The average hotel guest picks up their phone several times a day — not to check emails or answer calls — but to read text messages and notifications. In fact, the average text message is read within three minutes of delivery, making SMS a quick and reliable way to reach guests.
It's simple to streamline guest communication with a hotel texting software. You can share booking confirmations, room upgrade eligibility, or ask guests to text a number for cleaning requests. Textline gives you the tools you need to set up an effective guest communication strategy for your hotel operation.
Enhance your hotel’s customer service and guest relations with SMS. Textline’s SMS tool for customer support helps you engage in real-time, two-way conversations with guests. You can set up a text support system to resolve booking issues or answer common questions.
Offer guests the ability to text wherever they are on your hotel grounds. Let them text in requests for more towels or room service. Texting provides a convenient option for guests to communicate with your staff.
Hotels can use SMS to promote room rate discounts or confirm hotel stays. Both of these use cases can be helpful in filling more rooms.
Help your team manage their workloads and keep guests happy by using internal staff SMS. You can use texting to streamline job assignments to staff, share important memos, or let them know when rooms are ready to clean.
SMS can be highly personalized. Our hotel messaging service lets you easily refer to guests by their first name, send birthday messages, and more. Personalized communication can lead to better guest experiences.
Here are text message examples to show how both large and boutique hotels can use text messaging to delight guests and improve internal communication.
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Mika! Your stay at the Fairmont Orchid is confirmed for 11/1/2023 to 11/5/2023. Your confirmation code is UF78AD.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hey Amber! Your upcoming stay at Hilton Garden Inn in Chicago starts on 8/17. View parking information here: hilton.com/parking</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Siri. Why wait? Upgrade your stay at The Plaza to a Premium King for just $50 a night. The discount lasts for 24 hours. Reply to claim.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Sandy! We’ll see you soon at the Pendry Hotel. Remember that check in is at 3pm and check out is 12pm.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Book your stay at any Marriott location in the next 4 hours and claim a 20% off room rate discount with code STAY123.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Attention guests! Our happy hour is from 4-6pm today in the grand ballroom. Stop by for BOGO drinks.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">The Westgate Hotel Restaurant will offer a 3-course prix fixe menu on Thanksgiving stacked with fan favorites 🥧 Reserve a table: westgatehotel.com/restaurant-book</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Welcome to the Hilo Hawaii Hotel! If you need anything during your stay, please feel free to call or text us at this number.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Olivia! Your feedback is so important to us. Would you mind filling out a 2-question survey about your stay at the Warwick? warwick.com/survey</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Martin! We’re happy you enjoyed your stay at the Delafield Hotel! Would you be willing to write us a Google review? These are so vital for our boutique hotel.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi team! This is a reminder that the Bugs Be Gone Conference will be taking place tomorrow in the Grand Meeting Room. The hotel may seem busier than normal.</span>
<span class="chat-bubble"><span class="chat-bubble__text">Hi Poppi! Room 243 just checked out. It’s ready to be cleaned when you have a moment.</span>
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of Americans own a cell phone. — Pew Research Center
of texts are opened. — CTIA
of hotels plan to add a mobile messaging solution in the next year. — Statista
Hotels wanting to text guests or employees must first register their phone numbers. Mobile carriers implemented this registration requirement to cut spam text messaging. Hotels must submit information about their brand and SMS use case to register.
Although it may seem cumbersome, Textline makes registration quick and simple. Hotels that choose Textline as their SMS provider can register their phone numbers in the app. Textline customers just need to fill out our built-in compliance form. Textline handles the rest, including form submission. Tap Textline for a stress-free SMS registration process.
Another perk of choosing Textline is that you can test the platform while waiting for approval. This gives you time to set up your SMS campaigns, create text templates, and test different automations.
You can use an SMS service for restaurants to streamline food ordering and reservations. Let guests text their order or request a reservation at your on-site restaurant. Our platform keeps records of communication so you don’t forget what your guests requested.
Send a booking confirmation via text to give guests peace of mind. You can include any relevant links and important details.
Share a room reservation reminder with guests that will arrive at your hotel in the next week. In this reminder text you can share directions, parking information, or important check-in information.
Use SMS marketing software to send promotional offers to your contacts. You could share a limited offer for a VIP room or a hotel-specific discount for popular nearby activities. Sending promotional offers is an effective way to draw in interested guests.
Use a text message to upsell guests on discounted room upgrades or activities going on around the hotel.
Set up a phone number that guests can text to ask questions or request services. For example, you could ask guests to text for new towels or to request a room refresh.
Welcome guests to your hotel with a text message after they check-in. You can provide a downloadable map or share must-know events with them.
Third-party reviews are critical for success in the hotel industry. Luckily, you can easily collect more reviews using our hotel texting service. Send a personalized message asking for guests to review your hotel after their stay.
Many hotels use SMS for internal communication. Housekeepers and maintenance staff are usually spread out across the hotel grounds, making it hard to reach them via email. Instead, hotels use SMS to send timely notifications and keep these team members informed.
Every hotel wants secure data and compliant communication. To effectively communicate via SMS, hotels and hospitality businesses must keep up to date with changing industry regulations and understand the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Under the TCPA, businesses must collect consent to text their customers and honor opt outs.
Textline takes data security and compliance seriously. There’s a reason we’re the most secure business texting platform available. We offer helpful SMS compliance resources and help customers get their phone numbers properly registered.
Textline has been very helpful for us and our team! Textline is very organized and easy to use, and the layout is clean and simplified. It is simple to operate with multiple users, and we're able to delegate and resolve conversations with little difficulty.
Why did we wait so long? We are now reaching clients that would not respond to a telephone call or an email. Wish that we had started to use this program years ago.
Textline has been a great resource for our company to track communication with our field crew members.
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Equip your hotel with a modern and convenient way to communicate with guests by using an SMS service like Textline. Our business texting platform is easy to use and designed for hotels like yours. Get started with Textline to send hotel-wide announcements, build customer relationships, and better manage day-to-day tasks in your hotel.
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