A question buyers ask AI

How do reservation platforms build guest profiles with visit history and preferences, and which ones make that data easy to search and use at the host stand?

Measured in 1 answer, last on Nov 10, 2026. Only the passages that name a brand are shown.

Brands in the answers

BrandNamed inRecommended inPositiveAvg. position
SevenRooms100%100%100%1
OpenTable100%100%100%2
Resy100%100%100%3
Tock100%100%100%4
Resos100%100%100%—
Hostbook100%100%100%—

Where each answer names a brand

Answer 1 · Nov 10, 2026 · 8 sources cited
SevenRooms#1RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ CRM depth

“Strongest CRM depth”

+ Detailed guest profiles

“Detailed guest profiles combining reservations, preferences, notes, occasions, order history and spend.”

+ POS integrations

“POS integrations (the company advertises 65+).”

+ Automated tagging and segmentation

“Automated tags and custom guest segmentation.”

+ Cross-location guest records

“Cross-location guest records.”

+ AI Notes

“AI Notes to standardize guest information.”

+ Guest history

“Guest history | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent”

+ Host-stand visibility

“Host-stand visibility | Strong | Strong | Strong | Configurable”

OpenTable#2RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Documented host workflow

“Strongest documented host workflow”

+ Centralized guest profiles

“Centralized 360-degree guest profiles.”

+ Searchable Guestbook

“Searchable Guestbook using guest name or phone number.”

+ Guest notes

“Separate permanent guest notes and visit-specific notes.”

+ VIP tags in Front of House

“VIP and other tags displayed in Front of House.”

+ Visit history and spend insights

“Visit history, spend insights and pre-shift summaries.”

+ Automated tags

“Automated tags for frequent visitors and high spenders.”

+ Guest history

“Guest history | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent”

Resy#3RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Operational simplicity

“Strong operational simplicity”

+ Guestbook and guest profiles

“Guestbook and individual guest profiles.”

+ Persistent guest notes

“Guest notes that persist across visits.”

+ Customizable tags

“Customizable tags for VIPs, allergies and preferences.”

+ Highlighted tags

“Notable tags can be highlighted on reservation lists and printed on service chits.”

+ Historical reservation information

“Historical reservation information in the guest profile.”

− Guest history

“Guest history | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent”

− Automated tagging

“Automated tagging | Strong | Strong | More manual | Supported”

Tock#4RecommendedSite citedpositive
+ Guest history and questionnaires

“Strong guest history and questionnaires”

+ Guest profiles

“Guest profiles with visit history, notes, tags and preferences.”

+ Pre-visit questionnaires

“Pre-visit questionnaires that can automatically create visit notes and tags.”

+ Group-wide visit activity

“Group-wide visit activity across multiple locations.”

+ Customizable service screens

“Customizable service screens that can display guest notes.”

+ Guest history

“Guest history | Excellent | Excellent | Good | Excellent”

ResosRecommendedSite citedpositive
“Resos – Automatically builds guest profiles from online bookings, phone bookings and walk-ins, with visit history, feedback, allergies, preferences and tags.”
+ Automatic guest profiles

“Automatically builds guest profiles from online bookings, phone bookings and walk-ins, with visit history, feedback, allergies, preferences and tags.”

+ Fast guest search

“It specifically emphasizes fast guest search and profile access.”

HostbookRecommendedSite citedpositive
“Hostbook – Its global search can find guests and bookings by name, phone, email or confirmation number.”
+ Global guest search

“Its global search can find guests and bookings by name, phone, email or confirmation number.”

+ Past and upcoming visits

“It can show past and upcoming visits and open the corresponding guest profile.”

+ Host-stand workflow

“This is particularly interesting for host-stand workflow.”

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