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Notes from the front desk.Calls, product, the small decisions.
Product·September 2, 2026·3 min
Opening the Cilicia panel to every hotel
From today any property can forward its number to Cilicia, set rooms and rates in an afternoon and take its first call before dinner service.
Engineering·August 21, 2026·4 min
Why we read confirmation numbers in pairs
Six digits, three pairs, one pause. A small change to how the agent speaks that cut repeat requests on the demo line by more than half.
Hospitality·August 12, 2026·5 min
The explicit yes
“Okay” is not a booking. Neither is “how much is it?”. The rules that keep an AI front desk from reserving rooms nobody asked for.
Product·August 4, 2026·3 min
Eight languages, one voice
How Cilicia follows a guest who switches from English to Turkish mid-sentence — and why Hindi got a voice of its own.
Product·July 22, 2026·2 min
Teach the AI in a sentence
“The pool is closed this week.” Staff type it into the panel; the agent knows it on the next call. No tickets, no retraining.
Company·July 1, 2026·3 min
Hello from Englewood
Why a small company in Wyoming decided hotels deserve a front desk that never puts a guest on hold.
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