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2,332 real phone calls later: five things I learned building an AI host for a restaurant

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I build Hostly (hostly.ie), an AI host that answers the phone and WhatsApp for restaurants in Ireland. Our first venue, a restaurant and lounge in Limerick city, went live on 15 April 2026. By 19 October the host had answered 2,332 calls and taken 249 bookings straight into the venue's OpenTable di…

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    2,332 real phone calls later: five things I learned building an AI host for a restaurant

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