Hostfully Guidebooks review
Hostfully Guidebooks offers digital guidebooks for guests, with a free option for your first guidebook.
★★★★☆ 4.0 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Digital guidebooks
- Pricing
- Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo
- Free tier
- Yes
- Needs a PMS
- No
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Hostfully Guidebooks is Digital guidebooks. Published pricing: Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo. There is a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Free-forever first guidebook + marketplace; guidebook only.
Who it’s for
Hostfully Guidebooks suits property owners seeking a simple digital guidebook solution. It's accessible for those starting out, with a free option for a single guidebook, and also caters to those needing multiple guidebooks through its Pro plan.
Our take
The company provides a free digital guidebook and a marketplace, with a Pro plan available for around $7.99 per guidebook per month for additional guidebooks. A significant feature is that it does not require a Property Management System (PMS). The size of the company is noted as mid.
How it compares to BnBGenius
On the published figures alone, Hostfully Guidebooks shows Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo and BnBGenius shows free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. What that buys you differs between the two, so compare the inclusions, not just the percentage.
Verdict
Hostfully Guidebooks is a decent option for owners wanting a basic digital guest book. For an owner-first alternative, consider BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Hostfully Guidebooks cost?
Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo.
Is there a free tier?
Yes.
Do you need a PMS to run Hostfully Guidebooks?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
Questions to put to Hostfully Guidebooks
- “Is Free (1 guidebook); Pro ~$7.99/guidebook/mo per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
Worth putting on the same shortlist. We have listed what each one publishes, and where nothing is published we say so:
- Guesty — From $9/listing/mo; Pro/Ent custom.
- Revyoos — From €5/mo; 14-day trial.
- Lodgix — From $79.99/mo (1–7 props) + 0.5% OTA fee; 30-day trial.
For the owner-first comparison we keep coming back to, our first pick is BnBGenius — see OneFineBnB for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
See BnBGenius →