is the product: 14 languages, AI assistant, condition report, statistics, and human support in under two minutes.
Worth checking: It's one more line in your subscriptions, and it isn't a PMS: it won't handle your calendar or your invoicing.

The questions to ask, of us as much as of anyone else

What happens to my welcome book if I stop paying?

With us, your content stays in your account and the welcome book simply stops being visible to guests. Ask that question everywhere you look: the answer decides the fate of years of work.

If it's free, who's paying for it?

A free offer is always paid for somewhere: in advertising, in data, in features held back, or by investors who will need a return one day. Ask which one it is. The answer tells you a lot.

How long has the provider been around?

A welcome book is something you settle into for several seasons. We've been publishing ours since 2019. Look at how long they've been going, how many users they have, and what recent reviews say.

Who answers when something goes wrong, and how quickly?

It's the number one theme in our customer reviews, well ahead of features. Ask whether support is human, what hours it's available, and put it to the test during your trial.

The questions we're asked before people choose

Three questions we're often asked, and what our articles have to say.

Digital welcome bookouCanva PDFA PDF is set in stone: the wifi code changes and you have to redo the whole thing, then send it round to everyone again. A digital welcome book is edited once, for everybody, and translates itself.Read the article

GîteouBed and breakfastA gîte (French holiday cottage) is let by the week or the weekend, never by the night, and the guest has the place entirely to themselves. A bed and breakfast is someone’s home, with the host on site.Read the article

AirbnbouHotelThere’s no outright winner: a hotel for the service and the predictability, Airbnb for the freedom and the one-off places. And once you’ve added up the cleaning fees, the cheaper option isn’t always the one you’d expect.Read the article

The software and platforms of the trade, reviewed

The articles that review the software, platforms and services of the trade.

Which PMS should you choose?The main PMS options reviewed by situation, plus the criteria that matter before you sign.

Paid advertising: which channels to choose?The ad platforms that genuinely fill a calendar, and what each one costs.

What are the best platforms for renting out your property?Where to start when you list a property for rent for the very first time.

Peer-to-peer holiday rentals: the best websitesPeer-to-peer rental sites, from the guest's side and the owner's side alike.

The best hotel management softwareThe software that suits a hotel, from scheduling to invoicing.

The best luggage storage servicesWhere to send guests to drop off their bags between check-out and their train, without losing a whole day.

The best Facebook groups for your holiday rentalThe groups where hosts really do help each other out, and the ones that are a waste of time.

Deliver a 5-star experience, with no extra effort

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