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Notes from the front desk.

Practical writing for people who run hotels, guesthouses and villas: guest messages, channels, reviews and the front desk, by day and by night.

Villas & rentals · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read

AI for Airbnb hosts with several apartments

Check-in, door codes, house rules and cleaning turnovers across several apartments, and how to keep each one's details separate so no guest gets the wrong code.

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The front desk · 10 October 2026 · 5 min read

What is an AI concierge? A plain-language guide for hotels, guesthouses and villas

What an AI concierge actually does, where it helps a small property, where it should stop, and how to start without losing your personal touch.

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The front desk · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read

Virtual concierge vs hotel chatbot vs AI receptionist: what is the difference?

Three names for tools that talk to guests, and three quite different jobs. What each one does, and which a small hotel, guesthouse or villa really needs.

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Villas & rentals · 10 October 2026 · 5 min read

A virtual concierge for villas and holiday rentals: what it handles and what stays with the host

Arrival details, the house manual, local tips from your own list and problems passed straight to you: how a virtual concierge works for a villa.

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Guest messages · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read

30 things guests ask a hotel concierge, and which ones an AI concierge can answer

Arrival, rooms, breakfast, getting around, local tips and special requests: thirty real concierge questions, and which ones still need a person.

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The front desk · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read

The digital concierge across the guest journey: before booking, before arrival, during the stay and after check-out

What a digital concierge should answer and send at each step of a stay, on which channel, and where a person should take over.

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The front desk · 10 October 2026 · 4 min read

Why we called it Concierva: a virtual concierge with the standards of a real one

Concierge plus virtual assistant: the story behind the name Concierva, what a great concierge does, and what we believe should always stay human.

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Channels · 10 October 2026 · 3 min read

Connect Booking.com to Your Channel Manager Safely

Learn how to connect Booking.com to your channel manager effectively, ensuring no reservations are lost in the process.

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