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NearPin is the map with restaurants, activities and attractions that you place on your own website. On this blog we share how the widget works, tips for hotels, campsites and holiday parks, and news about new features.
Make a guest tips map in Google My Maps
Google My Maps lets you make your own map with tips for guests, for free. Here is how it works, what it costs you in time, and when a map that keeps itself up to date is easier.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: Make a guest tips map in Google My MapsThe local area in your digital guest directory
A digital guest directory holds everything guests need to know about their stay. The local area is one part of it. NearPin provides that part, plus a page guests open with a QR code.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: The local area in your digital guest directoryNearPin, Google Maps or an agency map: costs
There are three ways to show the surroundings on your website: a Google Maps embed, a map built by an agency, or a ready-made widget. Here is what they do and what they cost.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: NearPin, Google Maps or an agency map: costsQR code at the front desk for the local area
With a QR code at the front desk or in the room, your guest has the map of the surroundings on their own phone during the stay. No app, no login.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: QR code at the front desk for the local areaA local area map without cookies or a banner
The NearPin widget uses no tracking cookies and stores no personal data about visitors. That means the widget does not require a cookie banner.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: A local area map without cookies or a bannerEmbed Google Maps on your website: how it works
Putting a Google Maps map on your website takes a few minutes. Here is how it works, and why that map has drawbacks for an accommodation.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: Embed Google Maps on your website: how it worksWhat is there to do nearby? Guests ask first
Guests almost always ask at check-in what there is to do nearby. If your website answers that, you have to repeat it less often at the front desk.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: What is there to do nearby? Guests ask firstYou are already on the map: claim your listing
Do you own a restaurant, attraction or shop? Your business is probably already in the widgets of accommodations nearby. You claim your listing for free and then update your details yourself.
22 October 2026 · 2 min read
Read more: You are already on the map: claim your listingWhat is NearPin? A surroundings map for your site
NearPin is a widget you place on your own website. Guests see at a glance where to eat, what to do and what to visit nearby, without leaving your site.
22 October 2026 · 3 min read
Read more: What is NearPin? A surroundings map for your sitePut the surroundings on your website, before your guest goes looking elsewhere
See the map on your own address before you change anything on your website. Try it for free, or let us walk you through it in a short demo.
First widget free for 14 days. Early Bird: €23.95 per widget per month, 10 spots left, then €29.95 (excl. VAT).