Does this comply with Airbnb’s terms of service?

Yes. Airbnb’s policy explicitly permits “optional apps that facilitate a guest’s experience during the stay” — it names Sonos, Nest, and concierge apps as examples. CohostAI is exactly that: an optional guest-experience app guests open via a link or QR to get instant answers. It doesn’t require payment or property access, and it doesn’t auto-send in your Airbnb inbox — reply drafts wait for your review, so you stay in control of the conversations that matter.

What if my property is in a rural or small town?

We scan up to 10 surrounding zip codes to surface the best restaurants, trails, and gems within driving distance. Most rural hosts get 40+ quality recommendations.

Can I edit or customize what the AI picks?

Yes. Add your own favorites, write host tips, remove places you don’t love, and mark your top picks with a Host Pick badge. Your cohost only answers from what you’ve saved and confirmed.

Will my guests actually use it?

Every guide includes built-in analytics — you’ll see opens, clicks, and which places guests tap on. Most hosts see strong engagement in the first 24 hours after sharing.

Is there a free plan?

You can build, edit, and test CohostAI for free with no credit card. Publishing a guest link or using the live AI cohost requires one paid license per property at $9/month or $79/year; drafts stay saved either way.

What happens if I cancel?

Your cohost and guest guide stay live through the end of the period you’ve paid for. After that the guest link pauses — nothing is deleted, and everything comes back if you resubscribe.

Explore Akaroa · For hosts

One guest guide for your Akaroa rental.

Give guests one page for Wi-Fi, check-in, parking and what’s good nearby. Start with your address, add your property details, then share grounded answers available 24/7.

Hosting in Akaroa?

CohostAI turns these recommendations into a guest guide for your exact address — and answers your guests' questions from it, day or night, in their language.

Free to start. No credit card required.

A local guide already taking shape

Start from 36 curated places around Akaroa, NZ, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.

Restaurants & cafés

The Brasserie Kitchen & Bar
Cafe and wine bar in a 100-year-old villa on Rue Lavaud, with a fresh local-seasonal menu built around Akaroa mussels and a lush garden courtyard. Live music and daytime dining; no dinner service in winter.

Bully Hayes Restaurant & Bar
Waterfront restaurant on Beach Road with a casual all-day menu and the village's busiest deck. Family-friendly, generous portions, and the right answer for a group.

Trails & outdoors

Akaroa Lighthouse Walk
A flat 20-minute walk from the village along the waterfront to the 1880 wooden lighthouse, with views back over the harbour. Pram-friendly.

Stanley Park Track
A 90-minute return walk from the village up into the bush behind town to a panoramic harbour lookout. The local Sunday walk.

Things to do

Black Cat Akaroa Harbour Nature Cruise
Two-hour wildlife cruise from Akaroa wharf, focused on Hector's dolphins (the world's smallest and rarest) and Banks Peninsula wildlife. DOC-accredited, family-friendly.

Akaroa Dolphins Swim Tour
Swim-with-dolphins tour from Akaroa wharf, with Hector's dolphins in the harbour. Small group, wetsuits provided. The signature wildlife immersion.

Landmarks & sights

Akaroa Harbour
The drowned volcanic crater that forms the largest body of water on Banks Peninsula, with the French-settler village on the western shore and steep bush hills around all sides. Home to the world's rarest dolphin (Hector's) and the country's signature mainland penguin colony. The village's reason for being.

Akaroa Village (French Quarter)
Founded by French settlers in 1840, Akaroa retains French street names (Rue Lavaud, Rue Jolie), French-leaning bistros and bakeries, and the bicultural feel that explains the tricolor flag flying alongside the New Zealand one. The orientation point.

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