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Reviews integration

Google Reviews + CaptiFi

Turn every WiFi login into a Google review request. CaptiFi automates review invites for pubs, restaurants and hotels. Hardware included, 30-day trial.

Overview

What does the Google Reviews integration do?

The Google Reviews integration turns every guest WiFi login into an opportunity to win a public Google review. When a guest signs in to your WiFi through the CaptiFi splash page, they consent to share their details and their visit is recorded. CaptiFi then waits for the optimum moment, usually 24 to 48 hours after the visit, and automatically prompts that guest to leave a Google review while the experience is still fresh in their mind.

What makes this more than a blanket review blast is the sentiment-aware review-request engine. CaptiFi only asks visibly happy guests to post publicly on your Google Business Profile, while routing anyone who signals a complaint privately to your team instead. That means your public star rating reflects your best experiences, and the unhappy feedback reaches you directly so you can fix it before it ever becomes a one-star review.

Venues connect Google Reviews because review count and recency are among the strongest signals in local search and on Google Maps. By asking automatically at the right moment, rather than relying on staff to remember, sites typically see a 3 to 5 times increase in monthly Google Reviews within 60 days. Setup is a genuine one-click connection to your Google Business Profile, with rating tracking and feedback management built in.

What you get

Why connect Google Reviews to CaptiFi

Reviews on autopilot

CaptiFi sends a review request to every consented WiFi guest automatically, so you no longer rely on staff remembering to ask. The request lands 24 to 48 hours after the visit, the moment a happy customer is most likely to act.

Protect your public rating

The engine watches sentiment and only invites happy guests to post publicly on Google. Guests who signal a problem are routed privately to your team, so complaints become feedback you can act on rather than one-star reviews.

Measurable growth in 60 days

Because the prompt reaches far more guests than manual asking ever could, sites typically see a 3 to 5 times increase in monthly Google Reviews within 60 days, lifting visibility in local search and on Google Maps.

Track ratings and feedback in one place

Built-in rating tracking and feedback management let you watch your star rating trend over time and read the private feedback that never made it to a public post.

What data flows to Google Reviews

Guest email address
Guest name
Guest phone number (where captured, used for SMS requests)
Venue or site the guest visited
Visit date and time, used to time the request
Marketing and contact consent state
How it works

Up and running in minutes

1

Connect your Google Business Profile

Link your Google Business Profile to CaptiFi in one click. This is what lets the review request point guests straight to your live Google listing.

2

Choose when the request sends

Pick the timing for the review request. The default is 24 hours after the visit, and you can adjust it to fall within the 24 to 48 hour window that tends to perform best.

3

Let CaptiFi send automatically

Once a consented guest signs in to your WiFi and their visit is logged, CaptiFi sends the review request by email or SMS at the chosen moment, with no manual work from your team.

4

Watch ratings and manage feedback

Use the built-in rating tracking to follow your star rating over time, and the feedback management view to read complaints that were routed privately rather than posted publicly.

In the real world

How venues use Google Reviews with CaptiFi

Cafe

A busy coffee shop captures an email from every guest who joins the WiFi, then automatically asks them for a Google review the next day, growing its review count without staff ever having to interrupt service to ask.

Restaurant

A restaurant sends review requests 24 hours after diners visit. Guests who had a great meal are invited to post on Google, while anyone who flags an issue is routed privately to the manager to resolve before it goes public.

Salon

A salon uses SMS review requests timed for the day after an appointment, when clients are still enjoying their new look, lifting its monthly Google Reviews and pushing it higher in local search.

FAQs

Frequently asked questions

How does CaptiFi decide who gets asked for a Google review?
Every guest who signs in to your WiFi and consents is eligible. The review-request engine watches sentiment so that visibly happy guests are invited to post publicly on your Google Business Profile, while guests who signal a complaint are routed privately to your team instead. This protects your public star rating while still surfacing the feedback you need to act on.
When is the review request sent?
CaptiFi sends the request at the optimum moment, usually 24 to 48 hours after the visit, while the experience is still fresh. The default is 24 hours after the visit, and you can change the timing to suit your venue. Requests are sent automatically by email or SMS once the guest's visit has been logged.
How much can my Google Reviews actually grow?
Because CaptiFi asks every consented guest automatically rather than relying on staff to remember, far more people are prompted than with manual asking. Sites typically see a 3 to 5 times increase in monthly Google Reviews within 60 days. Results vary by venue, guest volume and how strong the underlying experience is, since only genuinely happy guests are invited to post publicly.
Is the connection to Google a native one or via Zapier?
It is a native, one-click connection. You link your Google Business Profile to CaptiFi directly, with no third-party automation tool required. From there you pick when the request sends and CaptiFi handles delivery by email or SMS automatically.
What happens to negative feedback?
Guests who signal that they were unhappy are not pushed to post publicly on Google. Instead, their feedback is routed privately to your team through the feedback management view, so you can respond and put things right directly rather than have a complaint appear as a public one-star review.
Is asking guests for reviews this way compliant?
Only guests who consent on the splash page when they join your WiFi are contacted, and their consent state travels with them. Requests are simply an invitation to share an honest review on your Google Business Profile, not an incentive for a positive one, which keeps the practice in line with both Google's review policies and GDPR and PECR expectations in the UK.

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