Guides for hosts
Practical, no-fluff articles on running a vacation rental — written from building hejGuide alongside real hosts. A new guide roughly every month.
AI Connection
AI tools for Airbnb hosts: what actually pays off (2026)
A practical guide to AI tools for Airbnb and short-term rental hosts — what to use for messaging, pricing and operations, what to skip, and how to connect your own AI like ChatGPT or Claude.
June 23, 2026 · 8 min read
Guest experience
Upselling for vacation rentals: 10 extras guests actually buy
A practical guide to upselling for small hosts — the 10 extras guests genuinely want, how to price and present them, and how to take payment without it feeling pushy.
June 15, 2026 · 8 min read
Guest experience
Online check-in for vacation rentals: what to collect and why
A practical guide to online guest check-in: exactly what to ask for, what to skip, and how to handle ID and guest data the GDPR-safe way — without a spreadsheet.
June 15, 2026 · 8 min read
Guest experience
The complete Airbnb digital guidebook guide
What a digital guidebook is, what to put in it, how to share it with guests — and how to build one free. A practical guide for vacation rental hosts.
June 10, 2026 · 9 min read
AI Connection
Connect Claude or ChatGPT to your rental admin, step by step
How to connect the AI assistant you already use to your vacation rental admin via MCP — setup steps for Claude and ChatGPT, what you can ask, and how the safety model works.
June 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Guest experience
Airbnb house rules: examples that guests actually read
How to write house rules that protect your home without sounding like a warden — what to include, what to skip, ready-to-use examples, and a free generator.
June 10, 2026 · 7 min read
Reviews
How to respond to reviews — good and bad, with examples
Copy-ready examples for answering 5-star, mixed and unfair reviews on Airbnb and Booking.com — plus the psychology of writing for the next guest, not the last one.
June 10, 2026 · 8 min read
Direct bookings
Direct bookings for small hosts: a realistic guide
What direct bookings realistically deliver for a 1–5 property host, where the guests actually come from, and how to start without betting the season on it.
June 10, 2026 · 8 min read
Pricing
Pricing your rental: seasons, weekends and min-stays
A practical pricing system for small hosts: build a season calendar, add weekend and length-of-stay rules, set minimum stays that protect your calendar — and know when dynamic pricing tools earn their fee.
June 10, 2026 · 9 min read
Operations
The turnover day checklist
A complete changeover-day checklist for vacation rentals — room by room, with the final checks most cleaners skip, photo proof, and a free printable builder.
June 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Channel sync
How to stop double bookings: iCal vs channel manager, explained
Why double bookings happen, how iCal sync really works (and its delay window), when a channel manager is worth it — an honest decision guide for small hosts.
June 10, 2026 · 8 min read
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