What the source did
- He was planning a family trip with his parents and in-laws, and used his Grok Bot for the planning.
- After they booked a hotel, the bot pointed out that the confirmation email didn't show how many rooms were booked, and suggested asking the hotel for written verification.
- He agreed. The bot wrote the email in Turkish to the hotel's managing director.
- The hotel didn't have his phone number, so the bot sent a follow-up with it.
- About 20 minutes later the hotel called. He says they were happy to accommodate him and, after they talked, reduced the price. He didn't say by how much.
- The same bot also gathered the suggestions people replied to his earlier trip post with, built a printable itinerary for the family and checked museum opening times.
- His post drew 70 likes and 37 bookmarks.
- Heads-up: his X bio says he's a software engineer at SpaceX SI.
“20 minutes later, I got a call from them. They said they were happy to accommodate me, and after we talked, they even reduced the price for me.”— Fatih Arslan (@fatih), X
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Our notes
- What it takes
- Grok Bot, the hotel's booking confirmation email, and the hotel's contact email; his went to the managing director, in Turkish. He agreed before it wrote to the hotel, and it sent his phone number in a follow-up.
- Where it breaks
- A first email without your phone number: the hotel couldn't call him until the follow-up. He gave no figure for the price cut, and a written-confirmation request won't always bring a discount.
- Human checkpoint
- You say yes before each email goes out, and you decide on any new price or room terms the hotel offers. The bot never changes, cancels or pays for a booking.
- Tools involved
- Grok Bot, Your hotel booking confirmation email, The hotel's contact email (he wrote to the managing director)
✓ Verified Source link checked and still live. Notes by Thomas, editor. How we verify
Copy the prompt
Ours Our version, built from his post. He didn't share his own prompt. Fill in the [BRACKETS].
I just booked a hotel. Check the booking before the trip. Don't send anything without my yes.
1. Read the confirmation email for [hotel name]. List what it confirms: dates, number of rooms, room types, number of guests, price, what's included, cancellation terms.
2. Compare it with what I asked for: [rooms, guests, dates]. Flag anything missing or different, like a room count that isn't shown.
3. If something is missing, draft a short, polite email asking the hotel to confirm those details in writing. Write it in the hotel's local language, with an English copy for me. Address it to the right person if you can find them, such as the manager or reservations.
4. Include my booking reference and my phone number, so they can reach me.
5. Show me the draft and wait for my yes before sending.
6. If they reply or call with changes, summarize them for me. I decide whether to accept any new price, room or terms.
Never change, cancel or pay for a booking yourself.
Approval rule
🛡
He said yes before the email went out. Our version only drafts the email and the follow-up for you to send, and any change to the booking, price or payment is yours to accept. Sending, buying, posting, and deleting always need a human.
Set it up
- Forward or connect the hotel confirmation email to your Grok Bot.
- Paste the prompt and fill in what you actually booked.
- Read the list of what the confirmation does and doesn't confirm.
- If it drafts an email, check the details and the translation, then say yes to send it.
- Keep your phone handy. In his case the hotel called back within 20 minutes.
- Accept or decline any change they offer yourself, and ask for it in writing.
Common failures
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- The hotel can't reach you. His first email lacked a phone number, so a follow-up had to send it. Put it in the first email.
- Writing to a general inbox that nobody reads. He wrote to the managing director.
- Expecting a discount. The point is a written confirmation; his price cut came from the call that followed.
- Machine translation that reads oddly. Ask for an English copy so you know what it says.
Variations
- Run the same check on flight, rental car or tour confirmations.
- Have it build a printable itinerary for everyone on the trip, as he did for his parents and in-laws.
- Ask it to check opening hours for every museum or site on your list before you go.
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