Structure
Map and categories guests can skim
Dining, coffee, activities, shopping, beaches, hikes, and services stay organized instead of scattered in messages.
Hospitality local guide
Vacationrentallocalguidegenerator
Automatically draft restaurants, boutiques, hikes, errands, rainy-day outings, and other neighborhood vignettes keyed to each stay. This is narrowly focused recommendation automation—not the broader guest portal (see the dedicated digital guidebook feature for the full-trip hub).
Distinct from the Haven digital guidebook: this flow focuses on drafting and maintaining recommendation lists; the guidebook feature is the broader guest portal for itineraries, access, and messaging.
Nothing publishes without your review
Guests always ask what to do nearby.
A good local guide answers that before they message you. Haven helps you create useful recommendations and publish them where guests already look.
Guests need quick answers
Where to eat, what to do, where to shop, and what is nearby.
Search results are not personal
Generic lists do not know your property, your location, or your guest type.
Recommendations change
Restaurants close, hours shift, and better places open. Your guide should be easy to update.
The noise
Guests keep asking before they arrive.
Text threads and inbox searches are fragile. Curated answers belong in one place.
Where should we grab breakfast tomorrow?
I can DM a few ideas… give me a sec.
Any hiking nearby that fits kids?
The same answers, typed again — unless guests have one guide link.
1
Location
Drop your property pin.
2
Draft
AI lays out starters.
3
Review
Add your secret spots.
4
Publish
Push to guide + link.
What your guide can include
- Restaurants, coffee shops, and bars
- Activities, beaches, hikes, and attractions
- Grocery stores, pharmacies, and services
- Host-approved notes and tips
Anchor → draft → approve
From messy DMs to a guide link you only send once.
Tie recommendations to check-in workflows, itinerary planning, and QR cards so guests reach for the guide instead of the thread.
Host
Address pinned
Places reviewed
Notes sharpened
Guests
Tonight
Local eats & trails
EatDoCoffee
Local guide features
AI-generated starting list
Get a first draft of nearby places so you are not starting from a blank page.
Host-approved recommendations
Review every place before it appears in the guest guide.
Organized categories
Group places by dining, coffee, activities, shopping, services, beaches, hikes, and more.
Guest-friendly notes
Add quick tips like best time to go, parking notes, kid-friendly picks, or rainy-day options.
Mobile-friendly guide
Guests can browse recommendations from their phone during the stay.
Easy updates
Add, remove, or edit places when your favorites change.
Connected to the stay
Keep local recommendations with check-in info, house details, and rebooking links.
How it works
- 1
Add your location
Anchor recommendations around the property address or area. - 2
Generate a draft
Create a starting list of nearby restaurants, activities, and services. - 3
Review and edit
Add your favorites, remove bad fits, and write notes in your own voice. - 4
Publish to the guest guide
Show recommendations inside the mobile guest guide where guests can find them.
Better than a generic 'things to do' list.
Haven helps you create recommendations around your property, then lets you approve what guests see.
Generic travel articles
Broad lists that may not fit your location, guest type, or property.
Map searches
Useful, but guests still have to sort through ads, reviews, distances, and options.
Static PDFs
Helpful at first, but easy to let go out of date.
Recommended path
Haven local guide
A host-reviewed guide connected to the guest’s stay.
Who it's built for
Hosts in destination markets
Help guests find the best nearby food, activities, shops, and services.
Hosts answering repeat questions
Send guests to one guide instead of rewriting the same recommendations.
Properties near attractions
Show guests beaches, hikes, ski areas, downtowns, venues, parks, or local events.
Longer stays and weekend trips
Give guests enough ideas to plan the stay without starting from search.
Extend the guide across Haven
Recommendation lists ultimately surface inside your digital guidebook for vacation rentals so logistics and local inspiration stay bundled for guests.
Related solutions
Frequently asked questions
Yes. You can review, edit, remove, and add recommendations before guests see the guide.
Yes. You can add your favorite restaurants, coffee shops, activities, stores, services, beaches, hikes, and local tips.
No. Recommendations should be reviewed by the host. You can update the guide when places change, close, or no longer fit your property.
Yes. Local recommendations can appear inside the mobile guest guide alongside check-in details, house rules, property instructions, and rebooking links.
A local guide can add useful location-specific content to your guest experience and website where supported, but it should not be treated as a guaranteed SEO ranking tool.
A useful local guide often includes restaurants, coffee shops, grocery stores, pharmacies, beaches, hikes, attractions, rainy-day activities, kid-friendly ideas, transportation notes, and emergency contacts.
No. Guests can access the local guide from a normal web link on their phone.
Next step
Spend minutes curating—not hours researching—from scratch.
Generate area guides, tighten them with your taste, sync them alongside the Haven guest portal, and keep narratives fresh.
