No. 01The free checklist
The little things guests notice, sorted before check‑in.
HostStyled makes simple, good-looking tools for people who host. Start with our Guest-Ready Checklist: twenty small details, room by room, that make a place feel looked after. No renovation required.
No. 02A look inside
Walk it like a guest who just found the door.
The checklist goes room by room: arrival, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, living space, then tech and safety. Tick what's already in place, circle what needs fixing, and write it on the fix-it list at the back.
Here are five of the twenty, exactly as they appear on the page.
Get all twenty, free- 01
Check-in instructions sent ahead, and tested
Share the address, parking, entry steps and a door photo. Re-test after any lock or code change.
- 02
A bright, working light at the entrance
Late arrivals need to see the lock and steps; a dusk-to-dawn bulb or timer handles it for you.
- 05
Two pillows per guest: one soft, one firm
Sleep preferences vary, so note which is which in your guide or with a small tag.
- 12
A ready-to-go coffee and tea setup
The machine, filters or pods, a starter supply of coffee and tea, mugs and a kettle.
- 17
Wi-Fi name and password on display
A framed card near the entry or router, so no one has to message you to ask.
No. 03From your side of the door
Hosting mostly happens in four moments.
Everything we make is meant to make one of them a bit easier.
- 11:00 am
- Check-out. The next guests arrive at four, and the sheets are still in the dryer. Turnover between back-to-back stays is where small things get missed.
- 4:00 pm
- The check-in rush. Where to park, which door, how the lockbox works. Clear arrival steps sent ahead save three messages at once.
- 9:40 pm
- “So sorry to bother you, what's the wifi password?” A card by the router and a welcome book on the counter answer it before anyone has to ask.
- Day three
- The review. The one you're hoping for says something like “spotless, and so many thoughtful touches.” Those touches are usually small, cheap and planned in advance.
No. 04New in the shop
The Photo-Ready Rental
A room-by-room styling guide for short-term rental hosts
$17 25-page PDF · instant download · on Gumroad
Most rentals don't need new furniture. They need fewer things, better light, a properly made bed and a bathroom that looks stocked. This guide goes room by room with the counts, sizes and placements that are easy to get wrong, from pillows on a queen bed to rug size under a king to what belongs on the kitchen counter.
- Rooms
- Entry, living room, bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and coffee station, outdoor
- Also inside
- Every measurement on one printable page, a phone-camera photo day checklist, a shopping list and a room planner
- Format
- One PDF, US Letter. Read on screen or print at home
Digital download, nothing ships. Checkout and delivery are handled by Gumroad.
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No. 05In the shop
The Welcome Book
$11 Editable template · instant download · coming to Etsy
Sixteen pages of warm, pre-written guest info. Swap the highlighted bits for your own details, drop in your photos, then print it for the counter or send it as a PDF before arrival. It answers the wifi question, the trash-day question and the “where should we eat” question, so you don't have to.
- Pages
- 16, US Letter
- Colors
- Warm Neutral and Coastal Sage
- Edit in
- Canva (free account), PowerPoint or Google Slides
- Includes
- Both color versions, preview PDFs and a step-by-step editing guide
What's on the sixteen pages
- 01Cover
- 02Welcome letter
- 03House at a glance
- 04Wi-Fi
- 05Check-in & out
- 06House rules
- 07How things work
- 08Kitchen guide
- 09Parking & transport
- 10Eat & drink
- 11Things to do
- 12Emergency info
- 13Safety
- 14Trash & recycling
- 15Guest book
- 16Thank you
Digital download, nothing ships. Sample photos are for illustration and not included.
No. 06From the weekly email
Short notes, one idea at a time.
This is the kind of thing that lands in your inbox. Read in a minute, done by the weekend.
- i.
Light the entry
Guests often arrive tired or after dark. A plug-in lamp or motion light by the door sets the tone in the first ten seconds.
- ii.
Label the obvious
A small card on the thermostat, the coffee maker and the trash bins saves you a dozen messages a month.
- iii.
Two of everything
Two pillows per guest, two towels per guest, two places to set a phone by the bed. Little doubles feel generous.
- iv.
Sit in every seat
Once a season, stay a night. Sit in each chair, use each outlet, read in bed. You'll find what's missing fast.
No. 07Why we started this
Why we started HostStyled
Most hosting advice is about pricing, or about a big renovation.
We think the part in between gets skipped: the lamp by the door, the card on the thermostat, the welcome book that actually gets read. That's where guests decide how a place feels, usually in the first few minutes.
So that's what HostStyled is for. Useful, good-looking things one host can put in place between two bookings, on an ordinary budget. We keep it practical, we keep it short, and we don't sell what we wouldn't use.
The HostStyled studio
No. 08Free download
Print it before your next turnover.
The Guest-Ready Checklist, free, plus one practical idea a week for your rental. No fluff, no hard sell.