AI receptionist & 24/7 answering service for offices in all 50 states

Our AI receptionist picks up when your team can't.

Valley Front Desk is an AI receptionist for medical and dental practices, law firms, property managers, home-service companies, salons and more. It picks up when your team can't (after hours, over lunch, and when every line is ringing), books appointments, handles everyday insurance and billing questions in English, Spanish and Vietnamese, and sends urgent calls to your on-call person.

  • English
  • Español
  • Tiếng Việt
  • Any kind of office
  • No contract
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A day at a busy front desk

The phone rings at the worst moments. We pick up.

Your team is great. They just can't be in two places at once. Here's where Valley Front Desk steps in, with examples from different kinds of offices.

  1. Before you open. A homeowner calls a plumbing company about a leaking water heater. The assistant takes the details, flags it as urgent, and the on-call tech hears about it right away.

  2. Lunch hour. A new patient asks a medical office whether it takes her insurance. The assistant answers from the office's list and books a visit (or a request the team confirms).

  3. Both lines busy. A law firm's receptionist is with a client. A new inquiry gets a warm answer and a tidy intake message instead of a ring-out.

  4. After closing. A dad calls a dental office in Spanish to move his daughter's visit. The whole call happens in Spanish.

  5. Late evening. A tenant reports water coming through the ceiling. The assistant connects them with the property manager's on-call line right away.

  6. Next morning. Each team opens one tidy summary: every call, what each person needed, and what still needs a human.

What it does

Covers the phone, so your team can focus on the people in front of them

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After-hours & overflow

Nights, weekends, lunch and busy lines. Callers get a real conversation, not voicemail.

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Three languages

English, Spanish and Vietnamese on every plan. Callers just say which one they want.

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Booking, insurance & billing

New-customer details, appointments, reschedules, general billing questions, and insurance details for offices that take insurance.

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Urgent-call routing

Urgent problems go to your on-call person. Signs of a medical emergency get a clear "call 911".

See every feature, and what it never does →

Ground rules

What it never does

A good front desk knows its limits. So does ours.

  • Give medical, legal, financial or other professional advice
  • Guess what someone's insurance will cover
  • Quote prices you haven't approved
  • Take card numbers over the phone
  • Pretend to be a person
  • Call or text customers for marketing without their consent

How it works

Live in about a week. Nothing new to install.

  1. Day 1

    A 20-minute call about your office

    Hours, services, new-customer steps, insurance plans if you take them, and who's on call.

  2. Days 2-5

    We write it up and test it

    You approve every answer. We run test calls in all three languages.

  3. Go live

    Forward the calls you can't get to

    Same number, same phones. Summaries start the next morning.

The full setup, step by step →

In your callers' language

Hablamos español. Chúng tôi nói tiếng Việt.

Wherever your office is, some of your callers are more comfortable in Spanish or Vietnamese. Every plan includes both, and every caller deserves the same warm welcome on the phone.

Help in English, day or night

"Hi, thanks for calling Sunny Smiles Family Dental. I'm Sunny, the office's AI assistant. This call is recorded so our team can help you."

When someone calls after hours or every line is busy, the assistant answers in English. Callers can book or move an appointment, ask about hours, services or accepted insurance, and reach your on-call person when something is urgent. It will always say it's an AI and always offer a person.

Atención en español, de día y de noche

"¡Claro! Con gusto le atiendo en español. Soy Sunny, la asistente virtual con inteligencia artificial de la oficina."

Cuando alguien llama fuera de horario o cuando todas las líneas están ocupadas, la asistente contesta en español. La persona puede pedir o cambiar una cita y preguntar por el horario, los servicios o los seguros que acepta la oficina. Si es urgente, la llamada pasa a la persona de guardia de la oficina, o se le indica llamar al 911. Siempre dice que es una asistente de inteligencia artificial y siempre ofrece hablar con una persona.

Hỗ trợ bằng tiếng Việt, kể cả ngoài giờ làm việc

"Dạ vâng, tôi có thể hỗ trợ bằng tiếng Việt. Tôi là Sunny, trợ lý AI của văn phòng."

Khi khách hàng gọi ngoài giờ hoặc khi tất cả các đường dây đều bận, trợ lý sẽ trả lời bằng tiếng Việt. Khách hàng có thể đặt hoặc đổi lịch hẹn, hỏi giờ làm việc, các dịch vụ hoặc các loại bảo hiểm văn phòng nhận. Nếu là trường hợp khẩn cấp, cuộc gọi sẽ được chuyển đến người trực của văn phòng, hoặc khách hàng sẽ được hướng dẫn gọi 911. Trợ lý luôn cho biết mình là trợ lý AI và luôn đề nghị kết nối với nhân viên.

Greetings shown are one example, from our demo office, Sunny Smiles Family Dental, which is fictional. For your business, the assistant uses your name and your greeting.

Hear it in action

Listen to an example call

Our demo answers for Sunny Smiles Family Dental, a pretend dental office. It's one example: for your business, the assistant answers with your name, your services and your rules. Ask us and we'll set up a demo that sounds like your office.

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Privacy first

Built around keeping caller details safe

  • Voice platform BAA required before go-live
  • Healthcare offices: we sign a BAA with you before any patient call goes live
  • Encryption required of that platform, in transit and at rest
  • Personal details will be removed from transcripts; records kept only as long as needed
  • Every caller will hear that the call is recorded and that it's an AI
How we protect caller data

Pricing

Simple monthly plans. No contract.

Start with after-hours coverage and add booking when you're ready. Prices are per office location.

After-Hours

$297/mo

Nights, weekends, lunch and busy lines. 600 minutes.

Booking

$497/mo

Adds booking straight into your schedule and new-customer intake. 1,000 minutes.

Full Desk

$797/mo

Adds confirmations and reminders to customers who opted in. 2,000 minutes.

Available now · 2–4 week setup

Complete Front Desk

$1,197/mo

Adds check-in, digital intake forms, automatic insurance eligibility checks and billing help. See what's included.

Setup time depends on your scheduling software.

Compare plans

Try it free for 14 days

Founding offices get a free 14-day after-hours pilot. We set everything up, there's no contract, and your founding price stays locked for 12 months.

Quick answers

What is an AI receptionist?

An AI receptionist answers your business phone in a natural voice when your team can't. Ours picks up after-hours, lunch and overflow calls, answers common questions from answers you approve, books or requests appointments, routes urgent calls to your on-call person, and sends your team a morning summary. It will always say it's an AI and offer a person.

How is an AI receptionist different from a traditional answering service?

A message-taking answering service leaves your team a list of callbacks. Our AI receptionist goes further: it answers questions from responses your office approves, books or requests visits, handles several calls at once, speaks English, Spanish and Vietnamese on every plan, and sends one morning summary. Urgent calls still go straight to your on-call person.

Does Valley Front Desk answer calls 24/7?

Yes. Our AI receptionist can answer every call you forward to it, at any hour: nights, weekends, lunch breaks and busy afternoons. You choose which calls it takes, such as after-hours and lunch calls, or any call your team doesn't pick up. Urgent calls still go to your on-call person, and your team gets one summary every morning.

Will callers know they're talking to an AI?

Yes, always. The assistant will say so in its first sentence, tell callers the call is recorded, and offer a person whenever someone asks. We think that honesty is part of good service.

What kinds of offices do you work with?

Almost any office or service business that books appointments or takes calls it can't always answer: medical and dental practices, chiropractic and physical therapy clinics, med spas, veterinary clinics, law firms, accounting firms and insurance agencies, real estate and property management offices, home-service companies (HVAC, plumbing, roofing) and salons. See Industries, or our pages for dental offices and law firms.

Do we have to change our phone system or number?

No. Your office keeps its number and phones. You set your line to forward after-hours, busy or unanswered calls to us. Most office phone systems can do this in a few minutes, and we walk you through it.

What happens with an urgent call or an emergency?

The assistant never gives medical, first-aid or safety advice of its own. It follows routing rules you approve. Signs of a medical emergency get a clear "please call 911". Urgent problems you define (a dental emergency, a burst pipe, a sick pet) go straight to your on-call person, the way you set it up.

Do you work with offices outside California?

Yes. We're based in Silicon Valley and serve offices and service businesses in all 50 states. Setup happens over a short call and email, so it works the same wherever your office is.

Can it verify insurance and answer billing questions?

For offices that take insurance, it tells callers which plans you work with and collects their carrier and member details for your team. For any office, it answers general billing questions (payment options, financing, billing policies) from answers you approve. On most plans, questions about a specific balance become a message for your team. Automatic insurance eligibility checks and balance help are included in the Complete Front Desk plan, which connects to your office software during a 2–4 week setup (setup time depends on your scheduling software). It never guesses what a plan will cover.

What about call-recording laws in our state?

Every call will start by telling the caller it's recorded and that they're speaking with an AI. We follow each state's call-recording consent rules. A caller who doesn't want to be recorded is given your office number and the call ends.

How much does an AI receptionist cost?

Our plans start at $297 a month per office location for after-hours, lunch and overflow calls. Booking is $497, Full Desk is $797 and Complete Front Desk is $1,197 a month. Plans are month to month with no contract, and founding offices can try a free 14-day after-hours pilot. See Pricing for what each plan includes.

What is the Complete Front Desk plan?

Everything in Full Desk, plus text-ahead check-in (and an optional lobby kiosk), digital intake forms, automatic insurance eligibility checks for offices that take insurance, and billing help with secure text-to-pay links. It's $1,197 a month per location, and setup takes 2–4 weeks because we connect it to your office software. Setup time depends on your scheduling software. See Pricing.

Is caller information protected?

Yes. Calls will run only on a voice platform that has signed a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with us, and personal details will be automatically removed from transcripts. Healthcare offices also sign a BAA with us before any patient call goes live. See Privacy & Security for the details.