Communications

Every conversation. One inbox.

Booking-channel messages, SMS, MMS, email, live website chat, and recorded phone calls — guests, owners, and vendors in a single thread view. Replaces the messaging tool, the shared-inbox tool, the per-user VoIP bill — and the PMS inbox you were paying for on the side.

app.vacayops.com/communications
Unified Inbox
2
AllSMSAirbnbEmailVrbo
Search conversations...
SM
Sarah M.2m ago

What time is check-in? We are arriving early and...

SMS
JK
James K.8m ago

Is there a way to adjust the thermostat? It seems...

Airbnb
RT
Rachel & Tom1h

Thank you so much! The cabin was absolutely...

Email
DL
David L.3h

Can we get extra towels dropped off tomorrow...

Vrbo
ES
Emily S.5h

Hey, the hot tub cover seems stuck. Any tips on...

SMS
OT
Ops Team1d

Unit 7 turnover completed, photos uploaded to...

Slack
SM
Sarah M.SMS
Guest at Cabin 12 — Smoky Mountain Retreat
Jun 28 – Jul 2
4 guests
Repeat guest
Confirmed

Hi! We are arriving around 2pm today. Is there any way we can check in a little early? Also, is the hot tub ready to use?

1:42 PM

Hey Sarah! Early check-in at 2pm should be fine — the cleaning crew wraps up by 1:30. The hot tub is heated and ready for you. Code for the door is in your welcome guide.

1:45 PM · Delivered

Perfect, thank you! One more thing — do you have any restaurant recommendations nearby for dinner tonight?

1:52 PM

Absolutely! There's The Smokehouse (5 min drive, amazing BBQ), River Bend Grill (waterfront dining, 10 min), and Flour & Fire pizza right in town. All are walkable from the cabin!

1:58 PM · Delivered
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Command Center

One rail for every channel

Stop tabbing between a texting app, an email client, and a phone dashboard. The Command Center inbox threads every channel through one conversation index, so triage happens in one place.

  • Booking-channel guest threads plus SMS, Email, Voice, Website, and Ticket channels on a single rail
  • Needs Response, Unread, and All views triage the queue for you
  • Reply to guest and SMS threads without leaving the inbox
  • Inbound numbers auto-match your contact directory — guests, owners, vendors, and team
app.vacayops.com/communications
Unified Inbox
2
AllSMSAirbnbEmailVrbo
Search conversations...
SM
Sarah M.2m ago

What time is check-in? We are arriving early and...

SMS
JK
James K.8m ago

Is there a way to adjust the thermostat? It seems...

Airbnb
RT
Rachel & Tom1h

Thank you so much! The cabin was absolutely...

Email
DL
David L.3h

Can we get extra towels dropped off tomorrow...

Vrbo
ES
Emily S.5h

Hey, the hot tub cover seems stuck. Any tips on...

SMS
OT
Ops Team1d

Unit 7 turnover completed, photos uploaded to...

Slack
SM
Sarah M.SMS
Guest at Cabin 12 — Smoky Mountain Retreat
Jun 28 – Jul 2
4 guests
Repeat guest
Confirmed

Hi! We are arriving around 2pm today. Is there any way we can check in a little early? Also, is the hot tub ready to use?

1:42 PM

Hey Sarah! Early check-in at 2pm should be fine — the cleaning crew wraps up by 1:30. The hot tub is heated and ready for you. Code for the door is in your welcome guide.

1:45 PM · Delivered

Perfect, thank you! One more thing — do you have any restaurant recommendations nearby for dinner tonight?

1:52 PM

Absolutely! There's The Smokehouse (5 min drive, amazing BBQ), River Bend Grill (waterfront dining, 10 min), and Flour & Fire pizza right in town. All are walkable from the cabin!

1:58 PM · Delivered
AI drafted response ready — click to review
Type a message...
Booking Channels

Booking-channel threads. Same inbox.

Guest messages from your connected booking channels land in the unified inbox the moment they arrive — next to SMS, email, chat, and calls. No extranet tabs, no separate PMS inbox.

  • Booking-channel guest messages arrive in the same inbox your team already watches
  • Reply in the thread — the guest gets it on the channel they booked through
  • VacayOps AI drafts and answers booking-channel threads under the same confidence rules as SMS
  • A booking-channel message becomes a task the same way any other message does

Unified inbox

Sarah M. · Riverbend Cabin

Booking channel

“Any chance of an early check-in on Friday?”

Mike R. · The Overlook

SMS

“Gate code isn’t working — can you resend it?”

Same rail, same reply box — the guest gets your answer on the channel they booked through.

Phone, natively

Calls that leave a paper trail

Business phone lines provision in-app — one invoice, priced per line with unlimited users, no per-user VoIP contract. Recorded calls are transcribed automatically, and the whole archive is searchable.

  • Search recordings by caller, guest name, or any phrase in the transcript
  • Voicemail inbox with transcription and in-browser playback
  • Call trees, forwarding, and number porting — bring your existing number
  • VacayOps AI answers inbound calls and texts on the lines you designate
hot tub

Inbound · Guest · 2:14

“…the hot tub breaker keeps tripping when we turn on the jets…”

Outbound · Vendor · 0:47

“…replace the hot tub GFCI before the Friday check-in…”

Native to the same data model

A text becomes a task in one click

Because communications share a data model with operations, a conversation is never a dead end. No connectors, no copy-paste — the platform is the integration.

  • Create a task from any message — the text and MMS photos come along, pre-filled
  • AI drafts guest replies and keeps learning from the edits your team makes
  • Website chat sessions land in the same inbox as SMS and email
  • Internal routing follows each teammate’s preferred channel — Teams, Slack, or Google Chat

The latch on the hot tub cover snapped — photo attached.

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Create task from message

Replace hot tub cover latch

Maintenance · Photo attached · Assigned from the thread

Everything a front desk does, without the front desk

Software included in the base rate — phone lines shared by unlimited teammates, never billed per seat.

Unified Threads

One conversation index across every channel, with unread counts and needs-response flags per thread.

Booking-Channel Messaging

Guest threads from your connected booking channels land in the same inbox — answered by your team or your AI.

SMS & MMS

Two-way texting with photo and media attachments, from real business numbers you provision or port in.

Recorded Calls

Call recording with automatic transcription and full-text search across the entire archive.

Voicemail Inbox

Transcribed voicemails with playback, sitting next to the rest of the conversation history.

Website Live Chat

Chat sessions from your direct-booking site flow into the same inbox your team already watches.

AI Answering & Drafting

VacayOps AI answers guest SMS and phone calls, drafts replies, and turns conversations into tasks.

One platform. One invoice. No PMS bill.

Every software feature on this page is in the base rate — no per-seat fees, no feature gates, no connectors. Channel connections included; the only add-ons, ever, are smart devices and phone lines.