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Airbnb guidebook examples you can open on your phone

Screenshots don't show what a good guest guide feels like. These four are real, live guides built with guideMe: open them, switch languages, tap through the arrival steps, exactly as your guests would.

Each one is written for a different kind of rental, with the details that matter there: a Paris apartment, a country house in Provence, a mountain chalet and a villa in Barcelona.

The rentals are fictional: names, phone numbers, door codes and Wi-Fi passwords are made up. Emergency numbers and local places are real.

L'Appartement du Marais, Paris, France — City apartment

City apartment · Paris, France

L'Appartement du Marais

4 guests · check-in 3pm · checkout 11am

A two-room Haussmann apartment on rue de Turenne, in an old building with a courtyard. The guide is built around a tricky arrival and thin floors.

What to copy for your own guide

  • Arrival in photographed steps: carriage door, courtyard, then staircase A at the back on the left.
  • Rules that give the reason: 'the building is old, you can hear everything'.
  • All French emergency numbers, including 3237 for the on-duty pharmacy.
  • Eight local picks, from Place des Vosges to Marché des Enfants Rouges and Berthillon.
  • A 6-step checkout checklist guests tick off on their phone.
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Le Mas des Lavandes, Gordes, Provence — Country house with pool

Country house with pool · Gordes, Provence

Le Mas des Lavandes

6 guests · check-in 4pm · checkout 10am

A stone farmhouse near Gordes, with a pool and a large garden. The guide covers what city guests don't know about the countryside.

What to copy for your own guide

  • Directions from the main road, because GPS gets lost on country lanes.
  • A fire-risk rule for June to September, with the only place where barbecues are allowed.
  • Pool safety written plainly: children never alone, gate closed, no glass.
  • Three Provençal markets with their days, plus the Ochre Trail and Sénanque Abbey.
  • A 7-step departure checklist for a large house.
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Le Chalet des Drus, Chamonix, French Alps — Mountain chalet

Mountain chalet · Chamonix, French Alps

Le Chalet des Drus

8 guests · check-in 5pm · checkout 10am

A chalet in Les Praz, near Chamonix, with a wood stove, a ski room and an outdoor hot tub. The guide is about winter: snow, gear and heat.

What to copy for your own guide

  • Arrival that starts at the parking spot under the chalet, with the key box on the ski room door.
  • Equipment rules: ski boots stay in the ski room, nothing dries on the stove.
  • A hot tub rule guests remember: put the cover back after every use.
  • Eight mountain picks, from the Aiguille du Midi to Lac Blanc and the local cheese shop.
  • An 8-step departure checklist, stove and hot tub included.
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Villa Mirador, Barcelona, Spain — Villa with pool

Villa with pool · Barcelona, Spain

Villa Mirador

8 guests · check-in 4pm · checkout 11am

A villa in the hills of Sarrià with a pool and a view over the city. The guide shows how to welcome international guests who arrive by car.

What to copy for your own guide

  • A gate code, a driveway and a key box, described so well guests never call on arrival.
  • Two contacts with clear roles: the host, and the caretaker for the pool and garden.
  • A 24/7 pharmacy listed next to the emergency number.
  • Eight picks mixing landmarks and neighbourhood tapas bars, plus a personalised itinerary built by AI.
  • A short 6-step checkout.
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What all four guides have in common

  • The Wi-Fi network and password at the very top, with a copy button.
  • Four tabs in the order of the stay: arrival, practical info, local life, departure.
  • Arrival broken into 4 short steps, with photos of the door, the key box and the way in.
  • House rules that explain the reason, in 6 or 7 lines.
  • Eight local recommendations on a map, with a personal comment for each.
  • A checkout checklist guests tick off, and the guide in 7 languages.

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Frequently asked questions

Are these real guest guides?+

They are real guides running on guideMe, built for fictional rentals. Everything works as it would for your guests, but the names, phone numbers and codes are made up.

What makes a good Airbnb guidebook?+

The Wi-Fi and check-in steps first, short sections in the order of the stay, rules that give a reason, a handful of personal local picks and a clear checkout list. All four examples follow that structure.

Can I copy one of these guides?+

Use them as a model. You can import your own existing guide into guideMe from a PDF or a link, or start from our free template, then adapt the structure you like.

In which languages can guests read them?+

In 7 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch, Polish and Chinese. Switch the language at the top of any example to see it.

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