Give vacation-rental guests a phone-friendly digital guide and track booking trends with AI
Leah Lamm, owner of two vacation rentals in Brown County, Indiana, including the 1891 Schoolhouse Inn (the former Cottonwood Schoolhouse), in the Brown County Democrat
With help from a 10-week local AI class (Project Fish), she built a digital guide guests open on their phones in place of printed instructions and information, plus an online travel guide to Brown County restaurants, shops and attractions. Another project tracks reservations, compares business month to month, shows booking trends and how each property is performing, and gives her information for pricing and marketing decisions. She also uses AI to help write website articles and social media posts promoting local businesses and attractions, and reads every word before publishing. The class used ChatGPT and Claude; the story doesn't say which she used.
ChatGPT Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo · Claude $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (the story doesn't say which plan she used)
Easy · or we set it up for $197
ChatGPT, Claude
The problem
As a host with two properties, she relied on printed guest instructions and wanted a better view of how her rentals were performing to guide pricing and marketing. She didn't have the time or money to build these things on her own.
What happened
She calls the class "life changing" and says the technology let her do things she never would have had the time or money to do on her own. No figures are given. Self-reported.
Quoted in the source: Leah Lamm, owner, two Brown County vacation rentals, Indiana. Source: Brown County Democrat: Working Smarter: Brown County business owners put technology to practical use (Courtney Hughett) (2026-11-10) · Added 2026-11-10.
How to set it up yourself
- Collect everything a guest needs: check-in steps, Wi-Fi, parking, appliance quirks, house rules, checkout steps, emergency contacts and your favorite local spots.
- Paste it into ChatGPT or Claude with the prompt below and ask for a short, phone-friendly guest guide you can publish as a simple web page or shared document.
- Walk through the property with the guide on your phone and fix anything wrong or missing. Re-check business hours and addresses yourself before publishing.
- Once a month, export your reservations (no guest personal details) and ask it to compare months and flag trends you can use for pricing.
Copy-paste prompt
I host a vacation rental called {PROPERTY NAME} in {TOWN}. Turn my notes below into a guest guide that reads well on a phone: short sections with headings for Arrival, Wi-Fi, Around the House, House Rules, Checkout, Emergencies, and Local Favorites. Keep each section under 80 words, keep my wording for anything safety-related, and don't add any places, hours or facts that aren't in my notes. My notes: {PASTE NOTES}We set up one AI automation in your tools, live within 48 hours of getting access, for $197. No call needed. Founding price for our first 10 customers (regular $297).
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Tools used
ChatGPT
General AI assistant for writing, research, brainstorming and analysis.
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Claude
AI assistant for writing, long documents, analysis and coding help.
From $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (checked 2026-11-10)
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Checked prices: ChatGPT: from Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (verified 2026-11-09) · Claude: from $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (verified 2026-11-10)
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