4sk.aiSalon AI Receptionist
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4sk.ai · Salon AI Receptionist

You look after your clients. We look after your phones.

A managed AI telephone receptionist for UK hair salons, beauty salons and barbers. It works with the diary you already use and follows your salon's own rules.

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Managed setup by our team, tested with you before your line goes live. Prefer to talk first? Call us on 01904 935358 or request a demonstration online.

More time behind the chair

Let the phone earn its place in your salon.

Routine calls are answered while your team stays with the client in front of them. Bookings, changes and everyday questions move through one managed receptionist instead of interrupting the floor.

See it with your diary
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Evidence from existing infrastructure

What established AI handling has achieved.

92.9%
of enquiries handled without staff intervention
330 hours
estimated staff time saved per month
46%
of conversations happened outside 9am–5pm

Figures taken from The Digital Hub’s existing AI concierge infrastructure at York Racecourse, measured over 49 days from 7 July to 25 August 2026. The hours figure is an estimate, not a guaranteed salon saving; your result depends on call volume and complexity.

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Staff time released
27 hours
estimated each month
Potential bookings recovered
39
estimated each month
Potential booking value
£2,145
estimated each month

This illustration uses your inputs and the 92.9% handling rate measured on existing infrastructure. It is not a promise of bookings, revenue or savings; results vary by call mix, opening hours and caller intent.

How the connection works

See the connection in action.

A caller rings your salon, the receptionist works out what they want, checks your own diary for genuine times, and writes the appointment back before reading it out.

  1. Caller rings

    Your salon number rings and the receptionist answers straight away.

    • Salon line
    • Answered

  2. 4sk receptionist

    It works out the treatment being asked for and checks your salon's own rules, such as lead time and patch tests.

    • Cut and blow dry
    • Your salon rules

  3. Your diary

    Genuine times and stylists are read from the booking system you already use — nothing invented.

    • Phorest
    • Booksy
    • Square Appointments

  4. Booked and read back

    The appointment is written into your diary and read back to the caller before they hang up.

    • Thursday, 10:00
    • With Amy

Illustration of how a call flows — not a live status board and not a recording.

The short version

Straight answers, before the sales pitch.

What is 4sk.ai?
4sk.ai is a managed AI telephone receptionist. It answers your business number, holds a normal spoken conversation, checks your own diary and arranges, moves or cancels appointments. It is built and supported by The Digital Hub, a UK team near York.
Who is it for?
UK hair salons, beauty salons and barbers first — that is where the product is most developed. Dental and healthcare practices, trades, hospitality and professional services are scoped individually rather than switched on from a template.
Which booking systems does it work with?
Adapters are built and demonstrated for Phorest, Booksy and Square Appointments: they read services, staff and live availability and create or change appointments. Any other system is reviewed with you before you commit. Your own account still has to grant access — Booksy's API is partner-gated and Square needs you to authorise us — and we validate those credentials before your line goes live.
What does it cost?
From £99 a month billed annually, which is £1188 payable for twelve months, plus a one-off £995 setup and onboarding fee. Rolling monthly billing is available at a higher monthly rate. Every plan includes a call-minute allowance with a published rate beyond it. Any applicable tax is confirmed in your written quotation.
What happens when it cannot help?
It takes a message for your team or transfers the call to a person. Where those go and when is agreed with you during setup, and it is included on every plan. It does not guess a price, a free slot or which staff member can do what.
Does it recognise regular clients?
It can, but a caller's number is only ever a hint. Nothing from a client's history is used or spoken aloud until the identity is confirmed the way you asked during setup. A changed number, a shared line or a withheld number falls back to a short question.
Can we choose the voice?
Yes. Male or female, with a range of British accents, chosen during setup on any plan. A wider voice library or a voice built to your own brief is a chargeable extra confirmed in your quotation.
What do you need from us to start?
Your treatment or service list with prices and durations, your team and who does what, your booking rules, and access to your booking system. Two days of onboarding is our target once those are supplied; the line goes live after the test calls are reviewed with you.

More detail: booking system integrations, our guide for UK salons and how setup works.

How a call goes

A call, from hello to booked.

Three everyday calls, written out end to end: a new client booked in, a regular recognised and confirmed, and an appointment moved. You'll hear the real thing on your own demonstration call, on your own treatments and diary.

Written examples with fictional client details — not recordings of real calls

New client, booked in full

First-time caller wants a cut and blow dry. Nothing on file, so details are taken and the booking is confirmed.

  1. ReceptionistHello, thank you for calling Bloom & Co. You're through to Sam, the salon's AI receptionist. How can I help?
  2. CallerHi, I'd like to book a cut and blow dry, please.
  3. ReceptionistOf course. That's forty-eight pounds. Have you been to us before?
  4. CallerNo, first time.
  5. ReceptionistLovely, welcome. When suits you best?
  6. CallerThursday afternoon if you have it.
  7. ReceptionistThursday the seventeenth, I have two o'clock with Ellie Thompson or three fifteen with Chloe Walker. Which would you like?
  8. CallerTwo o'clock with Ellie, please.
  9. ReceptionistTwo o'clock with Ellie it is. Can I take your full name?
  10. CallerSophia Reed.
  11. ReceptionistThank you. And the best mobile number for you?
  12. Caller07700 900412.
  13. ReceptionistAnd an email address for your confirmation?
  14. Callersophia.reed@example.com
  15. ReceptionistSo that's Sophia Reed, cut and blow dry with Ellie, Thursday the seventeenth at two o'clock, forty-eight pounds, confirmation to sophia.reed@example.com. We do ask for twenty-four hours to change or cancel. Shall I book that in?
  16. CallerYes please.
  17. ReceptionistThat's booked. You'll get your confirmation shortly. See you Thursday, Sophia. Bye now.

What happened

The treatment was matched to the salon menu with its price, the diary was read for real availability, the salon's notice policy was stated, and the name, email and mobile were read back before anything was written. The appointment was then created in the salon's own diary and confirmed on the call.

A regular, recognised and confirmed

The number matches a client on file. Identity is confirmed first, then her usual treatment and stylist are offered.

  1. ReceptionistHello, thank you for calling Bloom & Co. You're through to Sam, the salon's AI receptionist. How can I help?
  2. CallerHi, I'd like to get booked in again please.
  3. ReceptionistHappy to help. Can I take your surname to find you?
  4. CallerHartley.
  5. ReceptionistThank you, Miss Hartley. Last time you had a half head of highlights with a cut, with Hannah. Would you like the same again?
  6. CallerYes, exactly the same.
  7. ReceptionistHannah has Saturday the nineteenth at ten past nine, or Tuesday the twenty-second at half eleven. Which suits you?
  8. CallerSaturday, please.
  9. ReceptionistSaturday the nineteenth at ten past nine with Hannah, half head of highlights with a cut, a hundred and twelve pounds, allowing two and a half hours. You're already patch tested with us and it's still in date. Shall I book it?
  10. CallerPlease do.
  11. ReceptionistAll booked, and your confirmation is on its way to the email we hold for you. See you Saturday. Bye now.

What happened

The caller's number was treated as a hint only: nothing from her record was used or spoken until she confirmed a detail the salon chose during setup. Her last relevant treatment and stylist were then offered as a suggestion rather than assumed, and the booking went into the salon's diary.

Changing their mind, then moving an appointment

Caller switches treatment mid-conversation, then asks to move an appointment they already have.

  1. ReceptionistHello, thank you for calling Bloom & Co. You're through to Sam, the salon's AI receptionist. How can I help?
  2. CallerCould I book a cut and blow dry?
  3. ReceptionistCertainly, that's forty-eight pounds. Have you been to us before?
  4. CallerYes, it's Amelia Frost.
  5. ReceptionistThank you, Miss Frost. When would suit?
  6. CallerActually, just a blow dry on its own would be better. Long hair.
  7. ReceptionistNo problem, a blow dry for long hair is thirty-four pounds. Chloe has Friday at half past one, or Ellie at quarter past four. Which would you like?
  8. CallerHalf one with Chloe. And could you move my colour next week? I can't do the Tuesday.
  9. ReceptionistYou have a root tint on Tuesday the twenty-second at ten. Which day would you rather?
  10. CallerThe Thursday if possible.
  11. ReceptionistThursday the twenty-fourth at ten, or half two, both with Hannah. That's more than twenty-four hours away so there's no charge to move it. Which would you like?
  12. CallerTen, please.
  13. ReceptionistSo the blow dry Friday at half one with Chloe, and your root tint moved to Thursday the twenty-fourth at ten with Hannah. Shall I confirm both?
  14. CallerYes, lovely. Thank you.
  15. ReceptionistBoth done, and the Tuesday slot is freed up. Confirmations are on their way. Bye now.

What happened

The change of treatment was accepted without starting over, with the new price and fresh availability for the new treatment. The existing appointment was found on her record, moved in the salon's diary, and the old slot released — with the salon's notice policy stated only where it applied.

Choose a voice

A voice that suits your salon.

Male or female, and a range of British accents. Have a listen, then tell us which one you would like your callers to hear.

  • Lily

    Female · Southern English

    Standard

    Warm and unhurried. The voice we set up as standard.

    0:07

  • Eadie

    Female · British, younger

    Bright and quick, good for a busy salon or barbers.

    0:06

  • Hollie

    Female · Southwest England

    Warm and kind with a gentle west country sound.

    0:07

  • Alice

    Female · Clear British

    Crisp and professional, easy to follow on a poor line.

    0:07

  • George

    Male · British

    Low and measured, suits a barbers or a men's grooming room.

    0:07

  • Daniel

    Male · British, broadcast

    Steady and formal, closer to a receptionist than a presenter.

    0:07

Each sample is the same greeting, recorded in that voice. Single lines, not recordings of a real call.

Every sample says: “Hello, thank you for calling Bloom and Co. You're through to the salon's AI receptionist. How can I help?” Your own greeting is written with you and uses your salon’s name.

Choosing from these voices is part of your managed setup on any plan. A wider voice library, a second voice for another location, or a voice built to your own brief are chargeable extras and are confirmed in your written quotation.

New callers and regulars

It knows your regulars — once it knows it is them.

A caller's number is only ever a hint. Before anything from a client's history is used or spoken aloud, the receptionist confirms the identity the way you asked it to during setup.

  • New callers are simply asked what they would like, then guided to the right treatment on your menu.
  • Regulars are offered their last relevant treatment and stylist as a suggestion, once identity is confirmed.
  • A changed number, a shared line or a withheld number falls back to a short question instead of a wrong guess.
  • Nothing about past visits is invented, and a suggestion is never treated as a decision.
A stylist consulting with her client at the mirror

Booking systems

Where it can read your diary today.

Before launch we test the journeys that matter with you on demonstration data, and we only put a line live once the connection behind it has been validated.

  1. Caller rings
  2. 4sk receptionist
  3. Your diary
  4. Booked and read back

Illustration of how a call flows — not a live status board and not a recording.

  • Phorest

    Adapter built and demonstrated

    Our Phorest adapter reads services, staff and availability and creates or changes appointments. Your own salon still needs to grant access, and we validate those credentials against Phorest before your line goes live.

  • Booksy

    Adapter built — awaiting provider API access

    The Booksy adapter is built to their published partner interface and runs today on demonstration data, so a Booksy salon can see the full journey. Booksy's API is partner-gated, so live reads and writes wait on partner access and your own business granting it.

  • Square Appointments

    Adapter built — awaiting provider API access

    The Square adapter is built to their published Bookings, Catalog and Team interfaces and runs today on demonstration data. Going live needs you to authorise us on your Square account, and Square requires an Appointments Plus or Premium plan for booking writes.

  • Another system

    Scoped per business

    Tell us what you use. We review what its interface allows and tell you honestly what can and cannot be automated before you commit.

See all booking system integrations or read what the Phorest integration reads and writes.

On a normal Saturday

The calls a salon actually gets.

Booking a treatment

“Could I have a cut and blow dry on Friday?” The treatment is matched to your menu, your diary is read for real availability, and the price and length come from your own service list.

Moving or cancelling

A client who needs a different day is offered what is actually free, and your notice period is stated before anything changes.

Asking for a stylist

“Is Chloe free on Saturday?” Requests for a named stylist, or for whoever is free first, use your staff and service compatibility.

Colour, patch tests and deposits

Colour work checks your consultation and patch-test rules first, and deposits are explained using your booking system's payment link. Card details are never taken on the call.

Beauty and barbering enquiries

Gel manicures, facials, waxing, skin fades and beard trims come from the same menu, so a caller does not have to know your internal naming.

Message or a real person

Anything outside its remit becomes a message for your team or a transfer, set up with you as part of the service rather than guessed at.

A salon owner calmly managing bookings at reception

Set up and looked after

Built for your salon, not from a template.

The Digital Hub configures, tests and supports the whole service. We target two days of onboarding once your booking-system access and salon details are supplied, and go live after the test calls are reviewed with you. Then a named team you can ring.

  1. 01

    We set it up around your salon

    We import your treatments, prices and team, connect your diary and write your rules in your own words.

  2. 02

    We test the journeys with you

    Booking, moving, cancelling, patch tests, messages and transfers are tried on demonstration data and reviewed together.

  3. 03

    We launch it and stay involved

    Your line goes live once the connection behind it is validated, and we keep reviewing calls with you afterwards.

Transparent pricing

From £99/month, billed annually, plus a one-off £995 setup.

Entry is £1,188 payable for twelve months, which is £99 a month. Rolling monthly billing is available at a higher monthly rate. Every plan has a monthly call-minute allowance with a clear rate beyond it, and the £995 setup and onboarding fee is charged once. Any applicable tax will be confirmed in your written quotation.

See all three plans
Entry
£99
per month on annual billing
400 call minutes included
Standard
£189
per month on annual billing
1,000 call minutes included
Busy
£389
per month on annual billing
2,500 call minutes included

Questions salon owners ask us

Straight answers.

Will callers know they are speaking to AI?

Yes. The greeting says so in your own wording — the recordings on this page open exactly the way a caller hears it.

What happens when it cannot help?

It takes a message for your team or transfers the call. Where those go, and when, is agreed during setup rather than assumed.

Do I need new software?

No. Your team carries on with the diary they already use. We connect to it and manage the receptionist side for you.

Which booking systems work today?

Phorest, Booksy and Square Appointments each have an adapter built and demonstrated. Anything else we scope with you honestly before you commit.

Does it take card details?

Never on the call. Where your booking system offers a deposit link, the receptionist explains that instead.

Can I keep my existing number?

Usually, by forwarding it. The exact telephone route is agreed with you and your carrier during setup.

See it handle your salon's calls.

A short demonstration on sample data, built around your treatments — nothing connects to your live diary until you decide to go ahead.

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