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 Rochester · For hosts

One guest guide for your Rochester 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 Rochester?

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 28 curated places around Rochester, MN, then choose the recommendations that fit your guests.

Restaurants & cafés

Bleu Duck Kitchen
Rochester's fine-dining standard-bearer in a historic brick building, with a seasonally changing New American menu cooked in an exhibition kitchen and a strong oyster and cocktail program. Tuesday is the value date-night, and the Saturday brunch is a draw.

Chester's Kitchen and Bar
An upscale New American spot steps from the Mayo Clinic, with a garden atrium, a lush patio, parmesan-crusted walleye, and a notable chocolate cake. The atrium and patio are the seats to request; it is one of the few genuinely upscale brunches walkable from Mayo.

Trails & outdoors

Quarry Hill Nature Center
A big park with miles of paved and natural trails through oak savanna and floodplain forest, plus historic sandstone caves, a fossil quarry, and a live-animal interpretive center. The free interpretive center with live reptiles and a beehive is great with kids.

Silver Lake
A central-city lake with a flat looped path that stays ice-free year-round, warmed by the power plant, making it a famous winter gathering spot for Canada geese and a summer kayak hub. Fall through spring is the best time, when the geese flock here.

Things to do

Mayo Civic Center
Southern Minnesota's largest event center on the Zumbro riverbank downtown, hosting concerts, conventions, sports, and festivals. Check the calendar before a downtown visit; touring concerts and seasonal festivals anchor evenings here.

Thesis Beer Project
A small-batch neighborhood brewery and taproom in the Uptown district that doubles as a live-music venue, with rotating releases plus seltzers and beer slushies. It packs the calendar with music, trivia, and karaoke, so check what is on.

Landmarks & sights

Plummer Building
The landmark tower that symbolizes the Mayo Clinic, with ornate architecture, a fifty-six-bell carillon, and a restored historical suite inside. Head up to the suite, a free time-capsule of the founding doctors' offices, and time a visit to hear the carillon.

Peace Plaza
The pedestrian heart of downtown at the foot of the Mayo Clinic, a gathering plaza for international medical visitors with cafes, fountains, and year-round events. This is the people-watching crossroads where Rochester's global mix passes through.

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