Do I need to switch my PMS?
No. On Professional and Premium, the concierge reads your existing PMS in real time. Cloudbeds is the first integration we ship — available now for founding clients, with general availability following our Cloudbeds Marketplace partner approval. Hostaway and Guesty integrations are built on request and confirmed during the discovery call. If you run a PMS we haven't touched yet, we say so on the call and price the work honestly.
What happens when the AI doesn't know an answer?
It escalates. The escalation lands in your unified inbox with the full conversation history, the question that tripped the agent, and the guest's contact details. On Professional and Premium, smart escalation routes the question to the right team member — front desk, F&B, or maintenance — based on what was asked. The guest sees one continuous conversation; the handoff is invisible.
Will guests know they're talking to AI?
We don't claim to be human, and we don't claim to be a bot — we let the conversation speak for itself. The agent introduces itself by your property's name, answers in your tone, and handles the messages a front desk would. If a guest asks whether they're speaking with a person, the agent confirms it's an AI assistant and offers to bring in a team member. The luxury-feel concern resolves the same way it does at the front desk: tone, response time, and getting the answer right.
How long does setup take?
Typically 4–6 weeks across all tiers. Eywa handles the WhatsApp Business application end-to-end on your behalf — the account is registered in your name, the work is done by us — in parallel with the PMS integration setup and tone-of-voice tuning.
Which languages are supported?
Default Professional and Premium coverage: English, Maltese, Italian, German, French, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, and Mandarin. Essentials includes English plus one other from the same list. Additional languages on request — we don't charge per language above the default set, but uncommon dialects extend setup.
Can I read what the AI is saying to my guests?
Yes. Every conversation is visible in the unified inbox in real time. You can read along, jump in, take over, or just review at the end of the week. There is no black box, and there is no version of the agent that talks to your guests without you being able to see it.
Is guest data handled per GDPR?
Yes. The system is Malta-based, hosted on Vercel with EU regions available, and runs on Twilio's WhatsApp Business infrastructure. Guest data isn't sold, shared with third parties, or used to train models. The full data-processor list is published on /privacy. The supervisory authority is the Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC), https://idpc.org.mt.
What's the difference between conversations and messages in my plan?
A conversation is a single thread with one guest, regardless of how many messages flow inside it. A thirty-message back-and-forth booking a dinner counts as one conversation. The plan caps conversations because they're the unit that maps to your guest stays — not raw message volume.
What if our staff thinks this is here to replace them?
The job the concierge does — answering the six questions you get every week at 11pm, sending pre-arrival WiFi codes, requesting reviews 24 hours after checkout — is the work most front-desk teams find draining. Offloading it lets staff handle the unusual cases, the in-person greetings, and the upsell conversations where they add real value. The unified inbox keeps everything visible, so staff don't lose context — they gain time.