Free tool for KC metro STR hosts

Build a real guest guidebook with AI — in under 15 minutes

A ready-to-use Claude prompt that generates a complete, live, branded guidebook for your short-term rental. No coding. No monthly fee. No generic templates.

↓  Get the free prompt
What you get

A guidebook that actually feels like yours

Fill in a few details. Paste into Claude. Get a complete, deployable guidebook — hosted free, live in minutes.

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Live weather widget

Real-time conditions via Open-Meteo. No API key needed.

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Tap-to-copy WiFi

Password displayed front and center with one-tap copy.

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Embedded map

Google Maps centered on your neighborhood, no API key.

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Local favorites

Your actual recommendations, in your voice, as cards.

Checkout checklist

Tap-to-check items guests mark off before leaving.

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Mobile-first PWA

Works offline. Can be added to a home screen.

How it works

Five steps, start to live URL

No GitHub. No terminal. No monthly subscription.

Which AI do you need?  This prompt is built and tested for Claude — you'll need a free account at claude.ai (no credit card required). It will also work in ChatGPT and Google Gemini with similar results. Avoid Perplexity for this — it's a research tool, not a code builder. Whichever you use, skip the "Try without signing up" option; the output is too long and will get cut off before it finishes.

1

Copy the prompt below

Hit the "Copy prompt" button — the whole thing goes to your clipboard, variables and all.

2

Fill in your property details

Paste into any text editor, fill in the variables at the top. Your name, neighborhood, WiFi, local spots. Takes about 5 minutes.

Tip: right-click your address in Google Maps to grab your coordinates for the weather widget
3

Paste into Claude and send

Go to claude.ai, start a new conversation, paste the whole thing, and hit Send. Your guidebook builds in about 60 seconds.

4

Save the HTML file

Copy Claude's output into Notepad or TextEdit and save as index.html.

Mac users: Format > Make Plain Text in TextEdit before pasting
5

Drag onto Netlify Drop

Go to app.netlify.com/drop, drag your file onto the page, and you have a live public URL in under 60 seconds. Free forever.

Want guide.yourproperty.com? Create a free Netlify account and connect your domain — about 10 minutes

The prompt

Copy everything, fill in your details at the top, paste into Claude.

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Built by a KC host, for KC hosts

I'm Steve — I run BaseKC, a short-term rental duplex in Independence. I built this tool because the guest guidebook options out there are either overpriced, generic, or require you to be a developer to customize.

This prompt packages everything I learned building my own guidebook into something any host can use in an afternoon. It's free, it's yours to keep, and it actually sounds like a person wrote it.

If you found it useful, come hang out on DadTechPOV — that's where I document this stuff as I build it.

Watch: Build a guidebook in 15 minutes

Demo video coming soon on DadTechPOV