Happy Guest + Cloudbeds:
Own the guest experience
Happy Guest pairs with Cloudbeds to bring short-term rental operations and the full guest experience together into a single connected flow. Nothing to migrate. No app to download.
Full set up is done for you, completely free.
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Two products.
The full guest experience.
Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds handles the heavy lifting of running a short-term rental property, from distribution and reservations to revenue and team management.
Together with Happy Guest, the two platforms run in unison, giving hosts and property managers a complete, end-to-end workflow that keeps operations running smoothly and guests coming back.
How your Cloudbeds account works with Happy Guest:
Your Cloudbeds property listings sync automatically. No setup needed. Nothing to migrate.
Happy Guest pulls in your confirmed bookings to generate personalized reservation links for each guest.
Door codes are delivered at the right time based on the reservation
One guest link. No app. You set the rules. Guests move themselves through the check-in process.
Happy Guest
On the guest side, Happy Guest picks up right where Cloudbeds leaves off, automating everything your guests experience after booking: check-ins, rental agreements, ID collection, upsells, and digital guidebooks. Your guest does three things, Happy Guest takes care of the rest.
In under two minutes, on their phone, no app required:
1. Signs your rental agreement and house rules
2. Uploads a government-issued ID
3. Covers the protection by paying the deposit, authorizing the hold, or accepting the damage waiver, whichever you require
Once those three steps are complete, the door code releases automatically. No completion, no code—it's that simple. Everything else runs itself, on every reservation, without any extra effort on your part.
HAPPY GUEST WORKS WITH EVERY
OTA & PMSBuilt to work with Cloudbeds
Cloudbeds is a full-stack hospitality platform built for property operators who want real control over how their business runs. Cloudbeds is designed to scale with operators at any stage. Adding Happy Guest extends that system into the automated guest journey.
What Cloudbeds offers:
Channel Manager: Real-time rate and availability syncing across OTAs, GDS, and direct booking channels
Property Management System: Reservation management, guest profiles, and front-desk workflows in one dashboard
Revenue Management: Rate intelligence and performance tools to increase occupancy and revenue
Distribution: Access a global network of booking platforms from a single system
Payment Processing: Manage guest payments, deposits, and billing without leaving the platform
Task Management: Schedule and track housekeeping, maintenance, and team tasks across properties
Analytics & Reporting: Monitor KPIs and property performance with built-in reporting tools
What Happy Guest users are saying
"Using Happy Guest has been a great addition to my workflow. It's made the process of getting guests to sign rental agreements seamless and professional. What I appreciate most is how clearly everything is explained to guests!"
"Happy Guest got me started when I knew absolutely nothing about the business. The mentoring and support alone is infinitely valuable. The guest portal is far more robust than a protection plan!"
"Happy Guest has been amazing for our business. I would recommend them to every PM I could."
Cloudbeds & HAPPY GUEST WORK TOGETHERHappy Guest and Cloudbeds, working together
Cloudbeds gives you control over operations.
Happy Guest gives your guests an experience worth remembering.
While Cloudbeds manages your rates, channels, and reservations behind the scenes, Happy Guest handles everything your guests see: a psychology-backed flow built by designers and behavioral experts to drive 100% completion of check-ins, rental agreements, ID collection, and upsells.
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Compliance & Protection
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Automated Messaging
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Revenue & Upsells
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Guidebooks & Guest Experience
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Rental Agreements
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Damage Protection
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Guest Verification
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Early Check-In
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Upsells & Add-Ons
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Affiliate Revenue
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Direct & Repeat Bookings
Wait — Is it actually free? Yes.
Here’s why:
Frequently asked questions about Happy Guest & Cloudbeds
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You need a Cloudbeds account and a free Happy Guest account. Log into your Happy Guest account, navigate to the connections settings, and select Cloudbeds from the list of supported Property Management Systems (PMS). Follow the on-screen prompts to authorize the connection using your Cloudbeds account credentials or API key so reservations sync automatically.
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No. Reservations, calendars, channels and billing stay where they are on Cloudbeds. Happy Guest runs the guest journey after the booking.
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Happy Guest is free for hosts, with no plan tiers or paywalled features. It only makes money when a guest chooses to spend — on an upsell, early check-in, or a damage waiver. If the guest doesn't buy anything, you don't owe anything.
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No. Happy Guest layers on top of your existing Cloudbeds setup. It doesn't replace your PMS messaging — it specifically handles the compliance and check-in tasks that Cloudbeds doesn't automate end-to-end.
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Yes. Happy Guest pulls each reservation's details from Cloudbeds, including multi-room bookings, and generates the right check-in flow per guest or per room, depending on how you've set it up.
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For Short Term Rentals
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For Boutique Hotels
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For Inns & Bed and Breakfasts
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For Glamping & Unique Stays
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For Mid-Term Rentals
Get a demo for your STR
Book a 45 minute 1-on-1
We'll show you exactly what your guests would see, building your account with you. It's the setup, not a sales pitch. Completely free.