Adding photos of your listing in Guesty can provide a clear and appealing visual representation of the property, attracting potential guests to make a booking. The photos will be synced and displayed on the listing's page in the connected channel.
Follow the instructions below to upload new photos, assign them to rooms, and add their captions.
It can take up to 24 hours for new photos to sync with a booking channel.
Before you begin
Ensure your photos meet the following requirements.
Accepted file types are:
- JPEG
- JPG
- PNG
- GIF
The minimum resolution supported by Guesty is 1280x720 px. We recommend using a resolution of 1920x1080 px for a full HD display.
- Airbnb: Photo resolution must not exceed 1920x1080px. A higher resolution will cause a listing not to be connected.
- Booking.com: Images with a resolution of 4000x3000 pixels render best results, with a minimum resolution of 2048x1080 pixels.
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Vrbo: The minimum quality resolution is 1024x683px. The best quality resolution is 3840x2160 pixels or higher. Vrbo rejects listings with duplicate images.
For Vrbo via Rentals United, the required resolution is 1024x768.
You can add photos to Guesty, each having a file size of up to 25MB.
- For Airbnb, the file size must not exceed 4MB. Bigger files will cause a listing not to be connected.
- For Vrbo, the maximum file size is 20MB.
Tip:
You can use these free third-party image optimization tools to compress your images:
Upload a minimum of 10 photos per listing to ensure it can be connected with all booking channels. Vrbo requires a minimum of 7 photos per listing. The maximum amount per listing is 50.
Listings connected to Airbnb
Manage your photos in Guesty. Photos in Airbnb will be overridden by the ones you have in Guesty.
You can assign specific photos to rooms within the listing, as described in the instructions below. Assigned photos will sync to the "Where you'll sleep" section on the Airbnb listing page.
Listings connected to Booking.com
It is recommended to use landscape images (i.e., horizontal) with a minimum resolution of 2048 x 1080 pixels. Images with a resolution of 4000 x 3000 pixels render the best results.
Learn more about Booking.com's photo requirements.
Listings connected to Vrbo
It can take up to 24 hours for photos to sync between Guesty and Vrbo.
Users with a limited sync connection type, manage your photos directly in Vrbo. Users with a full sync connection type, manage your photos in Guesty.
Tip:
For best results, follow these Vrbo photography tips to capture the best shots for your listing.
Additional Vrbo requirements
Vrbo has specific photo guidelines to maintain consistency and quality across its platform. To ensure your listing meets Vrbo's standards, follow Vrbo's photo guidelines.
- Photos should be sharp, well-lit, with high-resolution of no less than 1024x683 pixels.
- Use horizontal (landscape) orientation for better visibility.
- Avoid uploading duplicate images, which prevent your listing from being successfully connected to Vrbo.
Do not upload photos that are:
- Low-resolution or blurry
- Black and white
- Inappropriate or misleading
- Watermarked
- Copied from another listing
- Irrelevant to your property or area
- Blank or duplicated images
Avoid uploading images that contain:
- Logos or borders
- Text, URLs, or contact information
- Documents, certificates, illustrations, or posters
- Copyrighted material
- Close-up images of a plant
- License plates
- Collages of multiple photos or listings
Add new photos
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click Listings.
- Click the relevant listing.
- In the left-side menu, click Marketing, then select Photos.
- To the right of “Photo gallery”, click Edit.
- Click Upload photos or drag and drop a file into the photo gallery.
- Click Save.
Add captions and assign photos to rooms
Rooms are set in the property's room arrangement.
Assigning photos to rooms or adding captions won’t sync to Booking.com. For Vrbo, each photo can have a maximum caption length of 400 characters
Step by step:
- Repeat steps 1-4 above.
- Mark the checkboxes of the relevant photos, then click Bulk edit. To select a single photo, click the photo.
- In the edit screen, fill in a caption for the photo in the text box and select the relevant room from the dropdown menu.
- Click Save.
Change the order or display
The photo in the top left of the gallery is the listing's primary photo in Guesty. This photo will be the listing’s cover photo on the Airbnb platform. To change the order of photos, click and hold the photo you want to move, then drag it to the desired location.
The order of display you set in Guesty won't be synced to Airbnb.
Delete a photo
For listings connected to Airbnb, you can delete up to 100 photos per week. If you exceed this amount, the syncing will fail.
Step by step:
- Repeat steps 1-5 in "Adding a photo" above.
- Mark the checkboxes of the relevant photos, then click Delete.