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Artificial Intelligence for hostels

Hundreds of messages, a thousand identical questions and OTA commissions eating your margin. WhatsMinder answers everyone instantly, in their language, and turns every chat into a direct booking — commission-free.

More direct bookings, fewer commissions

A hostel competes on volume and on margin. The trouble is that most bookings come through OTAs that take a cut of every night, and the front desk spends the day answering the same questions: price, location, check-in, lockers, tours.

WhatsMinder handles those questions for you, in each traveller's language, and nudges the guest to book directly over WhatsApp. Every booking that comes through the chat is a commission-free booking. Your front desk stops typing the same thing all day and focuses on the guest already there.

Built for a hostel's pace

High volume, small team, travellers from everywhere.

Handles any language

Replies in the traveller's language, automatically. Backpackers from anywhere, no barriers.

Direct, commission-free booking

Turns the chat into a direct reservation and saves you the OTA commission.

Zero repeated questions

Automates 80%+ of frequent questions so your front desk can breathe.

What it handles for you

The tasks that drain your front desk, on autopilot.

Instant availability

Free beds and rooms for the dates the traveller asks, in real time.

Exact price

Rate per night, per bed or per private room — with season and long stays.

Creates the reservation

Records name, dates and guests straight into your system, with no OTA in between.

Validates coupons

Checks discount codes against your active coupon list.

Offers alternatives

If what they want isn't free, it proposes every available option on the spot.

Tags your guests

Segments on its own from the conversation, for future campaigns.

Connect it today

By the time you open the front desk, it's already selling.

  1. Scan the QRConnect your WhatsApp Business in under 5 minutes.
  2. Load your hostelBeds, rooms, rates and house rules.
  3. Get direct bookingsThe agent answers, quotes and books for you, 24/7.

Frequently asked questions

Does it work for dorm beds?
Yes. It quotes and books per bed, per private room or per whole dorm, depending on how your hostel is set up.
Does it help me cut OTA commissions?
It helps you move volume to the direct channel: every booking via WhatsApp is direct and commission-free. OTAs keep working; you recover margin.
Does it serve travellers from other countries?
Yes, it replies in the traveller's language automatically — key for a hostel's international crowd.
How many conversations can it handle?
It serves everyone at once, no queues or waits. Volume does not overwhelm it.

Put WhatsMinder to work for you

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