Kenova
Effortless Hospitality

Everything your guests need — before they think to ask.

Create a thoughtful welcome guide with everything visitors need for a smooth stay — from arrival details and house instructions to local recommendations and hidden gems. All inside one beautifully designed guide your guests can open anytime.

Ready in under 24 hours No app required One simple link for every guest
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The reality of hosting

The part of hosting nobody warns you about.

You created a beautiful place. You prepared the details. You wanted guests to feel welcomed. Then hosting begins — and the same questions arrive:

"How do we check in?" "What's the Wi-Fi?" "Where should we park?" "What restaurant would you recommend?" "What should we do nearby?"

Not because guests don't care. Because arriving somewhere new creates uncertainty. And every unanswered question creates friction.

Retire the binder

The binder was never the problem. The care behind it was.

For years, great hosts created welcome books. They represented care. Preparation. Hospitality.

But paper has limits. Information changes. Pages get missed. Guests forget where they saw something. Kenova keeps the welcome — and removes the friction.

A small Kenova QR card can even sit where the binder used to — a quick scan on the counter, so the welcome stays exactly where guests look for it.

Retire the binder. Keep the hospitality.
The difference

Everything your guests need — and everything you get back.

A better welcome doesn't just make the stay smoother. It shows up in your reviews, your ratings, and who books you again.

A quieter phone

The questions you answer a hundred times a season — check-in, Wi-Fi, parking, the good restaurant — are already answered, before anyone thinks to ask.

Guests who arrive ready

They know where to go, how to get in, and what to do first. No confused arrivals, no late-night messages.

Warmer reviews, higher ratings

Guests who feel looked after say so — and the small details become the reason they leave five stars.

Guests who come back

A trip they loved is a trip they remember — and you're the host they book again next season, or recommend to a friend.

Running more than one place? Each property gets its own guide and its own link — so every guest, at every listing, gets the same effortless welcome, no matter how many doors you manage.

It starts the moment they book

Your welcome arrives with their confirmation.

Add your guide link to your booking confirmation — Airbnb, Booking.com, direct, anywhere you host — and every guest opens it the instant they reserve. Not on arrival. At booking, when the trip is still new and they're most excited to plan it.

That's the window that matters. While they're dreaming about the trip, they're inside your guide — reading your recommendations, mapping out their days, deciding where to eat, what to see, what to do. They arrive already knowing your neighbourhood, already with a plan. And you never lifted a finger past pasting one link.

And they never have to hunt for it later — a Kenova QR at the property brings the same guide back with a single scan.

One link, sent once, for every guest.

Curious how yours would look? See it built from your own listing.

See your welcome guide
Before the door opens

Great hospitality starts before the door opens.

Your guests are arriving somewhere unfamiliar. They want confidence. They want to know: Where do I go? What should I expect? What is worth discovering?

Kenova helps guests arrive prepared, welcomed, and excited. Because confident guests become happier guests. And happier guests leave better reviews.

How it works

From your knowledge to their experience.

01

Share what makes your place special.

Your property details, your instructions, your recommendations, your local knowledge.

02

Watch your guide come together.

Kenova turns your information into a beautiful welcome guide.

03

Welcome guests with confidence.

Share one simple link before arrival — and place a Kenova QR at the property, so the guide is one quick scan away. No digging through their inbox to find it.

One link or a quick scan. Any phone. No app required.
The local pillar

More than instructions. A local welcome.

The best parts of a destination rarely come from a search engine. They come from people who know. Inside every guide is a curated Eat · See · Do — the places worth their time:

Your favourite coffee.
The restaurant you actually recommend.
The beach worth visiting early.
The places visitors miss.

Fill it with your own recommendations, lean on Kenova's local picks, or let trusted suggestions fill the gaps automatically. Guests who explore more come home with a better story to tell — and that's the story they put in the review, and what brings them back next season.

Help guests experience your destination the way locals do.

Our name

Why Kenova

In Dubrovnik, there is a simple expression — a small question that opens a door:

"Kenova?"

What's new? How are you? What's happening?

A moment of connection. Kenova brings that same spirit to modern hosting.
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Who it's for

Built for hosts who care.

Kenova is for hosts who believe the details matter. The ones who recommend. The ones who prepare. The ones who want guests to say: "They thought of everything."

Why it's worth it

A guest who arrives sure of everything — and explores more because of it — has a better trip. A better trip becomes a better review, and often a guest who books you again. Small moments compound.

One extra five-star review can be worth more than a year of Kenova.
Kenova Founding Hosts

Become one of the first Kenova Founding Hosts.

We are inviting a small group of thoughtful hosts to help shape the future of effortless hospitality.

  • 3 months complimentary access
  • Direct founder feedback
  • Early access to improvements
  • Founding recognition
Become a founding host

Create effortless hospitality.

Everything your guests need. Before they think to ask.

See your welcome guide