What do Osvi's AI agents do for hotels and hostels?
Osvi's agents answer guests at any hour by phone, on WhatsApp, in chat on your website, on Instagram and Messenger, and by email. Before the stay they quote from live availability and rates, create the booking, send the payment link, and price group stays. Before arrival they check guests in online. During the stay they answer questions and route requests to your teams, and after checkout they ask for a review and send return-stay offers. Your team gets anything that needs judgment, with the context attached.
How do AI agents help hotels get more direct bookings?
A guest who messages you on WhatsApp, opens the chat on your website, or calls your property is trying to book direct. If that guest waits an hour for a reply or the call rings out, they book on the OTA. An agent that replies within seconds and sends a payment link in the same conversation keeps the booking on your own channels.
Which systems does Osvi connect to?
Your property management system (PMS), such as Cloudbeds, Apaleo, Mews, or Oracle OPERA, booking engine, or channel manager for availability and rates; your payment gateway for payment links; WhatsApp through Meta or a provider such as Gupshup; and, for calls, your telephony provider or US phone numbers from Osvi.
Will the agent make up prices or promise rooms we don't have?
No. The agent reads prices, availability, and policy from your systems through APIs for each quote, and Osvi runs pricing rules in code. Zostel's hallucination rate is under 1%, and each change to its agents has to pass more than 250 test scenarios before it ships.
What happens when a guest needs a person?
The agent sends cancellations, disputes, complaints, and special requests to your team as one ticket with the guest's number, booking, and issue attached. Your staff reply from that ticket without asking the guest to repeat anything.
Does Osvi work for hostels and small hotel groups?
Yes. Zostel, India's largest backpacker hostel brand, runs Osvi agents on WhatsApp, for group bookings, and on phone lines across 111+ properties. The agents route each inquiry to the right property and apply that property's rules.
How much does Osvi cost for a hotel?
Hotel plans start at $59 a month for up to 5 rooms, billed yearly, or $65 billed monthly, plus a one-time setup fee from $59. We price larger properties by room count. Starter covers website chat. Pro, at $129, adds Instagram, Messenger, and email. Premium, at $309, adds WhatsApp, PMS integration, online check-in, request routing, and automated guest messages. Enterprise pricing is custom. Prices are also shown in GBP, EUR, and INR.
Are phone calls included in the plans?
You can add the AI phone receptionist to any plan. It answers 24/7 in every US time zone, with US English voices, on your existing number or a local US number from Osvi, and it places callbacks to US numbers. Calls are billed by the minute from $0.053, the rate falls as monthly volume grows, and each phone number costs $5.26 a month.
Can guests check in online before they arrive?
Yes, on Premium and Enterprise. A few days before arrival the agent asks the guest on WhatsApp for their arrival time and ID, and writes both to the reservation in your PMS. Your desk only has to hand over the key.