Front Desk Agent

Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Northeast; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Hilton Garden Inn Louisville Northeast is seeking a Front Desk Agent to serve as the hotel ambassador. You will greet guests, handle check-in/check-out, respond to inquiries, and process reservations with courtesy and professionalism.

Responsibilities include cash handling, maintaining guest records, and providing timely information on hotel services. Strong English communication and multitasking abilities are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Must be fluent in English.
• Able to follow verbal/written instructions and handle multiple tasks.
• Strong attention to detail in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Responds professionally to guests by providing information and services; handles reservations and inquiries.
• Greets arriving guests and completes check-in procedures manually and with computer systems.
• Processes check-out and ensures accurate charges and records.

Skills

Cash handling

Fluent English

multitask

Verbal & written communication

Tactful customer service

Tools

Cash register

Job description

The beautiful Hilton Garden Inn - Paddock Shops is looking to add a few new stars to the team. The Front Desk Agent will be the ambassador for the hotel.

Responsibilities:

• Responds in a professional and courteous manner to arriving, departing and in-house guests by providing accurate and timely information and services. Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding reservations, hotel information and guest concerns.
• Greets and completes established check-in procedures for arriving guests on a daily basis, using both manual and computerized methods, in order to ensure guests are satisfied and in rooms as requested.
• Facilitates guest departure (check-out) on a daily basis by following established manual and computer procedures in order to close guest accounts and open the room for the next sell.
• Regularly calculates and/or posts monies, receipts, guest accounts and other forms of credit using accurate, proper cash handling methods and established procedures in order to present the customer with timely and precise hotel charges upon check-out and maintain accurate hotel records.
• Courteously answers inquiries and accepts reservations, both in person and by telephone, by accurately communicating hotel rates and information and by using suggestive selling techniques to sell room nights, increase occupancy and revenue.
• Maintains good customer relations by keeping abreast of all in-house and area functions in order to answer questions and concerns with timely and knowledgeable responses, in person and on telephone.
• Accepts incoming calls, assists outgoing calls, scheduling, setting wake-up calls and paging guests to provide guests with timely and efficient service.
• Controls cash transactions at the front desk and maintains complete responsibility for personal bank as specified by hotel bank agreement policy.
• Maintains a friendly, cheerful and courteous demeanor at all times.
• Processes all guest mail, messages and fax messages: receives, sorts, notifies and distributes to guests in order to ensure the information is received by the guests in the most timely and accurate method possible.
• Stays up to date on gift shop and F&B merchandise, provides guests with information and processes gift shop sales.
• Relays art exhibition information to guests.
• Contributes and maintains established information and communications sources such as department and front desk log in order to enhance department communications and operations.
• Provides assistance to other employees and departments to contribute to the best overall performance of the department and the hotel.
• Performs other duties as assigned, requested or deemed necessary by management.

Qualifications:

• Knows standard cash handling procedures and knowledge of computerized cash register systems.
• Must be fluent in English.
• Must be able to understand and follow verbal/written instructions, work on more than one task at a time, and be able to communicate both verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to use tact and understanding when dealing with a variety of customer service problems, including stressful and highly emotional situations.
• Must be highly organized and able to pay attention to minute written and verbal details, particularly when performing multiple tasks.
• Standard office equipment including but not limited to telephone, copier, cash register and PC.