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 Knysna · For hosts

One guest guide for your Knysna 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 Knysna?

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 29 curated places around Knysna, ZA, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.

Restaurants & cafés

34 Degrees South
Knysna Waterfront fish restaurant and deli, the town's reliable seafood-and-deck option since 1996. Long menu of line-fish, prawns, sushi and platters; the front terrace overlooks the lagoon.

Ile de Pain
Thesen Island bakery-cafe doing the best sourdough on the Garden Route, eggs and salads through the morning, a small dinner programme on certain nights. The Knysna brunch institution.

Trails & outdoors

Featherbed Bushbuck Trail
Guided 2.2km walk through Featherbed Reserve — milkwood forest, sandstone cliffs, Khoi sea caves and a coastal fynbos section. Only accessible by ferry; the full Featherbed package includes lunch.

Knysna Heads East Walk
Short clifftop walk from East Head parking down to a lower lookout right above the channel — concrete steps and railings, big drops. The easy version of the Featherbed cliff path.

Things to do

Knysna Featherbed Ferry & Tour
Catamaran ferry from the Waterfront to Featherbed Reserve, with a tractor ride up to the cliff trailhead, a guided walk back down and a long lunch on the deck overlooking the lagoon. Half a day, the signature Knysna outing.

Knysna Oyster Festival
Annual two-week winter festival in late June/early July — oyster eating, marathons, mountain-bike races, wine tastings, live music. The town's defining off-season event.

Landmarks & sights

Knysna Heads
Two sandstone cliffs guarding the lagoon mouth where it meets the Indian Ocean — the defining Knysna image. East Head has a sealed drive-up viewpoint; West Head is only reachable by ferry to Featherbed.

Knysna Waterfront & Thesen Island
Restored boatyard precinct on a man-made island in the middle of the lagoon — restaurants, the ferry terminal, marina, shops. The natural arrival point for a Knysna day.

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