Front Desk Representative

Front Desk Representative

Guest Service Representatives serves as the primary liaison to guests and are responsible for welcoming and registering hotel guests, explaining accommodations and taking payments. Checks guests out and explains billing. Responds to a wide variety of guest requests by accurately assessing the guest needs and requests and then adding personal recommendations and touches to achieve maximum customer satisfaction while complying with brand standards and company policies. The following reflects the essential job duties but does not restrict additional tasks that may be assigned. Duties of this job may be changed at management's discretion.

Shift: 3pm-11pm

Essential Duties include:

• Check in guests in an efficient and friendly manner. Assures that guest is assigned type of room requested and that the correct rate is charged and issues guest keys
• Follows brand standards for checking in elite members
• Checks out guests at end of stay. Ascertains guest satisfaction, collects keys, posts any late charges and presents bill to guests. Accurately settles bill
• Answers incoming guest phone reservations
• Answers inquiries pertaining to hotel services; gives entertainment/restaurant suggestions and travel directions
• Receives all guest concerns to exceed the guest expectations
• Receives guest service requests and follows-up to ensure completion.
• Serves as hotel phone operator and directs all calls to proper extensions and takes and delivers phone messages
• Keeps records of room availability and guests' accounts. Operates front desk software
• Maintains a balanced cash/billing drawer
• Maintains and takes responsibility for all cash and credit card transactions during working hours
• Where applicable, maintains and replaces stock of hotel lobby 'market stand' for guests' purchase of sundries, beverages and food supplies.
• Completes any necessary accounts receivable and direct billing tasks
• Follows brand standards when processing guests' stays based on brand point system
• Welcome guests and respond to requests in a prompt and professional manner
• Check the working condition of equipment and report to supervisor any unsafe or malfunctioning
• Uses suggested selling techniques to sell rooms and to promote other services of the hotel
• Coordinates room status updates with housekeeping department
• Knows how to use office equipment
• Knows all safety and emergency procedures
• Maintains awareness of all rates
• Communicates with the previous and following shifts
• Print arrival list from booking.com and Expedia and other third party sites and ensure all reservations are in hotel's property management system.
• Ensures compliance with energy conservation and job safety requirements
• Proactively maintain assigned areas and equipment
• Report all safety concerns to management
• Attend and participate in all mandatory trainings and meetings
• Flexible with schedule and assignments
• Maintain effective performance under pressure
• May perform similar duties as requested by supervisor

Requirements:

• Good customer service skills
• Ability to work independently and with others
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi task
• Displays good initiative

Work Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Weekend availability
• Holidays

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee discount

Dalwadi Hospitality Management - Mainstay Suites 3134 Old Spanish Trail, Houston, TX, 77054