Guest messaging is the new lobby

We enabled 24/7 SMS and WhatsApp last month, and 70% of requests now arrive before check-in — everything from chef’s-counter seats to sunrise boat proposals — letting us curate experiences earlier and with more discretion; are your teams reshaping service flow around this? If so, which platforms and response standards are elevating guest confidence without losing the warmth of a face-to-face welcome?

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And ‘70% before check-in’ resonates; we run WhatsApp+Twilio, 3-minute pre-arrival SLA; proposals escalate to phone.

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