--- description: Review of Hostfully Guidebooks Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Hostfully Guidebooks | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Vacation Rental Software](/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) > [Hostfully Guidebooks](/software/149740/hostfully) # Hostfully Guidebooks Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/149740/hostfully Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/149740/hostfully?page=2) > 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. > > Verdict: Rated **4.8/5** by 123 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.8/5** | 123 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Hostfully - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2015 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$9.99 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, English, European Portuguese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Vietnamese - **Available Countries**: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium and 208 more ## Features - API - Activity Dashboard - Alerts/Notifications - Availability Management - Booking Management - Contact Management - Credit Card Processing - Customisable Templates - Data Import/Export - Data Synchronisation - Electronic Payments - Email Templates - For Vacation Rentals - Guest Communications - Guest Experience Management - Marketing Automation - Multi-Language - Multi-Location - Multi-Property - Payment Processing ## Integrations (7 total) - Google Maps - Lynx - Mailchimp - Stripe - VacationRentPayment - Vrbo - Zapier ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat ## Category - [Vacation Rental Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) ## Related Categories - [Vacation Rental Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4545/vacation-rental/software) - [Hotel Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/4504/hotel-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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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. > > 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\! ----- ### "Guidebook Brilliance\!" — 5.0/5 > **Tod** | *26 September 2021* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. ----- ### "With a little extra work this WORKS\!" — 3.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *23 August 2025* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 6.0/10 > > **Pros**: This was a good rental management system we used to try and coordinate all aspects of short term rental. > > **Cons**: The learning curve to use and implement fully was long and ended up not being successful for long term use > > We tried to implement and use as a complete short term rental system to coordinate everything from calendar, make ready, booking, check in, check out and cleaning. ----- ### "Absolutely the best and easiest to use" — 5.0/5 > **Tara** | *12 May 2023* | Hospitality | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **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. > > 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. ----- Page: 1 / 6\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/149740/hostfully?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/149740/hostfully) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data