Case Study

168 calls a month, answered without a single extra hire.

Hotel Paloma Blanca's AI receptionist now handles inbound calls around the clock, sorting the real guest requests from the wrong numbers and hang-ups before they ever reach a human.

Client

Hotel Paloma Blanca, boutique hotel · Costa del Sol, Spain

The problem

One person on the desk. Calls all day and night.

Like most boutique hotels, Paloma Blanca's front desk is covered by whoever's on shift, not a dedicated phone team. In July, 4 in every 10 calls came outside a single day-shift: nights, weekends, lunch breaks. Every one of those either interrupted someone off the floor or rang out.

The solution

An AI receptionist that never clocks off, and never wastes anyone's time.

Every inbound call is answered immediately, day or night. Wrong numbers and dead-air callers get handled and closed out on the spot. No one on the team ever sees them. Real requests get the caller's name, number, and exactly what they need, logged and passed straight to reception. Nothing rings out, and nothing lands on a human's desk unless it actually needs one.

The results

What it's actually worth.

168

calls handled by the AI receptionist in July.

Vapi call log, July 2026
40%

of those calls came outside a single day-shift: nights, weekends, lunch breaks now answered instantly.

Vapi call log, July 2026
28

real leads (name, phone, and what they need) captured and handed straight to the team. The other 140 calls needed zero staff time.

Vapi call summaries, July 2026

Straight from the call log

No rounding up. A real sample from July.

Customer numbers and transcripts are redacted for guest privacy. Everything else (date, duration, cost, outcome) is pulled straight from the account.

Paloma Blanca Reception · Vapi call log July 2026
DateDurationCostOutcome
02 Jul, 10:46 (Thu)0m 03s$0.07Handled: guest ended call
04 Jul, 10:48 (Sat)1m 39s$0.22Handled: wrapped up by José
08 Jul, 12:15 (Wed)2m 37s$0.26Handled: guest ended call
10 Jul, 21:46 (Fri)1m 17s$0.18Handled: guest ended call
18 Jul, 11:48 (Sat)1m 25s$0.16Handled: guest ended call
19 Jul, 16:10 (Sun)2m 07s$0.26Handled: wrapped up by José
21 Jul, 21:15 (Tue)0m 14s$0.09Handled: guest ended call
28 Jul, 12:38 (Tue)1m 39s$0.19Handled: wrapped up by José

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