Creating your first reel
A step-by-step walkthrough of ordering your first Villa Reels video.
This walkthrough takes you from a fresh account to a finished reel.
1. Add your villa
From your dashboard, start a new reel and choose New villa. You can either:
- Import from Airbnb — paste your listing URL and we'll fetch the name, location and photos automatically, or
- Add manually — type the villa name and location, and upload your own photos.
Villas are saved, so future reels for the same property are one click.
2. Choose your photos
If you imported a listing, we download and rate every photo, then keep the ones that work best in a reel (bright, clutter-free, varied spaces) and skip the rest (floor plans, graphics, photos with people). You can review the selection before continuing.
Uploading your own? Add as many as you like — we'll pick the strongest set.
3. Set the style, format and length
- Style — cinematic, luxury, dreamy, vibrant or minimal. Each has a short explanation and a live preview.
- Format — vertical 9:16 (Reels/TikTok), square, or landscape.
- Length — 15s, 30s or 60s, depending on your plan or credits.
- Music — pick a preset and play a sample, or describe your own vibe and we'll compose it.
4. Review the plan and order
On the review step we curate the exact shots for your reel and prepare the soundtrack behind a quick processing screen. When it looks right, place the order.
5. Track it live
Your reel moves through selecting shots, rendering and adding music, with progress updating live. You'll get a notification the moment it's ready, even if you've closed the page.
6. Download & share
When it's done, play it back, Download the file, or Share straight to your platforms. Not happy with the music? Generate fresh soundtrack options and swap it in seconds.

