One-time $999· No subscription required

TurnInstagramfollowersintodirect STAYS.

A quiet Instagram-to-WhatsApp system that welcomes new followers, activates comments and stories, qualifies guest intent, and hands real conversations to your team, before interest cools or returns to a booking platform.

Live in about 7 days, plus 30 days of post-launch tuning included.

Faster first responseGuest qualificationWhatsApp handoffDirect booking opportunity
FollowStay automation
Trigger
ManyChat automation
Follow to DM
When
A user follows your account, comments on a post, or replies to a story.
New followerCommentStory reply
↓ then
Send
Instagram DM with a tappable menu.
Trigger
Menu
Qualify
WhatsApp
Built on Instagram, WhatsApp Business and ManyChat
Instagram
WhatsApp Business
ManyChat
The gap

Attention is not the problem. Direct conversations are.

Most boutique hotels and villas have an Instagram that quietly produces interest every week. Almost none of it turns into a conversation the property actually owns.

Attention without conversations

Your Instagram is working. The conversations that turn into stays are not.

Followers disappear

Story viewers and new followers scroll on before you ever know they were interested.

Replies are too slow

By the time someone on the team responds, the intent has already cooled.

OTAs keep the margin

Booking platforms take their cut, and the guest relationship along with it.

Missing guest data

You never collect the contact, preferences or upsell context that a direct enquiry would give you.

Inconsistent first impression

Manual replies vary by who's on shift. The guest journey starts weaker than the property deserves.

Comments and stories untapped

Real signals of interest go unanswered or get a generic emoji back.

What FollowStay does

From a passing follow to a direct conversation. Calmly, in the background.

01. Capture

Turn new follows, story replies and post comments into branded first messages that arrive in seconds, not after a shift change.

02. Qualify

Move past the small talk. Capture dates, party size and stay type before a human gets involved, so your team only handles real intent.

03. Convert

Hand qualified guests over to WhatsApp, a channel they already use, where your team can close the enquiry as a direct booking.

The full value

Everything FollowStay unlocks.

Far more than a WhatsApp handoff. A quiet operating layer that captures, qualifies, nurtures and protects the guest relationship from the first follow onward.

Auto-welcome every new follower
A branded first message in seconds, not on the next shift.
Activate comments and story replies
Turn passing interest into a real conversation, instantly.
Qualify guests automatically
Dates, party size and stay type captured before a human steps in.
Hand off to WhatsApp
Move qualified guests to a channel you own, with full context.
Send offers and promos
Push seasonal offers directly to people who already raised a hand.
Capture emails and phone numbers
Build a contact list from real intent, not cold scrapes.
Follow-up email and WhatsApp campaigns
Re-engage past enquiries and nurture them back into a stay.
Collect guest data and preferences
Own the intent signals: occasion, party type, room preference.
Upsell rooms, experiences and longer stays
Suggest the right suite, the longer week, the in-house extras.
Reduce OTA dependency
More direct enquiries, more margin kept inside the property.
Multilingual flows
Talk to guests in EN, IT, ES and FR with the same calm tone.
An audience you own forever
One direct, remarketable audience that isn't rented from a platform.
The system

One quiet system. Four moving parts.

No dashboards for your team to manage. No new app for guests to install. FollowStay sits between your Instagram and your WhatsApp Business, and does its job in the background.

Instagram signal
Follow · Story reply · Comment
Auto-welcome
Branded first response in seconds
Intent qualification
Dates, party size, stay type
WhatsApp handoff
Direct enquiry, owned by you
Result: a direct guest conversation
See it run

A real first message. A real handoff.

This is the actual flow a guest sees. An instant Instagram reply, a short qualification, then a clean handoff into a WhatsApp conversation your team owns.

  • · Instant branded welcome on follow, comment or story reply
  • · Dates, party size and stay type captured before a human steps in
  • · Full context handed to WhatsApp Business, no repeating
FollowStay automation
Trigger
ManyChat automation
Follow to DM
When
A user follows your account, comments on a post, or replies to a story.
New followerCommentStory reply
↓ then
Send
Instagram DM with a tappable menu.
Trigger
Menu
Qualify
WhatsApp
What changes

Not promises. Shifts you'll feel.

Seconds
First response time
Replaces a queue of unread DMs with a branded reply that lands instantly.
Direct
Guest channel
Conversations move to WhatsApp, owned by you, not by a platform.
Lower
OTA dependency
More enquiries arriving direct, with the margin and the relationship intact.
Owned
Guest data
Contact, preferences and intent captured at the start of the journey.

Directional. FollowStay does not promise bookings or revenue. It removes the friction that loses them.

Who it's for

Properties where the first message matters.

Boutique hotels
Boutique hotels
Villas & private estates
Villas & private estates
Resorts
Resorts
Guesthouses
Guesthouses
Lifestyle stays
Lifestyle stays
Agriturismi & farm stays
Agriturismi & farm stays
Design-led B&Bs
Design-led B&Bs
Small hotel groups
Small hotel groups
What's included

Choose the level of support your property needs.

Setup from $999 · Optional care available

Live in about 7 days, plus 30 days of post-launch tuning included.

Most popular
FollowStay Setup
$999
one-time

The complete Instagram-to-WhatsApp system, installed for one property. No subscription required. Yours to keep.

  • Discovery call to map your guest journey and tone
  • Instagram-to-WhatsApp flow architecture
  • Welcome, comment and story-reply activation
  • Intent qualification (dates, party size, stay type)
  • WhatsApp handoff with full context
  • Branded copy in your voice
  • Team training and playbook
  • 30 days of post-launch tuning

After that, it runs on its own.

Care & Updates
$99
/month
optional, cancel anytime

We keep your system healthy so you never have to think about it.

  • Monitoring and uptime checks
  • Updates when Instagram, WhatsApp or ManyChat change
  • Minor flow edits and tweaks
  • Priority support

Not campaign management. Just a system that keeps working.

Monthly or à la carte
FollowStay Custom
À la carte

Save with a monthly package.

Everything in the Setup, plus:

  • Art direction and content strategy (content pillars, TOFU / MOFU / BOFU)
  • Professional photo and video shoots on site, an asset library you own
  • Reels, posts, carousels, stories, editorial calendar and feed curation
  • Influencer sourcing and scoring, a qualified creator list
  • Creator booking, stay management and contracts with usage rights
  • Meta Ads conversion campaigns with full tracking (Pixel, CAPI)
  • Email capture, newsletters and campaigns
  • Premium bio link with per-button tracking
  • Prospect CRM, seasonal offers and upsell flows
  • PMS connection (Guesty, Hostaway or similar): calendar sync, automated guest messaging, housekeeping tasks, deposits
  • Stripe direct payment links for extras and direct bookings
  • Optional private guest portal (link and QR)
  • Loyalty and referral program, paid guest services
  • Multi-property setup, multilingual (EN / IT / ES / FR)
  • Monthly KPI reporting and a dedicated review
  • AI automations
  • AI chatbot
How it works

Four steps. Live in about a week.

  1. 01
    Discovery

    A 30-minute call to map your guest journey, tone of voice and current bottlenecks.

  2. 02
    Setup

    We build the flows behind the scenes, write the copy in your voice, and connect WhatsApp Business.

  3. 03
    Handoff

    A 45-minute training for your front-of-house or marketing lead, plus a written playbook.

  4. 04
    Live

    Your system goes live. We tune the flows for 30 days based on what real guests actually do.

A direct guest conversation is the most valuable thing a property can own. It protects margin, builds the relationship, and starts the stay in your voice, not a platform's.

The FollowStay point of view

FAQ

The honest questions hospitality teams ask.

From follow to stay.

Let's install the system that turns your Instagram into the first quiet step of a real guest journey.

One-time setup · No subscription required
Contact

Tell us about your property.

We'll review your Instagram and current guest flow, then come back with a concrete recommendation, Setup or Custom, within one business day.

  • A real reply from a real person
  • No high-pressure sales call
  • Plain-language recommendation either way
FollowStay automation
Trigger
ManyChat automation
Follow to DM
When
A user follows your account, comments on a post, or replies to a story.
New followerCommentStory reply
↓ then
Send
Instagram DM with a tappable menu.
Trigger
Menu
Qualify
WhatsApp
Get my system

$999 one-time. Live in about 7 days. No subscription.

FollowStay Setup
$999 · one-time