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chatlyn
Unranked in Guest Messaging Software
Your guests are on WhatsApp. Your team is on email. That gap is where the 2 a.m. request goes to die.
98% recommended by 4 hotels
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What is chatlyn?
Founded in 2023 | Headquarters in Vienna (Austria) | 23 employees
chatlyn is a guest messaging and AI inbox platform for hotels. It unifies conversations from WhatsApp, webchat, email, Booking.com, Messenger and Instagram into one shared inbox, so teams can manage every guest request in one place with clear ownership and response status. It helps staff reply faster with translation, channel-based response targets, PMS guest data alongside messages, and mobile apps for iOS and Android. Its AI can answer routine questions on WhatsApp and webchat and draft email replies, making daily hotel communication more efficient.
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"chatlyn puts every guest conversation from WhatsApp, webchat, email, Booking.com, Messenger and Instagram into one inbox, with one assignee and a status that shows whose turn it is. Response-time targets per channel warn the team before a message goes stale, translation works both ways, and the AI answers routine questions on WhatsApp and webchat itself while drafting replies on email for a human to send. Guest data from the connected PMS sits next to the conversation, and a companion app for iOS and Android covers replies away from the desk. Built in Vienna for independent hotels, boutique properties and hotel groups; pricing is per room and the AI carries no usage fee."
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Capabilities
One inbox. One name on every conversation.
One inbox. One name on every conversation.
Six channels, one queue, one owner. Every conversation has a single assignee and a status that mirrors whose turn it is: open, waiting, snoozed, resolved. Nothing sits in "someone will get to it". The home dashboard shows what is ageing and who is holding it. Shift change stops being the moment requests disappear.
Stale messages get flagged before the guest notices
Stale messages get flagged before the guest notices
Set a response target per channel: five minutes on WhatsApp, fifteen on webchat, thirty on email. The conversation turns amber as it approaches the target, red when it breaches, and a manager sees it. Guests never learn how busy the desk was. They just get answered.
Reply in your language. The guest reads theirs.
Reply in your language. The guest reads theirs.
Inbound messages translate into the agent's language. The reply translates into the guest's before it sends. A front desk in the Alps answers a Danish family, an Italian couple and a guest from Dubai in one shift without opening a translator. Nobody on the team needs to speak eight languages. The inbox does.
The AI is a teammate, not a wall
The AI is a teammate, not a wall
On WhatsApp and webchat the AI answers routine questions itself, around the clock, from the property's own knowledge. On email it drafts and a human sends. When it is unsure it hands over with the full thread attached. Your team handles what needs judgement, the AI handles what does not. No AI fee, however much it works.
The guest record, right there, not another tab
The guest record, right there, not another tab
Bookings, stay dates, room and financials from your PMS sit next to the conversation. The agent sees that the person asking about late checkout is in the Panorama Suite until Sunday and has stayed three times before. Context first, then the reply. That is what makes a message personal instead of polite.
Features
Unified Inbox
4/5 features
Multi-Channel
4/5 features
Automation
4/5 features
Upselling & Ancillaries
4/5 features
Task & Request Management
4/5 features
Surveys & Feedback
4/5 features
Reporting & Analytics
4/5 features
Compliance & Privacy
4/5 features
Digital Registration & Check-in
4/5 features
Pre-Stay
4/5 features
In-Stay & Post Stay
4/5 features
Back-Office
4/5 features
Artificial Intelligence
4/5 features
Available Add-ons & Modules
AI assistant that only knows your hotel
Hotel Chatbots
Your night shift is currently a voicemail. The AI answers on WhatsApp and webchat around the clock, in the guest's language, from your website and your documents, not from the internet. If it does not know, it says so and hands over to a colleague with the full thread. Every correction teaches it permanently. EU-hosted, white-label, no AI fee.
From chat to booking link, inside the conversation
Direct Booking Tools
A guest asks about availability at 23:10. On webchat a date picker opens inside the conversation, connected to your booking engine. On WhatsApp the AI asks dates and guests and sends a link straight to the finished search. It guides, it never books: your engine stays the engine. Works with supported booking engines. No AI fee.
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Mid-sized
96%
(1,056)
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among mid-sized hotels on HotelTechReport because hoteliers point to AI replies that answer routine questions fast, freeing the desk for in-person guests and cutting back on repeat calls.
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Small
93%
(162)
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among small properties on HotelTechReport for guests choosing their own channel, with WhatsApp or SMS and one place for replies, FAQs, and local info.
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Large
96%
(225)
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among large hotels on HotelTechReport for broadcast messages and scheduled pre-arrival notes that keep guests updated and cut back on front desk calls. Hoteliers also like sending photos and upsells in the same message.
Mid-sized
96%
(1,056)
#1
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Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among mid-sized hotels on HotelTechReport because hoteliers point to AI replies that answer routine questions fast, freeing the desk for in-person guests and cutting back on repeat calls.
Small
93%
(162)
#1
of 17
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among small properties on HotelTechReport for guests choosing their own channel, with WhatsApp or SMS and one place for replies, FAQs, and local info.
Large
96%
(225)
#1
of 15
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among large hotels on HotelTechReport for broadcast messages and scheduled pre-arrival notes that keep guests updated and cut back on front desk calls. Hoteliers also like sending photos and upsells in the same message.
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Boutique Hotels
96%
(671)
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among boutique properties on HotelTechReport, with reviewers single out pre-arrival texting that lets small teams answer requests before guests reach the desk. That cuts phone calls and keeps in-house follow-up moving in one place.
#1
of 24
Luxury Hotels
96%
(490)
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Luxury on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers pointing to pre-arrival messaging that cuts call volume and lets staff answer requests before guests reach the desk. The same workflow keeps updates moving during the stay, especially for busy front offices.
#1
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Bed & Breakfast & Inns
96%
(696)
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Bed-N-Breakfast on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers liking that guests can text from SMS or WhatsApp without downloading an app, which cuts front desk congestion.
Boutique Hotels
96%
(671)
#1
of 24
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among boutique properties on HotelTechReport, with reviewers single out pre-arrival texting that lets small teams answer requests before guests reach the desk. That cuts phone calls and keeps in-house follow-up moving in one place.
Luxury Hotels
96%
(490)
#1
of 24
Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Luxury on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers pointing to pre-arrival messaging that cuts call volume and lets staff answer requests before guests reach the desk. The same workflow keeps updates moving during the stay, especially for busy front offices.
Bed & Breakfast & Inns
96%
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#1
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Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Bed-N-Breakfast on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers liking that guests can text from SMS or WhatsApp without downloading an app, which cuts front desk congestion.
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Region
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North America
96%
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Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among North American hotels on HotelTechReport, because reviewers single out its broadcast messages for town events and outage alerts that reach in-house and arriving guests fast.
#1
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Europe
93%
(260)
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among European hoteliers on HotelTechReport because reviewers keep pointing to its multilingual communication hub and auto-translate, which lets staff answer guests in their own language without juggling channels.
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Middle East
99%
(274)
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Middle East on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers pointing to WhatsApp, SMS, and email in one communication hub that keeps pre-arrival questions, in-stay requests, and service updates in one place.
North America
96%
(1,330)
#1
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Canary Technologies is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among North American hotels on HotelTechReport, because reviewers single out its broadcast messages for town events and outage alerts that reach in-house and arriving guests fast.
Europe
93%
(260)
#1
of 11
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among European hoteliers on HotelTechReport because reviewers keep pointing to its multilingual communication hub and auto-translate, which lets staff answer guests in their own language without juggling channels.
Middle East
99%
(274)
#1
of 6
Duve is a top Guest Messaging Software pick among Middle East on HotelTechReport, with hoteliers pointing to WhatsApp, SMS, and email in one communication hub that keeps pre-arrival questions, in-stay requests, and service updates in one place.
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chatlyn Reviews Summary
Ease of Use
4.8/5
Customer Support
4.8/5
ROI
4.8/5
Implementation
4.8/5
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This vendor's trending score is rising, chatlyn is the #13 most trending product in the Guest Messaging Software category (out of 88) and the #505 most trending product overall in the global hotel tech ecosystem. HTR assesses vendor's real time activity in the market to give buyers a sense of whether a product is gaining momentum
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Quiet guest communication that saves hours a day
Ceo from 5 to 9 room Boutique in Schrems (Austria)
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7 days ago
We run five treehouses in two hectares of forest, and there is no reception. That is the whole point of the place. Our guests come for silence, the trees and a breakfast box on the terrace, and that is what they write about in their reviews. But a hotel without a front desk still gets front desk questions. Where do I park, what is the door...
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Austria
Ceo
X-Small Hotel
9
Fewer routine enquiries and faster guest replies — with a human handoff when needed
Rooms Operation Manager from 75-99 room City Center Hotel in Salzburg (Austria)
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10 days ago
When I first wrote about chatlyn in 2023, we were mainly using it as an omnichannel inbox to stop chasing messages across five apps. Two years later it runs a large part of our guest journey. A guest books, and three days before arrival they get a WhatsApp message from us with check-in details and the option to add a late checkout or a tabl...
Austria
Austria
Rooms Operation Manager
Mid-Sized Hotel
10
One inbox for the whole group, with far less front desk load
Hotel Manager at Hotel IMLAUER & Bräu Salzburg from 75-99 room City Center Hotel in Salzburg (Austria)
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10 days ago
Running five properties in three regions, my concern was never whether guests would write to us. They already do, on WhatsApp, on Booking.com, on the website, by email. The concern was that four front offices were answering the same questions four different ways. chatlyn gave us one guest communication platform for the whole group, so a que...
Austria
Austria
Hotel Manager at Hotel IMLAUER & Bräu Salzburg
Mid-Sized Hotel
10
Amazing tool!
Front Office from 75-99 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Wien (Austria)
Verified
30 days ago
Chatlyn has helped us significantly improve our services and make communication with our guests more efficient and personal. The fast and straightforward communication allows us to better address our guests' needs and offer them even better service. We are very satisfied with the support and see Chatlyn as a valuable tool for our daily gues...
Austria
Austria
Front Office
Mid-Sized Hotel
10
Helpful Tool
General Manager from 75-99 room Boutique in Berlin (Germany)
Verified
5 months ago
I’m really very satisfied with Chatlyn. The platform is clear, easy to use, and extremely helpful for making communication more efficient and professional. What I especially like is how intuitive everything is and how quickly you can find your way around. Chatlyn saves time, improves workflows, and makes communication with customers much sm...
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For hoteliers considering this solution, a precise analysis of the existing IT infrastructure and interfaces with previously used systems such as PMS, channel managers, or CRM is recommended beforehand. To fully utilize the software's potential and avoid media breaks, compatibility should be guaranteed in advance. Furthermore, it is advisable to involve staff early on through targeted training. Since smooth hotel operations depend heavily on employee acceptance, a structured implementation phase ensures long-term success and optimizes workflows at reception and behind the scenes from the outset.
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