Transparency: LetGrow publishes this blog, and LetGrow is one of the tools compared below. We've kept the comparison factual and flagged where rivals are genuinely the better fit — but read it with that context in mind.
If you host on Airbnb, you've almost certainly fielded the same questions a hundred times: What's the WiFi password? Where do I park? Any restaurant recommendations? A good digital guidebook answers them before they're asked — and the better ones also help you earn more through built-in upsells.
There are dozens of guidebook products on the market. After spending a week testing the five most popular for UK hosts, here's how they stack up — and which one is the clear winner for hosts with 1–3 properties.
The 5 Best Digital Guidebooks for Airbnb Hosts in 2026
We compared each product across price, setup time, upsell capability, host editing experience, and UK-specific features (local recommendations powered by Google Places, GBP pricing, UK-style house rules).
1. LetGrow Guidebook — Best Overall for Small Hosts
Price: £14, one-off. No subscription, ever.
Best for: Hosts with 1–3 properties who want a beautifully designed, mobile-first guidebook live in minutes — not hours — and who want built-in upsells that pay back the cost on the first late checkout.
What sets LetGrow apart is the AI generation. You paste your Airbnb listing URL, and within two minutes you have a fully personalised guest portal: local restaurant picks pulled from Google Places, AI-written check-in instructions tailored to your listing, house rules, transport info — all done. You then refine anything you like in a private host portal.
The built-in upsells (late checkout, early check-in, welcome hampers) run on Stripe, take 1% per paid upsell, and pay straight into your account. Most hosts cover the £14 cost on the first booking.
2. Touch Stay — Best Established Player
Price: From £99/year per property (~£8.25/month).
Touch Stay has been around the longest and has a polished editor. The downside is the subscription — over five years you'll pay roughly £500 per property compared to LetGrow's £14 once. There's no AI pre-population, so you'll spend 1–2 hours per property typing up content yourself.
Pick Touch Stay if you have a property manager who wants the most-established brand and doesn't mind the recurring cost.
3. Hostfully — Best for Property Managers (Not Solo Hosts)
Price: From $14.99/month, billed in USD.
Hostfully is built for property management companies running 10+ listings, with PMS integrations and team accounts. For solo UK hosts, it's overkill: the cheapest tier is more expensive than LetGrow's one-off price, and the UK localisation is weaker (USD billing, US-style guest expectations baked into templates).
4. YourWelcome — Best Tablet-in-Property Experience
Price: From £12/month.
YourWelcome's original sell was a tablet you'd leave in the property. It now does mobile-first guidebooks too, but the price stacks up over a year (£144) compared to a £14 one-off. Pick this if you actually want an in-property tablet for high-end stays.
5. Boostly Welcome Book — Best Template Library
Price: From £49 one-off (template only).
Boostly sells a beautifully designed Canva template you fill in yourself. No AI, no upsells, no host portal — but if you enjoy design and want a PDF you can email guests, it's a fine option. Most hosts find filling it in takes longer than expected.
Which Should You Pick?
For 90% of UK hosts with 1–3 properties: LetGrow. The one-off price beats subscriptions over any meaningful time horizon, the AI generation gets you live in minutes instead of hours, and the built-in upsells turn the guidebook into a profit centre instead of a cost.
For property managers with 10+ listings: Hostfully if you need PMS integrations.
For tablet-in-property setups: YourWelcome.