Business phone system for hotels and motels in Missouri

How many hotels and motels operate in Missouri

Missouri had 1,073 hotels and motels in 2023, according to Census County Business Patterns (NAICS 721110, Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels). They employed 22,280 people in mid-March and reported $707.8 million in annual payroll. That is the 18th highest count among the 51 states and DC with published figures. Hotels and motels make up 0.71% of the 151,475 business establishments in the state.

Per 100,000 residents (2024 estimate) Missouri has 17.2 hotels and motels, 4.5% above the national rate of 16.4. The average establishment has 20.8 employees against 26.8 nationally. Payroll per employee is $31,770, 19.3% below the U.S. figure of $39,374.

Missouri's largest markets for hotels and motels

Census published hotel counts for 25 metro or micropolitan areas that include part of Missouri. The largest is St. Louis, MO-IL, with 352 establishments (a multi-state area; its count covers every state it spans). Single-state metro and micropolitan areas account for 36% of the statewide total; the rest are outside any published area or in areas Census suppressed.

Team sizes at hotels and motels in Missouri

29.6% of Missouri's hotels and motels with employees had fewer than five people in March 2023, compared with 30.9% nationally. 47.9% had fewer than ten. That is the size of team where a missed call usually means nobody was free, not that nobody was on staff.

What hotels and motels in Missouri use the phone for

Independent hotels take reservations, guest requests and group inquiries by phone, and the front desk is staffed around the clock. Calls that go unanswered may become bookings elsewhere.

Typical inbound and outbound calls for hotels and motels in Missouri:

• A guest calls the front desk for extra towels.
• A vendor calls about a delivery.
• An event planner calls about a room block.

Calls after closing time

Hotels operate 24 hours, so calls must ring the front desk at any time.

Callata voicemail is transcribed and triaged for urgency, and business-hours routing decides where calls go once you close.

Phone system pricing for a 21-person hotel

Hotels and motels in Missouri average 20.8 employees, so the comparison uses a 21-person team. Per-seat business phone plans bill every one of those people. At month-to-month list prices checked September 28, 2026, 21 users on RingCentral RingEX Core cost $630.00 a month and 21 on Ooma Office Pro cost $523.95. On Callata the same 21 people cost $419.00 a month, less than either per-seat plan.

The annual difference against RingCentral's monthly list price comes to $2,532. Some vendors discount annual contracts; the table shows month-to-month prices.

Area codes in Missouri

Missouri has 9 geographic area codes in service according to NANPA. You can choose local numbers in the area codes your guests know, subject to carrier inventory, or port your current number for free.

How Callata works for hotels and motels in Missouri

Callata is a business phone system priced at $99 a month with 5 users included, then $20 per additional user. Callata Office includes up to 3 local business numbers, unlimited inbound calling, 1,500 pooled outbound US and Canada minutes per user each month, a browser softphone that can also ring your cell, voicemail with transcription, call recording with AI summaries, business-hours routing and E911 on every number.

If you already have a number in Missouri, porting it to Callata is free. Texting from a local number requires a one-time carrier registration (10DLC, $49), and the numbers available in any area code depend on carrier inventory when you choose them.

Optional AI agents (receptionist, sales, support or scheduler) can answer calls after hours or when nobody picks up, take messages, text, email and transfer to your team. They are billed from prepaid AI minutes at $0.25 per minute, identify themselves as AI, and may only place outbound calls to people who consented, between 8am and 9pm.