Show your guests the places that matter
Curated local guides, built by your team or ours, that your guests actually use. You see where they go.
Up to 5 live Edits · Full analytics dashboard
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Your taste stops at the lobby
You built your hotel around a point of view. Every design decision, every restaurant partnership, every neighborhood you chose to plant your flag in communicates something about what you believe a great stay should feel like.
The moment they step outside, that sensibility vanishes. They're on Google Maps, sorting by star rating, reading the same reviews as everyone at the Hilton down the block. Your taste, the thing they're paying for, stops at your door.
Most boutique properties under 150 keys don't have a dedicated concierge. Your front desk does their best, but their knowledge is personal, inconsistent, and walks out the door at the end of every shift.
Introducing Overlook Edits
An Edit is a curated collection of 8–12 places: restaurants, galleries, shops, walks, experiences. Assembled by people with a point of view and delivered through a link or QR code. No app. No PMS integration. No tech lift. Just a beautiful, map-driven guide in the browser.
Underneath, something else is happening. Every tap, every place a guest lingers on, every spot they actually walk into flows back to you. For the first time, you can see what your guests care about outside your walls.
Make as many as you want. "Where our chef eats." "A perfect afternoon in the neighborhood." "Date night." "The gallery walk your guests won't find on Google." Each one is a different expression of your property's taste, and each one extends your brand into the neighborhood you chose to be in.
Gary Baseman's Los Angeles
An LA-born visual artist in love with this amazing city — its humor, strip malls, museums, and quiet corners. LA isn't a backdrop; it's a collaborator.
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Epic Drives of LA
No city on Earth matches the driving roads within two hours of Los Angeles. Angeles Crest climbs from suburban Pasadena to 7,000 feet through high-speed alpine switchbacks.
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Galleries That Put LA on the Art World Map
These ten galleries represent real annual art-market activity, and every one is free and open to the public. No entry, no membership — you walk in and stand in front of the same work.
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LA's Important Residential Architecture (I of 2)
The essential tour of Los Angeles's landmark modernist homes — the architects and houses that made the city a laboratory for how we live.
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Important Public Parks of LA
Los Angeles isn't only freeways. Wander a mountain, a beach, or a canyon — the open spaces that make the city breathe.
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Important Commercial and Public Architecture of LA
What makes LA's landmarks iconic — a set spanning the 1900s to today: Union Station, the Bradbury, and the great civic and commercial monuments.
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LA Galleries Where Fine Art and Pop Culture Collide
Los Angeles is a city where fine art and pop culture live side by side — and this Edit maps the galleries where the two worlds cross over.
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Vintage LA
A curated set of the best vintage and thrift-clothing addresses across every corner of Los Angeles.
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Most Historically Significant Hotels and Motels in LA (pre-1940)
Surviving pre-1940 hotels and motels that document LA's early architectural eras — you can still stay inside the history.
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The Ultimate Guide to LA's Rooftop Bars
With year-round warm weather, LA was made for rooftops. The best sky-high bars and lounges in the city.
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Walk in Oscar's Footsteps – Top 10 Outdoor Film Locations in LA
The outdoor filming locations behind the movies — walk the Los Angeles backdrops that made cinema history.
Open EditHow it works
You curate (or we build it for you)
Each Edit takes minutes to assemble. Pick the places that define your neighborhood: your favorites, your chef's go-tos, the spots your best guests always ask about. Or let our editorial team handle it.
Your guests find it instantly
Print a QR at check-in. Drop a link in your booking confirmation. Embed it in your guest messaging. No app, no login. Works the second they tap it.
They explore. You learn.
Guests browse a visual, map-driven guide on their phone. Every tap and every GPS-verified visit flows back to your dashboard, quietly building a picture of what your guests actually care about.
Your taste compounds
Refine your Edits as you learn. Swap in new spots, retire what's not landing, create seasonal collections. Your concierge layer gets sharper with every stay.
What you'll see that you've never seen before
Right now, you know almost nothing about what your guests do after they leave. Did they love the restaurant you suggested? Did they even go? You can't see any of it.
Edits change that. Every interaction teaches you something real about who your guests are and what they value. Not what they say in a survey. What they actually do.
Over time, patterns emerge: your weekday guests gravitate toward coffee and bookshops; your weekend guests want tasting menus and gallery openings. Repeat visitors skip the obvious picks and go straight for the deeper cuts. That understanding shapes your welcome packages, your brand partnerships, and how you think about your next property.
It also becomes a loyalty engine. A guest who feels genuinely understood comes back. They tell their friends. They skip the OTA next time and book direct, because your property is the one that gets them.
How this is different from everything else
It's curated, not generated.
Google Maps ranks by popularity and paid placement. ChatGPT pulls from the same generic review data everyone has. Neither reflects a point of view, and neither tells you what your guests actually did with the recommendation. Edits are assembled by people with taste.
It's alive, not printed.
Your Edits update in minutes. New spot opens, seasonal pop-up arrives, old favorite closes. Your concierge layer keeps pace without a trip to the printer or a redesign of the welcome packet.
It's frictionless, not another download.
Browser-based. Instant. No app store, no login wall, no barrier between your guest's curiosity and your recommendation.
It's measurable.
Overlook tracks GPS-verified visits, not just clicks. You'll know which of your recommendations actually drive foot traffic. Data no PDF or in-house guide has ever given you.
It's yours.
Your brand, your selections, your neighborhood's story. Edits aren't a marketplace or an ad platform. They're an extension of the experience you've already built inside your walls.
Who we built this for
- Independent and boutique hotels under 200 keys where the guest experience is the brand, not the flag.
- Properties where the front desk gets asked "where should we eat tonight?" ten times a day, and where the answer matters.
- Founder-led hotel groups scaling across 5 to 25 properties who want a concierge layer that stays local at every location.
- Management companies that need a consistent guest discovery tool across a diverse portfolio, without hiring for each property.
We'll build it for you
Some properties want to curate their own Edits. Others want us to handle everything. We offer hands-on services for properties that want a turnkey experience: Edit drafting, photography, editorial copy for each place, and ongoing data strategy as your guest engagement grows.
Get in touch and we'll scope what makes sense for your property.
Get in touchEverything you need to know
What's included for $949/year?
Up to 5 live Edits per property, full analytics dashboard with guest taps and GPS-verified visits, unlimited QR codes and shareable links, and the ability to update or swap places anytime. You build the Edits, you own the content, you see every interaction. Also available at $89/month with no annual commitment.
Do my guests need to download an app or create an account?
No. Edits are browser-based. Your guest taps a link or scans a QR code and they're in. No app store, no login, no friction.
What if I don't have time to build Edits myself?
We offer hands-on services for properties that want a turnkey experience: Edit drafting, photography, editorial copy, and data strategy. Get in touch and we'll scope what makes sense for your property.
What data do I get back?
Which places your guests tap on, which ones they actually visit (verified by GPS), how they move through your Edit, and which Edits get the most engagement. Over time, patterns emerge. Weekday vs. weekend guests, which categories resonate, which recommendations drive foot traffic. All of this lives in your dashboard and stays accessible even if you pause your subscription.
Who curates the places?
You do. Your favorites, your chef's go-tos, the spots your best regulars ask about. That's the point: an Edit reflects your property's taste, not an algorithm's. If you'd prefer outside help, we can build Edits using our editorial team or source a local tastemaker with credibility in your neighborhood.
How is this different from Google Maps or ChatGPT?
Google ranks by popularity and paid placement. ChatGPT pulls from the same generic review data everyone has. Neither reflects a point of view, and neither tells you what your guests actually did with the recommendation. An Edit is curated by someone with taste, branded to your property, and measurable.
Can I update my Edits after they're live?
Yes, anytime. Swap places in minutes, create new Edits up to 5 active at a time. Retired Edits and their data stay in your dashboard permanently.
Show your guests the places that matter
Start with one Edit for your neighborhood. We'll help you scope the rest.