Airbnb's guidebook lives inside the Airbnb app, so guests who book direct or through Vrbo never see it. Your SmoothStay recommendations and map work for every guest, whatever the booking channel, next to the rest of your guidebook. Places come from Google, which covers most of the world.

The address, phone number, website, star rating, map location, a starter description and a cover photo from the Google listing, all editable. Swap the photo for one of your own whenever you like.

Yes. Places are organized by their subcategory, like Restaurants, Beaches or Pharmacies, and guests can filter the map to see just the ones they’re looking for.

Yes. Each article has a Show on map toggle. Turn it off and the article stays in its category, it just won’t appear as a pin on the map.

Yes. When it builds a draft guidebook, the AI Guidebook Builder looks up places near your address on Google, like beaches, cafés and pharmacies. Keep the ones you’d recommend and delete the rest.

Yes. Guests can switch the guidebook to their language, and your descriptions and tips translate with it. Place names and addresses stay as they are, so they still match the signs on the street.

In our experience, ten to fifteen is a good start: the essentials plus a handful of real favorites. Guests use a short, trusted list far more than a long one, and it’s easier to keep up to date.

Yes, and we recommend it. The import brings in a cover photo from Google, and you can replace it with your own: the dish you always order, the beach entrance, the shop front. Real photos help guests recognize the place when they get there.

Yes. Add them as articles like any other place, and import the details from Google when the business has a listing. Your own tip, like which tour is worth it and which to skip, is what guests value most.

Yes. Add them by hand and they work the same way, map included. The Show on map toggle on each article decides what appears on the map.

Start with what guests need on day one: the nearest supermarket, a pharmacy, urgent care and somewhere to eat late. Then add your personal favorites, each with a tip, so the list feels like advice from a local rather than a directory.

No. The import brings in a starter description you can keep, shorten or rewrite. We do recommend adding one line of your own, because that’s what makes guests trust the recommendation.

Yes. The AI Concierge answers from your guidebook, so when a guest asks where to get breakfast, it can point to the places you’ve added, along with your tips.

No. Importing places from Google and the guidebook map are part of every paid plan. On the Free plan you can still write recommendation articles by hand.

Yes, always. Add the nearest hospital or urgent care, a 24-hour pharmacy and local emergency numbers. Guests rarely look for them, but when they need them, they need them fast, and a pin on the map helps a lot.

Yes. If several properties share a neighborhood, tag the recommendation articles and the properties the same way and they appear in each guidebook. Update a tip once and every guidebook shows the change.

No. The map works inside the guidebook in the phone’s browser, so guests don’t need an app or an account. They open their guidebook link and the map is there.