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 Mackay · For hosts

One guest guide for your Mackay 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 Mackay?

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 34 curated places around Mackay, AU, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.

Restaurants & cafés

Sorbello's Italian Restaurant
A two-decade Victoria Street Italian in the CBD running wood-fired pizza, handmade pasta and a long Sicilian-leaning wine list — the default booking when Mackay families celebrate something, and the only Italian in town with a sommelier-curated cellar.

Roshni Indian by Raj
Chef Raj's fine-dining North Indian on Wood Street — modern plating, regional spice work, and a tandoor menu that's serious enough to be talked about in Brisbane. The CBD's most ambitious kitchen and the one out-of-towners are most surprised by.

Trails & outdoors

Bluewater Trail
A 21km shared pedestrian-and-cycle loop linking the Botanic Gardens, Bluewater Lagoon, Bluewater Quay, Catherine Freeman Walkway and Sandfly Creek — flat, sealed, and the spine of recreational walking and riding in the city. Won a National Heart Foundation award for design.

Sandfly Creek Environmental Walkway
A 2km flat all-abilities walkway through mangrove, coastal scrub and tidal flats at the mouth of the Pioneer River — internationally significant migratory shorebird habitat with 29 species recorded, including 22 long-haul migrants.

Things to do

Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre (MECC)
The 1090-seat council-run auditorium next to Artspace on Gordon Street — the region's premier concerts, theatre and cabaret venue, hosting touring national acts and the Conservatorium's classical season. The largest venue between Cairns and Brisbane.

Harrup Park Country Club
A members-and-guests sporting club on Juliet Street with The Great Barrier Reef Arena (international cricket and AFL), bistro, sports bar, deck bar and a 200-machine gaming room. The local default for big-game viewing, club rugby, and a midweek meal.

Landmarks & sights

Bluewater Lagoon
A free three-tier saltwater lagoon and water playground built into the Pioneer River foreshore, run by the council and patrolled by lifeguards all day. The default summer afternoon for every Mackay family with kids under 10 and the easiest cool-off in the CBD.

Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens
A 51-hectare council garden on the Lagoons Bikeway west of the CBD, with native dry-tropics planting, lily-covered lagoons, and a cafe in the visitor centre. Open 24/7, free, and the only place in town with both bushland walks and a serious cycle network in one parcel.

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