The ring binder or laminated sheets on the kitchen table — the house manual most holiday lets still run on, and the thing a digital guidebook has to be better than to be worth switching to.
Paper works with no signal, no battery and no phone, and some guests honestly prefer it — which is why QuietStay will also print you a PDF manual from the same content. Where paper falls down is everything that happens before the guest is standing in the kitchen: they cannot read it before they arrive, it cannot answer a question at 11pm, it goes out of date the moment you change the WiFi, and a door code printed on page one stays printed forever.
| What to compare | QuietStay | a printed welcome folder |
|---|---|---|
| Guests can read it before they arrive | Sent by email before check-in; opens from a link or QR | Only once they are inside |
| Change the WiFi, a code or a tip | Edit from your phone — live in seconds | Reprint, re-laminate, drive over |
| Answers a question at 11pm | AI concierge included — first 20 replies free, from your own words | — |
| Door code kept safe | Revealed only around each stay, locked again after checkout | Printed on the page for every guest who ever opens it |
| Works with no signal | Works offline once opened | Yes |
| Reads in the guest’s own language | Spanish, French and German automatically | One language, unless you print more |
| Sell early check-in, a hamper, a late checkout | Stripe-powered store — paid by card into your account | — |
| Still want paper? | A printable PDF manual from the same content, 8 designs | Yes |
| Cost | From £3/property/month on Offer2Stay · £10 standard | Your time, and a reprint every time something changes |
Compiled 2026 from each product’s public pages. Products change — where we can’t verify a a printed welcome folder detail from their own site we say so rather than guessing. Spotted something out of date? Email us and we’ll fix it.
Paste your listing link and watch your own guidebook build itself — no account, no card. Then decide.
Offer2Stay hosts: £3/mo + 3 months free