Documentation
Everything you need to set up StayHelp for your property.
Create an account
Go to the sign-up page, enter your property name, email and password. Your 60-day free trial starts immediately.
Sign up nowCreate your Telegram bot
Open Telegram, search for the user @BotFather (the official Telegram tool for creating bots) and start a chat with it.
- Send the command /newbot
- Pick a display name (e.g. "Villa Bellavista Concierge")
- Pick a username that ends with "bot" (e.g. villabellavistabot)
- BotFather will reply with a token. Keep it secret.
Connect the bot to StayHelp
In your dashboard, go to Setup and paste the token from BotFather. We'll verify it and register the webhook automatically. From that moment on, any message sent to your bot arrives in StayHelp.
Train the bot by chatting
Open a chat with your own bot on Telegram. Send a message that introduces you as the owner, then start describing your property.
Then send messages like:
- "Check-in is from 14:00 to 22:00. Please text me on WhatsApp when you arrive."
- "Breakfast is served in the kitchen from 8:00 to 10:30."
- "WiFi: network name VILLA_GUEST, password welcome2025."
- "Parking is free, use the spots marked with a B."
The bot classifies each message automatically (check-in, wifi, breakfast, rules...) and normalizes it. You can review and edit entries from the dashboard.
Add rooms and print QR codes
For each room you add, StayHelp generates a unique QR code ready to print.
- Go to Dashboard -> Rooms
- Click "Add a room" and enter a code (e.g. 101) and a name
- Click "Download QR" to get the PNG, print it, place it in the room
Handle escalations
When the bot cannot answer confidently, it forwards the question to you on Telegram (along with an 8-character escalation ID). You reply once and StayHelp translates it back into the guest's language.
Bot commands reference
All host commands run inside your Telegram chat with the bot. The guest never sees these.
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| /train | Enter training mode |
| /stop | Exit training mode |
| /list | Show knowledge base entries |
| /delete [id] | Delete an entry |
| /rooms | List rooms |
| /addroom [code] [name] | Add a room |
| /qr [code] | Receive the QR code for a room |
| /stats | Usage statistics |
| /escalations | List pending escalations |
| /reply [id] [text] | Reply to an escalation |
| /translation on|off | Toggle automatic translation |
| /welcome [text] | Set the welcome message |
| /addadmin [id] | Add a collaborator (by Telegram ID) |
| /help | Show all commands |
Upgrade and billing
You have 60 days free, no credit card needed. After that, pick the plan that matches your number of rooms. Changing plan, updating your card and downloading invoices is done through the Stripe customer portal, accessible from the Billing page of your dashboard.
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