AI receptionist for B&Bs and small hotels in the UK

What UK owners usually ask her to handle

Whether there's a room this weekend, if dogs are welcome (a big one in the Lake District and the Cotswolds), parking, and how late guests can arrive. In Scotland and Wales, how to reach you without a car and what's open nearby out of season.

Pubs with rooms often want her to cover the phone only during service: you forward calls when you don't answer, and she takes the booking details and emails them to you.

What Benvida does

• Answers on the first ring, day or night, even with several calls at once.
• Gives your answers: check-in times, directions, dogs, parking, breakfast.
• Takes the booking details (dates, guests, phone and email), reads them back and emails them to you straight away. She never confirms price or availability without you.
• If the caller asks for a person or there's an emergency, she transfers the call. If asked, she says she's an AI.

Before you switch it on: call forwarding costs

Benvida answers on a Spanish (+34) number. You keep your own number and forward calls to it with your carrier's call forwarding, which means an international forward: some plans charge for it per minute and some don't allow it. Ask your carrier before you start; you can test it during the free trial and switch it off just as fast.

Pricing, in euros

From €99 a month (Out-of-hours plan, up to 15 rooms), €249 (Shared) or €449 (All AI). Prices are in euros, excluding taxes; your card provider converts. 14 days free, no card, no contract.