Hotel & Short-Term Rental · n8n Workflow Automation
Hotel and Rental — Guest Communication and Issue Escalation
Portfolio DemonstrationReservation status determines which of three timeline segments the record enters; pre-arrival and post-stay are short linear paths, while during-stay contains its own nested 4-way issue-type Switch (Access/Maintenance/Housekeeping/General) that all funnel through a shared urgency gate before emergency-vs-standard team assignment.

Problem
Guest questions and on-property issues need fast triage, especially safety or access issues that can't wait.
System Design
Timeline architecture: reservation status itself picks one of three vertically stacked timeline segments (pre-arrival / during-stay / post-stay); the during-stay segment has its own internal 4-way issue Switch plus an urgency gate.
Workflow Stages
- 01Pre-Arrival
- 02During Stay - Issue Triage (4-Way + Urgency Gate)
- 03Post-Stay - Feedback & Follow-Up
Tools Used
- n8n
- Code (JavaScript)
- If
- Manual Trigger
- Set
- Switch
Safety & Human Review
- Workflow name begins with DEMO | and is inactive.
- No credentials are attached to any node.
- No enabled external send node exists anywhere in this workflow.
- All data is fictional (example.com emails, invented names/addresses).
- Uses only built-in n8n node types.
Implementation Evidence
Real screenshots of the working system — collapsed by default so this page stays readable.
What's Working
7 structural checks passed, including: Workflow JSON parses (local + server-returned copy); active is false; Name begins with DEMO |; No credentials attached to any node. Structural and logic validation completed. Live n8n execution pending manual safe test.
Limitations & Confidentiality
Classification and scoring logic is deterministic/rule-based rather than a live AI model, by design (provider-independent, fully inspectable, no credential required). No real system of record, messaging channel, or calendar is connected - every downstream action is simulated or drafted, never sent. Live n8n execution has not been triggered as part of this build.
Portfolio demonstration built for a fictional business with fictional data. It is not connected to any real client, system, or customer.
What I'd Improve Next
Replace deterministic classification with a real AI model behind the same confidence/human-review pattern where one exists. Connect the mock/simulated steps to real systems of record once reviewed and approved. Wire a real (approved) communication channel behind the draft-message steps.
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