A QR code by the door is the simplest way to hand guests everything they need without an app or a printed binder. But a code is only as good as what it points to and where you put it. Here's how to get both right.
What should the QR code link to?
Don't point it at your WiFi alone or a raw PDF. Link it to a single welcome page that holds the whole stay: WiFi with one-tap copy, check-in and check-out, house rules, how the appliances work, and — ideally — a local guide of nearby places. One scan, everything in one place.
Make the QR code (the easy way)
You can generate a QR code from any free tool by pasting in a URL. The catch is maintenance: if that URL ever changes, every printed code is dead. The cleaner route is a guidebook tool that generates the code for you and keeps it pointed at your always-current welcome page, so you print once and never reprint when details change.
Where to put it so guests actually scan
- By the entrance, at eye level — the first thing they see after the lock.
- On the fridge or a kitchen wall, where people gather and look for information.
- In the welcome message and check-in instructions, so it's on their phone before they arrive.
- A small framed card beats a loose sheet — it reads as intentional, not clutter.
Test it before your next guest
Scan it yourself with a phone that's never seen the page, on mobile data rather than your WiFi, and check every link opens and every appliance note makes sense. Two minutes now saves the “this doesn't work” message later.
Travellor generates the QR code for you and keeps it pointed at your live welcome page — edit anything from your phone and the printed code never goes out of date. It's free for your first 7 properties.