BetterSTR makes managing short-term rentals simple. Our platform combines four powerful tools—Guestbooks, WiFi, Upsells, and the in-room Companion—to delight guests, automate communication, and grow your revenue.
BetterSTR Guestbooks: Give guests everything they need in one place. Auto-syncs with OwnerRez, sends trackable links, and updates in real time—reducing questions and improving reviews.
BetterSTR WiFi: Turn WiFi into a marketing tool. Collect every guest’s email, showcase your brand, and re-engage guests with automated offers long after checkout.
BetterSTR Upsells: Earn more without extra work. Promote early check-in, firewood bundles, or local experiences directly in the Guestbook—payments handled automatically.
BetterSTR Companion: Your Guestbook, brought to life in-room. A locked tablet that greets guests, dims at night, doubles as a photo frame, sells upsells, and even monitors noise.
Why BetterSTR? Save time. Enhance stays. Boost revenue. BetterSTR keeps communication seamless, guests delighted, and your business growing.
Steps for Integration
1. Log in to your BetterSTR Account & Click Integrations. Click the Connect button for OwnerRez.
2. Authorize the connection by clicking the green Authorize BetterSTR Guidebook button.
3. Your properties will automatically synchronize and future reservations will be synchronized in 1-2 minutes. You can synchronize historical reservations if you wish to use our Mobile TXT marketing tools.
4. You can now use the custom field code BXBETTERSTRGUIDE in our messaging to guests, which will populate the uniquely generated reservation code.
5. Each reservation will be provided a unique guidebook link that is personalized to the guest. For example, your guide can welcome them by name, provide the actual check-in and check-out date and time, and, if using smart locks, use the guest's phone number to display the last four or five digits of the guest's phone number for access.
Each property also has a general guidebook, which you can share on your website. Create Guides and obtain the guide links from the properties page.
6. When viewing your guidebook, go to the particular section and generate a shareable link to the specific content. Generate QR codes to attach to the fridge, remote control, or other appliances you may want to link instruction manuals to.
What Data is Transmitted
- Webhooks are used
- To update properties when they are edited, added or removed
- To receive New Reservations & altered Reservations
- To Disconnect your account
- Property Data
- Booking data (Future only, unless you choose to sync historical)
- Guest Data
- Custom field BXBETTERSTRGUIDE is created on OwnerRez
- Each reservation, we will update the custom field with a unique link