Call a hotel about early check-in, a crib or parking

By Jake Marsh · Updated Nov 1, 2026 · 2 min read

Short answer: Tell your agent your reservation and what you need. CallForMe calls the hotel's front desk directly, not the central reservations line, and asks for early check-in, a crib, or other requests, plus parking and resort fees. The front desk's answers and any notes on your reservation come back to your agent.

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Hotel apps and booking sites are bad at small requests. The front desk at the property is who decides, and calling a few days before gets a note on your reservation.

What your agent does

1. find_business finds the property's local number. Your agent should call the hotel itself, not a national reservations line, since the front desk handles these requests.
2. plan_call writes the opener and flags that the desk may ask for the name and confirmation number, and may say early check-in is "not guaranteed."
3. place_call dials:

{
  "phone": "+12075550191",
  "business_name": "Harborview Hotel",
  "goal": "Add requests to reservation 88213: early check-in around noon on Oct 17 and a crib in the room. Ask about overnight parking cost.",
  "details": "Reservation under Kim, confirmation 88213, Oct 17 to 19, 2026, one king room. Traveling with an infant.",
  "questions": ["Can you note early check-in around noon, and is there a fee?", "Can you add a crib?", "What does overnight parking cost, and is it self or valet?", "Are there any resort or amenity fees?"],
  "on_behalf_of": "Ana Kim",
  "callback_number": "+12075550137",
  "constraints": "Accept an early check-in fee of up to $40. Do not change the dates or room type."
}

4. get_call polls until ended. If the desk offers "we can guarantee noon for $50," that's above your limit, so the voice agent asks through pending_question and your agent answers with answer_question or checks with you.

Example result

Illustrative example: names, prices and times are made up. Transcript excerpt:

Voice agent: Hi, this is an assistant calling for Ana Kim, on a recorded line. I'm calling about reservation 8 8 2 1 3 for October 17th. Could you note a request for early check-in around noon?

Front desk: I'll add it. We can't guarantee it without the early check-in package, which is 35 dollars.

Voice agent: That's fine, please add the package. Can you also add a crib to the room?

Front desk: Done. Parking is self-park, 28 a night.

Tips

• Call 2 to 4 days before arrival. Too early and the desk can't see room assignments; too late and cribs may be gone.
• Put the confirmation number and the name on the booking in details.
• Set a fee limit in constraints so the voice agent can say yes without waiting on you.
• Ask the voice agent to confirm each request is "noted on the reservation."
• If the number reaches central reservations or a call center, the assistant asks to be transferred to the hotel's own front desk before asking anything. A direct front-desk number skips that step.
• Late checkout and upgrades work the same way, and most come with a fee the desk asks about on the spot: decide in constraints or if_asked ("decline any fee", "OK up to $50") so the call doesn't wait on you.

What it costs

$1 for a front desk call that wraps up within 2 minutes, then $0.40 a minute. No charge if the line is busy.

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