AI receptionist for salons
AI receptionist for salons that answers calls and books cuts, color and nails
A salon call is rarely just "can I come in?". The client wants a particular stylist, a service that might take forty minutes or most of an afternoon, and a time that fits. An AI receptionist answers your salon's phone 24/7 in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian, asks what the client wants and books it in Google Calendar or the salon booking software you already use, if that software has an API.
One-time implementation starting at $999 + monthly subscription starting at $399
Callers are told they are talking to an AI assistant. It is never presented as a person.
How phone booking works in a salon
In a salon, the length of the appointment depends on the service. A men's cut or a blow-dry is a short slot. A single-process color takes longer once processing time is counted. Highlights, balayage or a color correction can fill most of an afternoon, and extensions longer still. Book a long color into a short slot and the rest of that stylist's day runs late.
Most salons also book by stylist, not just by time. Returning clients usually want the person who did their hair last time, and each stylist keeps their own book, works at their own pace and may not offer every service on the menu.
New clients are a third case. Many salons book a first-time color client into a consultation or a skin patch test before the color itself, and protect long appointments with a deposit and a written no-show policy.
When the AI receptionist picks up for your salon
Stylists can't take a call with color on a client's hair. Choose when the AI receptionist answers:
- 24/7, including after the salon closes
- Only outside your salon's opening hours
- When every stylist is with a client
- During the Saturday rush, when calls pile up
What to check before an AI receptionist books for your salon
Every service has its real length
Your calendar or booking software decides how much time a service takes. Check that cuts, color, highlights, treatments and extensions each have their real length there, processing time included, because an appointment gets the length your system gives that service.
Each stylist has their own calendar
If clients ask for a stylist by name, each stylist needs their own calendar and their own list of services. A junior stylist who does not do color yet should not have color on their list.
First visits are decided
Decide what a new client is booked into: the service itself, a consultation first, or a patch test before color. Whatever your team does today is what the booking should do.
Your deposit and no-show policy stays yours
Deposits and no-show fees live in your booking software and your salon's policy. The AI receptionist books the appointment; it does not take payments.
Your salon's answers are approved
Write down what it may tell callers about your services, opening hours and availability. It answers only what you approve and transfers anything else, such as a color correction question, to your team.
What the AI receptionist can ask a salon client when it books
When a client calls to book, the AI intake agent can ask for the details your salon needs to book the right appointment:
- The client's name and phone number
- The service: a cut, color, highlights, a treatment, nails or extensions
- Whether they have a stylist they usually see, or no preference
- Whether this is their first visit to your salon
- The day and time that work for them
- Anything the stylist should know first, such as color done at another salon
We set up the questions with you, so they match your menu and your stylists. Each conversation produces a structured intake summary.
What happens when a client calls your salon
The client calls the salon
The AI receptionist answers in English, Spanish, German, French or Italian and tells the client it is an AI assistant.
It asks what they want done
The service, the stylist and whether it is their first visit.
It books, moves or cancels
It checks the stylist's availability and books the appointment in Google Calendar or your salon's booking software, if it has an API. Clients who need a different time can reschedule or cancel by phone too.
It hands off what needs a stylist
If the client wants a stylist's opinion before booking, it transfers the call to your team.
You get the daily summary
At the end of each business day: calls, new clients, bookings, moves and cancellations, tomorrow's appointments and anything urgent.
Works with Google Calendar and your salon booking software
If your salon books in Google Calendar, or in booking software that has an API, we connect the AI receptionist to it, so appointments land in the same calendar your stylists and nail techs work from. You don't have to change how your salon books.
Connecting Google Calendar, or a booking system that has an API, is included. More complex integrations are quoted separately. Tell us which salon software you use when you book a strategy call. Confirmations by SMS or email go out only if you turn them on.
For hair salons, nail salons and beauty salons
Hair salons with several stylists, nail salons where clients come back for a fill with the same tech, and beauty salons that add brows, lashes and waxing to the hair menu. If clients call your salon to book, it is for you.
Other industries
- AI receptionist for barbershops
- AI receptionist for day spas
- AI receptionist for facial & skincare studios
- AI receptionist for massage studios & therapists
- AI receptionist for cleaning businesses
- AI receptionist for auto repair shops
- AI receptionist for home services & contractors
- AI receptionist for real estate & property management
- AI receptionist for professional services
- AI receptionist for tax & accounting firms
Pricing for salons: Starting at $999 implementation + $399/month
The final price depends on your business. Custom plans are quoted on the strategy call.
Available to businesses in the United States, with calls in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian.
One-time implementation
Starting at
$999
Monthly subscription
Starting at
$399/month
Included
- AI receptionist configuration
- Business knowledge setup
- Industry-specific intake questions
- Calendar integration
- Call summaries
- Daily reporting
- Basic call routing
- English, Spanish, German, French and Italian support
Monthly usage limits apply. Additional integrations, custom workflows, and higher call volumes may require upgraded pricing.
Connecting Google Calendar, or a booking system that has an API, is included. More complex integrations are quoted separately.
Salon AI receptionist FAQ
Can it book a color appointment differently from a haircut?
It books the service the client asks for. The length comes from your calendar or booking software, so make sure color, highlights and extensions have their real times there, processing time included.
Can clients ask for a specific stylist?
Yes. It can ask whether the client has a stylist they usually see, and book with that stylist in Google Calendar or in booking software that has an API, as long as each stylist has their own calendar.
How does it handle a new client who wants color?
It can ask whether this is the client's first visit. If your salon books new color clients into a consultation or a patch test first, tell us when we set it up and it books that appointment first.
What about deposits and no-show fees?
They stay with your salon's policy and your booking software. The AI receptionist books the appointment; it does not take payments.
Can a client move or cancel a salon appointment by phone?
Yes. It can reschedule or cancel the appointment in your calendar, so the stylist's time opens up again. Your cancellation policy stays the same.
Does it work with my salon booking software?
If your salon books in Google Calendar, or in software that has an API, yes. Connecting Google Calendar, or a booking system that has an API, is included. More complex integrations are quoted separately. Tell us which one when you book a strategy call.
Can Spanish-speaking clients book a cut or color?
Yes. It talks with clients in English, Spanish, German, French and Italian and asks the same booking questions in both.
Will my clients know they are talking to an AI?
Yes. Callers are told they are talking to an AI assistant. It is never presented as a person.
How much does an AI receptionist for a salon cost?
One-time implementation starting at $999 + monthly subscription starting at $399. It includes AI receptionist configuration, business knowledge setup, industry-specific intake questions, calendar integration, call summaries, daily reporting, basic call routing and English, Spanish, German, French and Italian support. Monthly usage limits apply. Additional integrations, custom workflows, and higher call volumes may require upgraded pricing. The final price depends on your business. Custom plans are quoted on the strategy call.
Is the first call free?
Yes. The first 30-minute strategy call is free.
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