Digital Guest Service on WhatsApp

Five-star service.
For every guest.
At every hour.

Piccolo answers guest enquiries in seconds, in any language, and completes bookings directly in your system. Anything sensitive he hands over discreetly to your team. No app, no portal, no commission.

Developed and hosted in Switzerland · powered by Vendtec
24/7on duty, even at 03:12
0%commission on direct bookings
Every languagedetected automatically, answered automatically
Why «Piccolo»

The piccolo was always the youngest in the house: the one who runs everywhere, knows every guest and never tires. We taught him to speak a hundred languages and never to sleep.

What Piccolo can do

Ask him the hardest question you have.

Real conversations. Any language, around the clock, straight into the booking system.

Piccolo · Multilingual
토요일 밤 11시 도착, 체크인 될까요? 공항 픽업도 되나요?
물론입니다. 늦은 체크인 전혀 문제없어요. 취리히 공항 픽업도 준비해 드릴까요?
Piccolo · Voice note
🎤 0:11 · ▂▅▃▇▄▂▆▃▅▂▄▆▃
Con piacere, signora Rossi. Il Suo messaggio vocale è arrivato: un tavolo per quattro, stasera alle 20:00 in terrazza, è prenotato. ✅
Piccolo · Honest
Können wir Sonntag kostenlos bis 15 Uhr auschecken?
Das entscheidet die Rezeption je nach Auslastung. Ich habe es direkt ans Team übergeben.
Piccolo · Transfer
Can you pick us up from Zürich airport on Saturday?
Of course. Private transfer, CHF 70, about 20 minutes. Booked for your arrival.
Piccolo · Allergies
My wife is coeliac. Is your kitchen safe for her?
Absolutely. Certified gluten-free, and I'll flag it to the chef personally.
Piccolo · Direct booking
Une chambre avec vue sur le lac pour ce week-end ?
Avec plaisir. Chambre Superior avec vue sur la Limmat, CHF 330 la nuit. Je vous la réserve ?
Piccolo · Family
Wir kommen mit einem 2-Jährigen. Gitterbett und Babysitter?
Gitterbett kostenlos. Einen Babysitter für Samstag organisiere ich, CHF 30/Std.
Piccolo · Concierge
Wie wird das Wetter am Samstag? Lohnt sich die Rigi?
18 Grad und Sonne. Ideal für die Rigi, erster Zug ab HB kurz nach 7. Tickets zurücklegen?
Piccolo · Reservation
Avete un tavolo per due in terrazza stasera?
Certo. Terrazza alle 20:00, prenotato a Suo nome. Desidera altro?
Piccolo · Upgrade
A room for our wedding anniversary in September?
Congratulations! Our Limmat Suite with balcony and Prosecco on arrival. Shall I reserve it?
01 · The Onboarding

Ready for service in five working days

No IT project, no new software for your team. We prepare everything, you review, Piccolo reports for duty.

I

You hand over your house knowledge

Rooms, rates, times, directions, menus: you give us the essentials of your house and access to your booking system.

II

We train Piccolo

Your WhatsApp number, your tone of voice, your rules. Piccolo gets to know the house and first passes a trial period with your team.

III

Your guests start writing

QR code at reception, number in the booking confirmation. Piccolo takes over the service, your team takes over the moments that matter.

02 · The House Rules

The ten Piccolo standards

Not a feature list. A service code of the kind only the finest houses in the world maintain. Piccolo works to these standards, in every hotel.

1
Every guest receives a reply within seconds.

At any hour of day or night, 365 days a year.

2
Every guest is served in their own language.

No surcharge, no configuration, no exception.

3
Piccolo knows the house.

And when he does not know something, he says so and always offers the next step.

4
Piccolo never guesses.

Whatever he is not certain of, he clarifies rather than improvises.

5
A wish is a promise.

Bookings are completed, not passed along: directly in the house's own system.

6
Sensitive matters belong in human hands.

A complaint or a special request: immediate handover to your team, with the full history.

7
Discretion is standard.

Guest data stays with the house, hosted in Switzerland, never shared with third parties.

8
Recommend like a host, not like a salesman.

Late checkout, the spa, the table by the window: at the right moment, never pushed.

9
The house keeps command.

You set the tone, the offers and the boundaries. Piccolo carries the signature of the house.

10
Accountability every week.

You can see at any time what Piccolo has answered, booked and handed over.

03 · What He Does

More than a chatbot. A member of staff.

An FAQ bot answers questions. Piccolo holds conversations, completes bookings and knows your guests.

Complete bookings

Check availability, quote the rate, create the booking straight in the PMS. The guest completes the booking right in the chat.

Any language, spoken too

The guest writes in Korean, Piccolo replies in Korean. And voice notes? He understands those just as well, simply speak. Automatically.

Always on duty

A large share of enquiries arrive outside reception hours. From now on, not one is lost.

Fulfil wishes

Late checkout, a spa appointment, a table in the restaurant: offered at the right moment.

Knows his guests

Piccolo recognises returning guests, remembers preferences such as a balcony, allergies or language, and writes them back into your house's guest profile.

Handover with style

Sensitive matters go straight to your team, with the full history. Piccolo never guesses.

Accountability

Every chat, booking and handover in the dashboard, plus the weekly report.

PMS connection

Mews from day one, further systems on request. «When is my check-in?» answers itself.

Swiss discretion

Hosted in Switzerland (Infomaniak), compliant with the Swiss Data Protection Act, data processing agreement and deletion policy included.

No new system

Your team needs no new software. Escalations arrive right where you already work.

04 · Integrations

Piccolo speaks to your system

Availability, rates, bookings and guest data: Piccolo draws them straight from your property management system. No double entry, no export, no island solution.

Mews · fully integrated and verified, from day one
Cloudbedswidely used by smaller properties
Oracle OPERA Cloudthe standard for chains and luxury hotels
protel (Planet)widely used in Swiss houses
apaleoAPI-first, serviced apartments
SIHOTgroups and resort hotels
RoomRaccoonsmall properties and B&Bs
Casablancafamily-run resort hotels
ibelsasmall independent hotels

These systems offer open interfaces: we review and build the connection to your house as part of the onboarding. Your system is not listed? Talk to us. And with no PMS at all, Piccolo works in Résidence mode and passes booking requests to your team in a structured form.

05 · Terms

A fixed salary. No commission.

Portals take up to 25% per booking. Piccolo works for a fixed fee, and every direct booking is entirely yours. A single saved booking a month can cover his salary.

Résidence

B&Bs and guesthouses up to 25 rooms
CHF 290 / month
One-off onboarding CHF 990
  • Piccolo on WhatsApp, 24/7
  • Unlimited conversations
  • All languages
  • Handover to your team
  • Dashboard & weekly report
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Grand

Hotels with 25 to 80 rooms
CHF 490 / month
One-off onboarding CHF 1'990
  • Everything in Résidence
  • PMS integration (Mews)
  • Bookings directly in the chat
  • Booking details for guests
  • Tailored recommendations (late checkout, spa, restaurant)
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Palace

Large houses and groups from 80 rooms
from CHF 790 / month
One-off onboarding CHF 2'990
  • Everything in Grand
  • Several houses, one contract
  • Bespoke integrations
  • Priority support
  • Quarterly review with optimisation
Enquire
All prices excl. VAT, incl. WhatsApp conversation fees. Annual contract: two months free. No revenue share, no hidden costs. We are taking on five founding houses this quarter: onboarding at half price.
06 · Questions

What hoteliers ask us

What happens when Piccolo does not know an answer?

He never guesses (Standard No. 4). Whenever he is unsure, or the matter is sensitive, such as a complaint, a cancellation or a special request, he hands the conversation straight to your team, complete with the full history. The guest experiences a seamless transition.

Does Piccolo understand voice notes too?

Yes. Guests simply speak their question, in any language. Piccolo understands the voice note, handles the request and replies in writing within seconds, in the guest's own language. On the move, it is the fastest way for many.

Our guests want to speak to people, not to a machine.

The guest who wants to know at 11pm whether a room is still free does not want a person. They want an answer. The guest with a complaint, on the other hand, wants a person, right away, and that is exactly where Piccolo hands over. A machine for the speed, a person for the moments that matter.

Do our guests need an app?

No. The vast majority of guests already have WhatsApp on their phone. Scan the QR code or tap the number, and that is it.

How long does the onboarding take?

Around five working days from the moment we have your house knowledge and access to your PMS. After that, a one-week trial period with your team, and then Piccolo reports for duty.

How do you handle data protection?

Hosted in Switzerland, compliant with the Swiss Data Protection Act and the GDPR: you receive a data processing agreement, the guest data belongs to your house, and a deletion policy is included. Discretion is Standard No. 7.

Which booking systems are supported?

Mews is fully integrated and verified (availability, rates, booking, guest profile). Cloudbeds, Oracle OPERA Cloud, protel, apaleo, SIHOT and other systems with an open interface we connect on request as part of the onboarding. Without a PMS connection, Piccolo works in Résidence mode and passes booking requests to your team in a structured form.

03:12

Somewhere, a guest is asking right now.

Ask Piccolo the hardest question your house can offer. In Korean, in the middle of the night, with a booking at the end. He is awake.

Start the demo on WhatsApp