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answer guests before they ask.

Door code, Wi-Fi, checkout and a local guide researched for the address, in one link on the guest’s phone, with an assistant that answers from it. One property or a hundred: every door gets its own.

  • Free to build, no card
  • $8 a property a month, $5 from 11 doors
  • First payment refundable for 14 days

Running several properties? See your price

The arrival section of a welcome book: check-in time, checkout steps and the door code with a copy button
Late arrival? The door code and the lockbox photo, already on their phone.

You add the address. Foreword does the neighborhood.

One address. 18 results. 5 worth a guest’s time, each with a reason to go, checked again every month. Watch it happen for the sample cabin.

A demonstration with the sample cabin on Fleshman Creek Rd, Livingston, MT: its coffee & breakfast search returns 18 places, 5 of them make the guide, and the Coffee Crossing card is written as the guest sees it.

  • Tru North Cafe
  • RX Coffee
  • Coffee Crossing
  • The Gem Neighborhood Cafe and Grocery
  • Coffee Creek Espresso
Coffee Crossing in the sample Book's local guide: a photo of its red storefront with an Open sign, then "~1.5 mi · short drive · $", "Affordable, excellent coffee in a straightforward café; start your day here before heading into the mountains." and an Open in Maps link.
Exactly as your guests see it.
  1. Find

    Searched from the exact address, five categories. 98 places came up for this cabin.

  2. Keep the good ones

    Four stars and up with enough reviews, independents first, nothing listed as closed. Never padded.

  3. Write every place up

    A reason to go and the distance, as your guests read it.

  4. Check again every month

    Closed for good: hidden from guests. Closed for now or renamed: stays in, and waits for your OK.

Also in the guide: Walks & sights, Day trips, Outdoors & hiking.

See the real search: 18 coffee results, 5 made the guide

Searched from the sample cabin on Fleshman Creek Rd, Livingston, MT: 18 places came up. 2 were listed as closed for now and left out, 11 were not picked, and 5 made the guide.

  • AlbertsonsNot picked
  • McDonald'sNot picked
  • Tru North CafeSelected
  • Pinky'sNot picked
  • RX CoffeeSelected
  • Faye's CafeNot picked
  • Coffee CrossingSelected
  • The Perk on ParkClosed for now, left out
  • The Gem Neighborhood Cafe and GrocerySelected
  • Coffee Creek EspressoSelected
  • Fireflies Pottery, Coffee and Ice CreamNot picked
  • The Buckhorn Yellowstone Saloon, Casino, Coffee House, Beer Wine & Liquor shop, Camp & Event HallNot picked
  • The French Hen BakeryNot picked
  • Silo EspressoNot picked
  • Silo Espresso on Front streetNot picked
  • Albertsons BakeryNot picked
  • Sunflower CoffeeNot picked
  • Park Street CafeClosed for now, left out

What a proper guide takes

A proper local guide takes about 3 hours per address. Foreword does it for every door, then checks every place again each month.

Our estimate: 2 minutes to vet each place that comes up (98 for the sample cabin, all five categories), and 1 minute to look each place in the guide up again (up to 25 per door). Included in every plan.

Build a book freeSee the sample Book

Free to build and preview. Your local guide is researched after the first payment.

Paste the list. Every door gets its Book.

One table to check, one bill to pay, however many doors you run.

The review table with example properties in Montana: each row shows a property's style, type, writing tone, check-in at 4:00 PM, check-out at 10:00 AM, its Wi-Fi network, a masked password, its door code and its house rules. Electric Peak Cottage shows its Wi-Fi and password as needed, and the table reports 1 not ready.
The review table every portfolio passes before its Books build · example properties

Every door, the same standard.

Paste your property list and check every door in one table before anything builds. Fix the odd one out in place, then print every QR card in one go. On Hostaway? Pick your listings instead, and their Wi-Fi, door codes and check-in times come across.

Set once, applies everywhere

Check-in times, house rules and contact details apply to every door they fit. Change one later after a preview of what changes.

Staff fix codes, never your login

Cleaners and VAs update door codes and Wi-Fi through a link that opens only those fields.

Your name on every Book

Your company name, color and logo lead the footer of every Book, above a small “Made with Foreword.host” line.

Numbers your owners ask for

Opens, sections read, picks tapped, and the questions guests asked the assistant, per property.

The questions you answer at 11pm, answered before they’re asked.

No app and no login, on any phone, in English or Spanish.

The arrival section of a welcome book: check-in time, checkout steps and the door code with a copy button
  • The door, sorted

    The code with a copy button, and the backup way in. No setting, date or calendar hides it: a guest who has the Book has the code. If the code changes each stay, the Book shows guests how you'll send it: it doesn't connect to smart locks.

  • Wi-Fi in one tap

    Copy the password, or point the camera at the auto-connect QR.

  • Where to go

    Your local guide, written for this address, with a map link for every pick.

An assistant that knows your place, and only your place.

Guests type the question the way they'd text you: check-out, the Wi-Fi, somewhere to eat tonight. It answers from your Book, and when the Book doesn't say, it tells them to ask you.

A guest asking the book's assistant what time check-out is, and the answer taken from the book
  • Nothing invented.

    Every answer comes from what you wrote and the places in your guide. It never names a restaurant or a trail that isn't in your Book, and never fills a gap with a guess: when the answer isn't there, it says so and hands the guest to you.

  • Awake when you aren't.

    The 2am message asking for the Wi-Fi password or what time check-out is gets answered on the spot, from your Book, instead of waiting in your inbox until morning.

  • Your Book fills its own gaps.

    Whatever guests ask that your Book doesn't cover lands on your dashboard, the most-asked first, each one tap from the place to add the answer. Write it once and the next guest gets it without asking.

  • In your voice.

    It writes in the tone you chose for your Book, so a guest reading your pages and chatting with the assistant hears the same host.

See the sample Book on your phone.

Yellowstone Gate Cabin is a real Book built by Foreword, the same thing your guests get. Its assistant is switched off.

See the sample Book

Four steps. The first one is free.

  1. Build it free

    Add the address, arrival details, Wi-Fi and house rules. See your Book on your phone before you pay. No card.

  2. Publish, and we research the guide

    $8 a month for a property, less per door for a portfolio. The local guide for that address is researched the moment you pay, and the assistant starts answering guests.

  3. Share one link

    Paste it into your booking messages, or print its QR card for the door. Guests open it on their phone, with no app.

  4. Keep it current

    Change a door code or the Wi-Fi any time, or hand it to staff with a link that edits only those. Picks are checked every month.

One plan. Every price on the page.

Set how many properties you run.

Yearly: 2 months free, and your Books are yours with that payment.

30 properties

$150a month

$5 per property. Books, the local guide, the assistant and the monthly check included.

Start my plan

Research starts with your first payment. Sign in, paste your property list and pay.

Questions first? hello@foreword.host. We usually reply within a day.

  • 1–6 properties: $8 per property a month
  • 7–10 properties: $55 a month, up to 10
  • 11–100 properties: $5 per property a monthYour price
  • More than 100 properties: priced with you, email us

Cancel before 3 payments and those Books go offline: guests already booked keep the address, door code and Wi-Fi for 30 days, and everything waits 12 months for you, with the months you paid still counting.

What you’re not risking.

  • $0 to start No card, no clock.

    Build one property's Book and see it on your phone. The local guide is researched after your first payment.

  • 3 payments and the Book is yours.

    Cancel any time after that and it stays online and editable, free. Only the guest assistant, the monthly check of its picks and Spanish for anything you change later stop.

  • 14 days to change your mind.

    Tell us within 14 days of your first payment and we refund it. You don't have to accept a fix first.

  • Your logo and colors on every Book
  • QR cards with your own short link
  • Guest analytics per property
  • English and Spanish for guests

Connects to what you already use.

Works with Hostaway: your listings and bookings come across, and one link in your Hostaway messages gives every guest their own Book. Or sync stays from Airbnb, Vrbo or any iCal calendar.

Hostaway connects once for every property; each calendar connects with its own link, pasted once on its Book.

Questions managers ask first.

What do I actually have to do?

Paste your property list and answer what's the same across all of them once: check-in times, house rules, your contact details. Check every door in one table, fix the odd one out, and the Books build. After that: share each link or print the QR cards, let staff update codes and Wi-Fi through their own link, and OK a flag when the monthly check finds a place that's closed for now or renamed.

Who can see the door code?

Anyone with the Book link — that's what lets a guest get in at midnight without an app or a reply from you. So place the QR card inside, not on the door. If your code changes each stay (smart lock, PMS or Airbnb), don't put a code in the Book: write how guests get theirs, for example “Sent by Airbnb message the day before”, and the Book shows that instead, with a button to message you if it doesn't arrive.

Do my guests need an app?

No. They open a normal web link on any phone — the printed QR card takes them straight there. No download, no login, nothing to explain at check-in.

Why not Airbnb's own guidebook?

Use both if you like. A Book is one link that works the same for every guest, whether they booked on Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com or directly with you, and it opens on any phone without an app. The door code, Wi-Fi and checkout sit at the top, the local guide is researched from your address with every pick checked again each month, and it prints as a QR card for the door.

I manage several properties — how does that work?

One plan for all of them: $8 per property for up to 6, $55 covering up to 10, then $5 per property. Sign in, paste your property list (or add them one by one) and subscribe. Then confirm the addresses and answer the questions that are the same across your portfolio once — check-in times, house rules, your contact details — and every Book is built from there. You can change shared details across all of them later, after seeing exactly what will change, and print the QR cards for the whole portfolio in one go.

Do I pay monthly?

Monthly or yearly, your choice. Monthly: $8 per property for up to 6, $55 covering up to 10, then $5 per property, and each Book becomes yours after 3 monthly payments. Yearly is 12 months for the price of 10 ($80 per property a year for up to 6, $550 covering up to 10, then $50 per property), and your Books are yours with that payment. Books, hosting, edits, the guest assistant and monthly checks of your local picks are included. Cancel anytime.

Can my cleaner or VA update door codes without my login?

Yes. You can issue a staff link per book that opens only the fields you tick — door code and Wi-Fi, for example — and nothing else. They never see your account, and you can revoke the link at any time.

How are the local picks made?

After your first payment, we research places near your exact address, check each one is real and open, and write every pick a reason to go. Then we check them again every month: places that close for good are hidden from the Book, and anything uncertain waits for your review in the dashboard. Details can still change between checks, so look over your picks before sharing. How many you get depends on what's nearby; we don't pad the list to hit a number.

What can the guest assistant answer?

Anything that's in your Book: check-in and check-out, the Wi-Fi, parking, house rules, your local picks. It answers from your Book and nothing else, and never names a place that isn't in it; if the answer isn't there, it says so and points the guest to your contact details. It never gives out the door code (that's in the arrival card) and never messages you. Your dashboard shows every question guests asked, the ones it couldn't answer first, so you can add the answer to your Book.

Does it work with Hostaway?

Yes. Connect it once with your Hostaway account ID and API key. Pick your listings when you subscribe, and their Wi-Fi, door codes, check-in and check-out times and short house rules come across into the table you check before the Books build. Bookings refresh every night. Paste one link into your Hostaway check-in message and every guest opens their own Book, with their name and dates. Foreword only reads from Hostaway: it never writes to your account.

Can I put my company's branding on the books?

Yes — your name, your color and your logo appear in the footer of every book in your portfolio, so what an owner opens carries your business's name. A small “Made with Foreword.host” line stays underneath.

Will guests actually use it?

Make it easy to find: put the QR card inside, near the entrance, and include the link in your booking message. Guests can open Wi-Fi, check-in details and directions on their phone without installing an app. Usage depends on your guests and how you share it.

Can I edit the books later?

Yes, anytime: Wi-Fi, check-in details, rules, notes and photos, with the same guest link and QR card. Across a portfolio you can push shared details, like check-in times, house rules and contact, to every Book at once. You choose the local picks while the Book is built; after that the monthly check keeps them current, hiding places that close for good and asking you about anything uncertain.

What language are the books in?

English, and Spanish for your guests. Books on the plan are also translated into Spanish automatically: a guest whose phone is set to Spanish reads it in Spanish, and anyone can switch between English and Spanish at the top of the Book. Names, addresses, Wi-Fi details and the door code stay exactly as you wrote them; tour listings from Viator stay in English, and so does any line that doesn't pass our checks. The builder and your dashboard are in English.

What happens if a book comes out wrong?

Review your Book before sharing it with guests. You can correct property details through your private edit link and review local picks during the build. If something is wrong, message us for help. Your first payment is refundable within 14 days.

What if it's not for me?

Tell us within 14 days of your first payment and we'll refund it. You don't have to accept a fix first. After that, cancel anytime; months already started aren't refunded. Before subscribing, use the free builder to preview your design and property details, or open the sample to see a finished Book. Your own local recommendations are researched after your first payment.

What happens if I cancel?

Your plan runs to the end of the month (or year) you've paid. Books with 3 monthly payments, or a yearly one, stay online and editable, free: everything keeps working except the guest assistant, the monthly check of their picks and Spanish for anything you change later. Books that haven't reached 3 payments go offline (guests already booked still get the address, door code and Wi-Fi for 30 days); we keep them for 12 months, and if you come back in that time they return with the same links and QR cards, and the months you paid still count.

Didn’t find yours? Ask us at hello@foreword.host.

A Book you'd put your name on, at every door.

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Yellowstone Gate Cabin

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Wi-Fi, the local guide, house rules and everything for your stay — on your phone.

Sarah · Foreword.host
The sample Book's card, as it prints. Yours carries your name.