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What Guest Questions Reveal About Your Hotel’s Information Gaps

Written by Caitlin Hogan | Jul 6, 2026 7:00:01 AM

AI Agents don’t just answer questions faster. They reveal what guests are still missing.

When people interact with an AI Agent, they are often asking high-intent questions. Some are deciding whether to book while others have already booked and are preparing for their stay. In both situations, these guest questions reveal what information they need for their stay.

These conversations are commercially valuable as they show exactly where guests are unsure, where content may be missing, where the direct booking or pre-stay journey needs to be clearer, and also gives insight into guest expectations.

Higher-intent guests ask better questions

Traditional website analytics can show that a guest visited a room page, clicked on an offer, or opened the booking engine.

But they rarely show individualized feedback about where the guest was unsure.

AI Agent conversations help fill that gap.

A guest may be interested in a spa package, but doesn’t see whether pool access is included. A family may like a room type, but need to confirm bed sizes or children’s facilities. An international guest may be ready to book, but wants to know whether they need an adaptor, how to get from the airport, or whether early check-in is possible.

You might consider these as random service questions, but in reality they’re signals of booking friction.

When AI Agent cannot answer, the insight is still valuable

Our AI Agent uses the information available from your website, Booking Engine, FAQs, and uploaded documents to answer guest questions.

But sometimes, through no fault of your own, the answer is simply not there.

With the Suggestions area in AI Agent, hotels can see questions the AI Agent could not answer live because there is a gap in its knowledge base. Your team can then review those questions, add the missing answer, and help the AI Agent respond better the next time.

The Suggestions tab also shows how often a question has been asked, helping you prioritise the information gaps that matter most.

This gives your team a practical way to improve the AI Agent knowledge base while also identifying content that may need to be added to the hotel website, FAQs, Booking Engine descriptions, offer pages, or pre-arrival communication.

The questions guests are really asking

This past year across AI Agent conversations, we’re seeing guests ask detailed, practical, and often highly specific questions.

Common information gaps we’re seeing in Suggestions include:

Reception and arrival details
Guests ask about reception hours, early and late check-in/check-out, lost and found, and what to expect when they arrive.

Parking and transport
Questions include whether parking is available, when payment is expected, whether taxis or car share services are easy to access, and how to reach the city centre or surrounding area.

International guest needs
International travellers often ask about power adaptors, local transport, and travel logistics.

Room-level details
Guests often ask about highly specific details that may not appear in a standard room description, such as whether there is a refrigerator for medication storage, the brand of hair dryer, availability of air conditioning, bed size (particularly from your American clients), or other practical amenities.

Food and dietary preferences
People ask for the exact room service menu, what’s available in the breakfast buffet, if you offer halal or kosher options, vegetarian choices, allergen information, or whether specific dietary needs can be accommodated, particularly for events being held at your property.

Accessibility
Accessibility questions can be highly specific and important to booking confidence. Guests may need to know about step-free access, accessible rooms, lift access, bathroom layouts, parking, or movement around the property.

Amenities and facilities
Guests frequently ask about access to the gym, pool, spa, wellness areas, opening and closing times, and whether facilities are included in the room rate or available as an extra.

Loyalty and member benefits
Returning guests or loyalty members may ask what benefits apply, whether they receive discounts, upgrades, perks, or different check-in/check-out times.

Package terms and conditions
Guests interested in packages often ask detailed questions about what is included, what is excluded, cancellation terms, booking conditions, and seasonal restrictions.

These questions show that guests are not only looking for availability and price.

They are trying to understand the full stay experience.

The pre-stay information gap

An important trend we’re seeing is that AI Agent is not only being used for booking.

In reality, guests who have already made a reservation are often the ones using AI Agent before their stay.

This creates an information gap for stay expectations. These guests are no longer deciding whether to book. They are preparing for arrival and planning the finer details of their stay to help them feel ready. How and if an AI Agent can answer these questions will build trust and loyalty.

These interactions show where pre-arrival communication needs to be clearer. If the same questions appear repeatedly, it’s a sign that details should be added to confirmation emails, pre-stay messages, arrival instructions, FAQs, or the AI Agent knowledge base.

This will also reduce pressure on reception and reservations teams. When AI Agent has the right information, it will help guests prepare for their stay without needing to call or email reception.

From unanswered questions to better guest communication

If you have our AI Agent, we highly encourage you to make use of the Suggestions section, and routinely check it for insight. We realize that when a question appears once, it might be a one-off, but when it appears more it’s a sign that there is an information gap.

You can then use these insights to improve:

  • AI Agent knowledge base content
  • Website FAQs
  • Room descriptions
  • Offer and package descriptions
  • Booking Engine content
  • Pre-arrival emails and messages
  • Arrival instructions
  • Guest service documentation
  • Internal reception and reservations resources

For example, if guests repeatedly ask whether spa access is included in a package, that answer needs to be clearer on the offer page.

If guests often ask about parking payment, that information belongs on the website, in the booking confirmation, and in arrival instructions.

If guests keep asking detailed dietary questions, you may want to upload menus, add dietary guidance to FAQs, or make restaurant information more visible.

The goal is not just to help your AI Agent answer more questions, but to reduce friction across the entire guest journey.

A smarter feedback loop for hotels

Every unanswered question is a chance to learn.

AI Agent gives hotels a feedback loop that traditional analytics often cannot provide. It shows what guests are actually thinking, what details influence their decision, and where content may be missing.

The more confidently a guest can answer their questions, the more confidently they can book, arrive, and enjoy their stay.

Ultimately, AI Agent will help you not only respond to guests, but understand them.

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