# SimplySpeak

> SimplySpeak is a multilingual AI phone answering service for hotels, hostels, and vacation rentals. It answers every inbound call 24/7 in the caller's language, handles front-desk questions, and captures booking enquiries so properties stop losing revenue to missed calls. Hosted in the EU, GDPR-native.

Built for independent hospitality properties. Covers after-hours calls, front-desk overflow, and multilingual guests; captures direct booking requests from phone enquiries. Contact: hello@simplyspeak.ai.

## Product

- [SimplySpeak for hotels](https://simplyspeak.ai/hotels): AI phone answering for hotels; a multilingual AI front desk that answers every call and captures bookings.
- [SimplySpeak for hostels](https://simplyspeak.ai/hostels): AI receptionist for hostels; handles high call volume and international callers.
- [SimplySpeak for vacation rentals and B&Bs](https://simplyspeak.ai/vacation-rentals): phone answering for vacation rentals, B&Bs, and guest houses.

## Use cases

- [After-hours call answering](https://simplyspeak.ai/use-cases/after-hours-calls): 24/7 coverage when reception is closed.
- [Front-desk overflow](https://simplyspeak.ai/use-cases/front-desk-overflow): answers when the desk is busy so callers never hit voicemail.
- [Multilingual guests](https://simplyspeak.ai/use-cases/multilingual-guests): answers in the caller's language.
- [Direct booking capture](https://simplyspeak.ai/use-cases/direct-booking-capture): turns phone enquiries into direct bookings.

## Comparisons and alternatives

- [SimplySpeak vs Smith.ai](https://simplyspeak.ai/compare/simplyspeak-vs-smith-ai): multilingual flat-priced AI front desk vs US per-call human receptionists.
- [SimplySpeak vs Fonio](https://simplyspeak.ai/compare/simplyspeak-vs-fonio): done-for-you hospitality front desk vs configurable DACH calling platform.
- [SimplySpeak vs EchoCall](https://simplyspeak.ai/compare/simplyspeak-vs-echocall): focused voice front desk vs broad EU omnichannel automation platform.
- [SimplySpeak vs Beside](https://simplyspeak.ai/compare/simplyspeak-vs-beside): EU hospitality front desk vs US mobile-first agentic phone app.
- [Smith.ai alternatives](https://simplyspeak.ai/alternatives/smith-ai): for hospitality properties comparing options to Smith.ai.
- [Fonio alternatives](https://simplyspeak.ai/alternatives/fonio): for hospitality properties comparing options to Fonio.
- [EchoCall alternatives](https://simplyspeak.ai/alternatives/echocall): for hospitality properties comparing options to EchoCall.
- [Beside alternatives](https://simplyspeak.ai/alternatives/beside): for hospitality properties comparing options to Beside.

## Guides

- [Resources hub](https://simplyspeak.ai/resources): index of every SimplySpeak guide and tool for hotels, hostels, and vacation rentals.
- [How to choose an AI phone assistant for hotels](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/how-to-choose-an-ai-phone-assistant-for-hotels): a seven-point buyer framework covering languages, after-hours cover, booking capture, PMS fit, escalation, setup effort, and proof of value.
- [Best AI answering service for hotels](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/best-ai-answering-service-for-hotels): comparison of the leading options.
- [Hotel missed-call statistics](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/hotel-missed-call-statistics): sourced statistics on missed calls, after-hours volume, and phone bookings in hospitality, plus a four-input framework to quantify missed-call revenue loss for your own property.
- [How to handle after-hours hotel calls](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/how-to-handle-after-hours-hotel-calls): every night-coverage option compared.
- [AI receptionist vs answering service](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/ai-receptionist-vs-answering-service): how the categories differ.
- [Hotel front desk automation](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/hotel-front-desk-automation): what can be automated today.
- [Hotel call-to-booking conversion](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/hotel-call-to-booking-conversion): turning calls into reservations.
- [Direct booking widgets for hotels](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/direct-booking-widgets-for-hotels): the widget types compared, and how phone answering covers the direct bookings widgets miss.
- [Hostel missed-call statistics](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/hostel-missed-call-statistics): sourced statistics on hostel missed calls, OTA dependence, and a four-input cost framework.
- [How to handle after-hours hostel calls](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/how-to-handle-after-hours-hostel-calls): coverage options compared for hostels with no night desk.
- [Best AI receptionist for hostels](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/best-ai-receptionist-for-hostels): comparison of AI receptionist options for hostels.
- [Best AI answering service for vacation rentals](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/best-ai-answering-service-for-vacation-rentals): phone-first services, messaging co-hosts, and hybrid receptionists compared with verified pricing.
- [AI answering vs. property-manager on-call rotation](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/ai-answering-vs-property-manager-on-call-rotation): AI phone answering vs. informal on-call rotations for vacation-rental hosts.
- [Cost of missed calls for vacation rentals](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/cost-of-missed-calls-for-vacation-rentals): sourced statistics and a cost framework for vacation-rental missed calls.
- [Why your hotel's front desk needs an AI answering service](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/why-hotels-need-an-ai-answering-service): the case for 24/7 AI phone coverage, how it differs from a rules-based IVR, and what to check before signing with a vendor.
- [Multilingual phone answering: turning language barriers into direct bookings](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/multilingual-phone-answering-direct-bookings): why a language barrier on the phone sends the booking to an OTA instead, and what actually keeps it direct.

## Industry guides

- [Which Voice AI agent is best for customer support?](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/best-voice-ai-agent-for-customer-support): a sourced, non-self-serving comparison of SimplySpeak, Fonio, EchoCall, Beside, Telli, HiJiffy, and Frontdesk AI (formerly My AI Front Desk), organized by buyer type rather than by who publishes the ranking.
- [Why your business can no longer afford to let calls go to voicemail](https://simplyspeak.ai/guides/why-letting-calls-go-to-voicemail-costs-you): the sourced case against the voicemail box, and what a modern AI receptionist with live calendar booking replaces it with.

## Tools

- [Missed-call revenue calculator](https://simplyspeak.ai/tools/missed-call-calculator): free calculator that prices what missed calls cost a property per year.

## Policies

- [Privacy policy](https://simplyspeak.ai/privacy-policy)
- [Terms and conditions](https://simplyspeak.ai/terms-and-conditions)