Early access — independent STR operators

AI guest messaging,
built for your properties.

Done-for-you AI that answers your Airbnb guests in seconds — built around your specific properties, tuned monthly, maintained as you grow. Not a self-serve tool that drifts and gets turned off.

No pitch. Just learning what's broken about guest messaging today.
JM
Jenna M.
Cypress Cabin · Wimberley, TX
Auto-sent
Hey! Just landed in Austin, we might get there a couple hours before check-in. Is early check-in possible? And is there parking on site?
2:47 PM
Hey Jenna, welcome to Texas! Check-in is 4 PM but I'll text you by 1:30 if the cabin is ready sooner — cleaning crew usually wraps up around then.

Parking is easy: two spots on the gravel pad right next to the cabin, no permit needed. Look for the wooden Cypress Cabin sign at the turn-in off Ranch Rd 12. Safe drive down!
2:47 PM · 8s response
AI
Intent: check-in + parking Confidence: 0.94
Sent via Airbnb
Integrates with Hostaway Guesty Hospitable OwnerRez Lodgify
The problem

Your team lives in the Hospitable inbox.

A 50-listing operator handles 5,000+ guest messages a month. Roughly 70% are the same questions on repeat — WiFi, parking, check-in, pet policy, "where's a good taco place?"

You've probably tried the built-in AI in Hospitable, HostBuddy, or duct-taped ChatGPT to your inbox. It hallucinated about your properties and you turned it off.

Generic AI doesn't know your WiFi password, your lockbox code, or that the hot tub at unit 3B needs the cover propped on the left.

5k+
msgs / month
70%
repetitive
<1h
to rank well
Knowledge base

Knows your properties like you do.

Every reply is grounded in a knowledge base I build for each of your listings. Your WiFi passwords, your lockbox codes, the way the hot tub at unit 3B actually works, your favorite taco spot — the AI knows what you know.

During onboarding, I extract everything from your existing house manuals, Airbnb descriptions, and the answers your team has typed five hundred times. Then I keep it updated as your listings change.

Cypress Cabin · Wimberley
42 facts indexed · updated 3 days ago
Indexed
House manual
WiFiCypressGuest · pw: cypressgang2024
Lockboxrotates monthly, sent day-of via Airbnb
Hot tubprop cover on left, 30s to start jets
Local recommendations
CoffeeWimberley Cafe · 5 min walk
TacosPioneer Town Texican · highly recommended
House rules
Quiet hours10 PM – 7 AM
Petsallowed with $75 fee
What it does

One system. Four jobs.

01 — Pre-booking inquiries

Answered in 60 seconds.

Airbnb rewards sub-1hr response rate with better search placement. Your AI replies in 8 seconds with property-specific answers. Higher ranking, more bookings.

02 — In-stay support

Common questions, on autopilot.

WiFi, AC, parking, late check-out, restaurant recs — answered instantly with the right info for the right property.

03 — Smart escalation

Humans on what matters.

Refunds, complaints, extensions, damage — never auto-sent. Always queued for your team with a draft response and full context.

04 — Review responses

Personal replies, one click away.

Drafted in your voice. Surfaced for your approval. Stop letting reviews sit for three weeks.

Escalation

You get a text the second something matters.

Refunds, complaints, damage, anything novel — the AI never handles these alone. You get an SMS with the guest's question, the full conversation context, and a draft response ready to go.

Reply APPROVE to send it. EDIT and type your version. DECLINE to handle it yourself. You stay in control of every decision that costs real money.

SMS
Default
Slack
Optional
Email
Optional
SMS · just now
+1 (512) ••• 4827
Needs you
Cypress Cabin · Jenna M.
Guest asked for a partial refund after a noisy night next door. I'd reply:
"Hey Jenna, so sorry to hear about that — let me check with the owner about a partial refund and get back to you within the hour."
Reply APPROVE to send, EDIT to revise, DECLINE to handle yourself.
APPROVE
✓ Sent. I'll flag follow-up tomorrow morning.
Operator dashboard

Your whole operation, in one view.

Every active conversation, every check-in and check-out, every escalation that needs your attention. Real-time. One screen.

Cedar Hollow Stays
Today · Wed, May 21
Messages today
147
↑ 12% vs avg
Auto-sent
89%
131 of 147
Avg response
8s
Airbnb target met
Needs review
3
2 sensitive · 1 unclear
Active conversations
View all
SK
Sarah K.
Needs review
Bluebonnet House · refund request
JM
Jenna M.
Replied · 2m
Cypress Cabin · check-in question
MR
Marcus R.
Replied · 11m
Pine Ridge · WiFi question
DT
Diana T.
Replied · 24m
Lakeview Suite · parking question
Today's schedule
View calendar
11:00 AM
Check-out complete
Pine Ridge · Marcus R.
4:00 PM
Check-in upcoming
Cypress Cabin · Jenna M.
4:00 PM
Check-in
Bluebonnet House · Sarah K.
5:30 PM
Check-in
Hillside Cottage · Anna P.
Approval queue
Review draft responses
Edit KB live
Update house manual anytime
Per-property rules
Confidence + escalation tuning
How it's different

A service, not a tool.

Hospitable AI exists. HostBuddy exists. The reason most operators turn them off within a month is the same: they're tools — nobody owns the outcome. I sell ownership.

Hospitable AI · HostBuddy · DIY
  • A tool — you do the setup, tuning, and maintenance
  • Generic answers when listings aren't fully documented
  • One escalation rule for everything
  • Lives inside the PMS. Switch PMS → start over.
  • Quality drifts. Nobody fixes it. Gets turned off.
What you get from me
  • A service. I do the setup, the tuning, the monthly updates.
  • Per-listing KB authored by hand — 40+ facts each
  • Cross-system: SMS escalation, Slack approvals, real dashboard
  • PMS-agnostic. Switch PMS, your AI follows you.
  • Someone owns the outcome (me). Quality stays high.
How it works

Four weeks. Then it just runs.

Week 1 · Discovery

I learn your business.

90-minute kickoff. I pull your house manuals, Airbnb descriptions, and the answers your team has typed a thousand times. Then I extract the knowledge base.

Week 2 · Build

I wire it up.

PMS integration, voice and tone tuning, escalation rules per-property, your SMS channel. Nothing for you to learn or install.

Week 3 · Shadow

We tune together.

The AI runs on every real message but doesn't auto-send. You see what it would have said. We adjust voice, KB, and confidence thresholds.

Week 4 · Go live

You get your time back.

Auto-send for high-confidence answers. Sensitive intents still text you. You're back to running your business — I keep tuning monthly.

Who it's for

Independent STR operators,
20–300 listings.

Past the solo-host phase, with a team that touches guest messaging daily, on a real PMS. You've outgrown DIY experiments with ChatGPT and the built-in AI from your PMS — but you're not signing an enterprise SaaS contract either.

20–300 listings under management
Real PMS — Hostaway, Guesty, OwnerRez
A team that touches guest messaging daily
Frequently asked

Things operators ask first.

How is this different from Hospitable's built-in AI or HostBuddy?

They're tools. This is a service. Hospitable's AI is technically capable, but it needs per-listing knowledge bases authored by hand, prompt tuning, ongoing monitoring, and updates as your listings change. Most operators set it up once, see drift, and turn it off within a month. I do all that work for you — initial setup, ongoing tuning, monthly updates, new-listing onboarding. You're buying the person who owns the outcome, not access to a feature.

What if the AI gets it wrong?

High-confidence answers grounded in your KB are very rarely wrong. For anything sensitive (refunds, complaints, damage, extensions), the AI never auto-sends — it always texts you a draft for approval. And we run the first month in shadow mode where you approve everything, so we can tune to your standards before going live.

Will my guests know it's AI?

The AI replies in your voice, with your signoff, with details only your team would know. Most guests assume it's a human on your team. You can choose to disclose AI use in your house manual or listing if you prefer — that's your call, not mine.

Will Airbnb ban AI responses?

No. Replies are sent through your PMS's official Airbnb partner API — Airbnb sees them as normal messages from your account. Hospitable, HostBuddy, and Hostfully already do this at scale. Airbnb's algorithm actively rewards fast response times.

What about non-English guests?

Handled natively in 30+ languages, no setup needed. If a guest writes you in Spanish or French, the AI replies in Spanish or French — using the same KB you authored in English.

Who owns the knowledge base?

You do. If you ever stop working with me, I export your KB and full conversation history within a week. No lock-in, no hostage data.

Can I cancel?

Yes. Setup fee is one-time. The monthly retainer is month-to-month after a 90-day minimum. Cancel anytime after with 30 days notice.

Run an STR business?

20 minutes. No pitch. Just trying to understand how you handle guest messaging today.

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