Struggling to Add Pages to My Airbnb Guidebook – Any Advice?

[Paras45]

Hey fellow hosts! 👋

I recently spent quite some time (read a lot in actuality :D) creating a detailed guidebook for my guests, covering everything from local recommendations to house rules. I have it in multiple formats (PDF, etc.), and I even plan to print a copy for the room.

However, when I tried adding it to Airbnb’s built-in guidebook feature, I noticed a few limitations—I can’t seem to add extra pages or customize it the way I’d like. Am I missing something, or is this just how the system works?

Would love to hear how you all handle this! Do you prefer the Airbnb guidebook, or do you create a separate one for guests? Any workarounds or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

However, when I tried adding it to Airbnb’s built-in guidebook feature, I realized:

1️⃣ It doesn’t allow me to upload a file.
2️⃣ There’s no way to add custom pages—only their preset categories.
3️⃣ Editing is time-consuming, and I can’t structure it the way I want.

Thanks in advance! 😊

[Shelley159]

Hi @Paras45 

For your point 2 (I don't know if this helps with specifically what you're trying to do), you can add categories and give each one a name of your choice.

Go to add to Guidebook, Places (search for the place) and "Create a category" is one of the options.

[Paras45]

Thanks! Yes, I am aware of the option, but I have externally made a guidebook in PDF format and was just wondering if I can add the page directly.

[Joan2709]

@Paras45 

No...you cannot add your external guidebook to Airbnb's Host Guidebook. 

You can create a link to your PDF in Dropbox or Google Docs and put the link in a Scheduled Message for guests to use. 

Some Hosts also send document directly to guests via message or WhatsApp, but that gets pretty labor intensive.

[Joelle43 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Paras45 

There was a similar post this week on the same subject and I agree with you that the Airbnb guidebook is very limited and not very practical to use.  I too wanted to upload the Canva version of my house book but that's just not feasible as you've found out.  To have to redo it is going to take too long and won't be nearly as attractive as it is on Canva so have given up on the idea!

So my guests have a printed version at the apartment of all my restaurant recommandations, how things work and other useful information and it looks professional and pretty😉

[Paras45]

@Joelle43 I completely agree! The Airbnb guidebook isn’t very practical.

I also made mine on Canva too and decided to print it instead. It looks way more  practical, i am not sure how would guests like it. Definitely a win for you great to know thankss! 😊