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Automatic follow-up for short-term rental hosts
A short-term rental host can automate a short chain of messages: a booking thank-you, arrival details a few days ahead, a mid-stay check, checkout instructions and a thank-you after. Each reads as personal when it uses the guest’s name and details. A late-night problem still reaches you directly.
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Send arrival details when they are needed
A code sent two weeks early gets lost. A message the morning before, with the address, parking and check-in time, gets read.
Include the one thing guests always ask, such as how to find the entrance, in the same message.
Check in once during the stay
One quick message on the second day, asking if everything is fine, solves problems before they become reviews. Most guests do not write unless asked.
After checkout
A thank-you, a nudge for a review, and later a note for the season they might return. Keep each short, and leave out anything that reads like a form letter.
Thank-you notes work best when they mention something specific, like the dog or the anniversary.
Picture this
Examples of what it can look like in a short-term rental. Illustrations, not clients.
A guest replies to the day-two check-in that the shower drains slowly. You send someone that afternoon, and they mention it kindly in the review.
Guests who stayed in winter get a note in early summer asking whether they want to come back for the lake season.
A guest confirms they will arrive late. The system tells the cleaner not to rush and reminds you to leave the porch light on.
Map your rental business in Westward’s Brain
Enter your website. The Brain reads it and shows every step of your short-term rental that could run on its own, and what we would build first. Free, about 20 seconds, no sign-up.
Questions
How many automatic messages is too many?
Fewer is better. Send what guests need at the moment they need it.
Can the messages use the guest’s name and dates?
Yes. That is what keeps them from feeling like a template.
Can I send different messages to long-stay guests?
Yes. A month-long guest needs a mid-stay check on trash and cleaning, not a day-two note.
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