Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

Represents the hotel to the guest throughout all stages of the guest’s stay. Determinates a guest’s reservation status and identifies how long the guest will stay. Helps guests’ complete registration cards and then assign rooms, accommodating special requests whenever possible. Verifies the guest’s method of payment and follows established credit-checking procedures. Places guest and room information in the appropriate front desk pits and communicates this information to the appropriate hotel personnel. Knows the location and types of available rooms as well as the activities and services of the property. Performs cashiering tasks like bill/invoice settlement, posting charges to the guest, paid outs. Works closely with the housekeeping department in the keeping room status reports up to date and coordinates requests for maintenance and repair work. Maintains guest room key storage and maintains and supervises access to safe deposit boxes. Must be sales minded. Presents options and alternatives to guests and offers assistance in making choices. Efficient use of the guest satisfactions tools provided: “TWO MORE”, “MAKE IT RIGHT”, “KIPSU” among others, to increase our guest loyalty and returning and guarantee the best scores in SALT. Maintain HHonors enrollment engagement.

• Completes the registration process by inputting and retrieving information from a computer system, confirming pertinent information including number of guests and room rate. Makes appropriate selection of rooms based on guest needs. Codes electronic keys. Non-verbally confirm the room number and rate. Promotes and administers Hilton Marketing Programs such as Hilton Honors, for arriving guests. Ensures guest knows location of room and arranges for team member to accompany guest to room. Provides welcome packet containing room keys, tokens of our appreciation, gifts, etc. to guest.
• Ensure rooms and services are correctly accounted for within guest statement. Properly accounts for services provided by the hotel. Assists guest with check out payments or charges. Accepts and records vouchers, credit, traveler’s checks, and other forms of payments.
• Greet customers immediately with a friendly and sincere welcome. Use a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to understand requests, respond with appropriate action and provide accurate information such on outlet hours, special VIP programs, events, etc.
• Receives special requests from guests and responds appropriately or forwards requests to appropriate team members for decisions and actions.
• Promptly answers the telephone and email inquiries. Inputs messages into the computer and advises other members of special guest needs. Retrieves messages and communicates the content to the guest. Retrieves mail, packages and facsimiles or other special items for customers as requested.
• Field guest complaints, conducting through research to develop the most effective solutions and negotiate results. Listen and extend assistance in order to resolve problems such as price conflicts, insufficient heating or air conditioning, etc. Remain calm and alert especially during emergency situations and heavy hotel activity. Plan and implement detailed steps by using experienced judgment and discretion. Use the Problems Resolution Empowerment Guidelines among the “MAKE IT RIGHT” tools.
• Attempts to communicate with guest in guest’s native language, if applicable.
• Remains calm and alert, especially during emergency and/or heavy hotel activity, and resolve opportunities such as location changes or credit issues.
• Summons Bell Services team members to escort guest to/from their rooms as appropriate.
• Offer and enroll gust in our HHonors program.
• Offer and enroll every guest in KIPSU.
• Promote room upsell to increase revenue.
• Any other tasks assigned by General Manager or Director.

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