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Does Airbnb translate messages? Yes, since 2022 — and the 4 things it doesn't translate

Yes. Airbnb auto-translates host and guest messages in 60+ languages, on by default since 2022. It does not translate the sign on the door, the PDF you attach, the house manual, or anything the guest's companions read. How to write so machine translation survives, and which five languages to prepare.

Updated 2026-08-26

Airbnb check-in instructions: examples that guests actually read

Three copy-and-paste check-in instruction examples (lockbox, keypad, two-code apartment building), the five rules they follow, and the ways check-in instructions break — with what hosts report on Airbnb's own forum.

Updated 2026-08-25

Airbnb house manual template (free, copy and paste)

A plain-text house manual template for short-term rentals: nine facts guests look up first, then seven sections for everything that needs more than a line. Copy it, fill in the brackets, delete what doesn't apply.

Updated 2026-08-25

Airbnb Wi-Fi sign and QR code: what to print and where to put it

What a Wi-Fi sign for a rental should contain (network, password, and a QR code that connects the phone on scan), how big the QR needs to be for the distance it is read from, where guests actually look for it, and the mistakes that make the code unscannable.

Updated 2026-08-25

Digital guest guidebook apps compared: Touch Stay, Hostfully, Guidey, Airbnb House Manual, Sonnim

Six ways a small rental can hand guests the house information, side by side on price, free tier, translation, whether guests get answers automatically, QR and print, and guest sign-up. The short answer splits three ways. If every guest books through Airbnb, the built-in House Manual is enough. If you want a long, photo-rich guide to the neighborhood, Touch Stay or Hostfully fit. If you already have the information written and want guest questions answered from it automatically, Sonnim.

Written on 2026-08-25

Digital welcome book for Airbnb: what belongs in it (and what doesn't)

A digital welcome book earns its place by holding what changes and what guests look up on a phone: nine facts on the first screen, seven short sections below, and a separate, dated place for this-week information. What to leave out, and why a paper binder and a web page should not carry the same things.

Updated 2026-08-25