Display a QR code in your property. Guests scan to leave reviews, share photos, and recommend their favorite local spots — no app, no account, no friction.
Create Your Free Guest BookA paper guestbook fills up, gets damaged, and stays at the property. A digital guest book grows with every guest and goes wherever you need it.
Built for short-term rental hosts who want authentic guest experiences, not just star ratings.
Print your QR code and place it anywhere in the property. Guests scan with their camera app — no separate QR reader needed on modern phones.
The guest book opens in the phone's browser the moment guests scan. No download, no account, no barrier between your guest and leaving a review.
Guests upload photos of their stay directly from their camera roll. Authentic property photos from real guests are the most powerful social proof you can have.
Guests leave much more detailed experiences than a standard 5-star rating allows — stories, highlights, what they loved, and tips for future guests.
Guests share their favorite restaurants, coffee shops, hikes, and hidden gems. Over time this becomes a crowdsourced local guide that future guests love.
Use your guest book link in your Airbnb listing, in pre-booking messages, on Instagram, or on a direct booking site. Real guest experiences convert browsers to bookers.
Sign up free and create a HelloAbout hub for your Airbnb. Add your property name, a welcome photo, and a brief description of your space.
Download your QR code and print it. Frame it near the door, add it to your welcome guide, or stick it on the refrigerator. Anywhere guests will see it on arrival.
Guests scan the code with their camera. The guest book opens in their browser — they can read previous entries and add their own photos, review, and local tips in under a minute.
Share your guest book link with prospective guests. Export reviews for your listing and marketing. Let authentic guest experiences do the selling for you.
The more visible it is, the more entries you'll collect. Hosts who display in 3+ locations average 4x more guest book entries.
Your HelloAbout guest book doesn't replace Airbnb reviews — it complements them in ways the platform can't.
Star ratings and short text reviews on Airbnb's platform. Subject to Airbnb's policies and display algorithms. Only visible to logged-in Airbnb users. Can't include photos. You don't own them.
Detailed reviews with photos, local tips, and personal stories. You own it. Share it anywhere — your listing, Instagram, direct booking site, or in messages to prospective guests. No platform restrictions.
The best Airbnb hosts use both — official reviews for the platform algorithm, HelloAbout for the human story that converts browsers into bookers.
A digital guest book for Airbnb is an online page where guests leave reviews, share photos of their stay, and write recommendations for future visitors — all by scanning a QR code displayed in your property. Unlike a paper guestbook, it can't be lost or damaged, includes photos, and can be shared with potential guests to build trust before booking.
You display a printed QR code somewhere visible in your property — on the welcome guide, refrigerator, or framed near the door. Guests scan it with their phone camera, which opens your digital guest book in their browser. No app download or account required. They read previous entries and add their own review, photos, and local tips.
Yes. Airbnb reviews live on Airbnb's platform subject to their policies. Your HelloAbout guest book is yours — share it anywhere, export it for marketing, and let guests include photos and detailed stories that a standard star rating can't capture. Most hosts use both in parallel.
No. HelloAbout digital guest books work entirely through the phone's web browser. Guests scan the QR code and the guest book opens instantly — no app download, no account creation. This is critical for vacation guests who don't want friction on their holiday.
Yes. Your HelloAbout guest book has a shareable link you can include in your Airbnb listing description, in messages to prospective guests, or on a direct booking site. Authentic guest experiences and photos are powerful social proof that increases booking conversion.
Yes. Guests can leave local tips — favorite restaurants, hidden gems, best local spots — alongside their review. Over time this becomes a crowdsourced local guide built by your actual guests, which future visitors love reading before their stay.
Yes. Create a separate HelloAbout hub for each property, each with its own QR code and guest book. Keeps reviews organized by property and lets guests at each location see entries specific to where they're staying. See our full vacation rental guest book guide for more details.
HelloAbout offers a free tier that includes photo sharing, a digital guest book, and QR code generation — everything you need to run a complete digital guest book for your Airbnb. Premium features are available for hosts managing multiple properties or wanting additional customization.
Set up in 2 minutes. Print your QR code. Start collecting authentic guest reviews, photos, and local tips — free.
Create Free Guest BookFree to start • No credit card required • Works on any phone
