Front Desk Agent

Crescent Hotels & Resorts; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive wages

Benefit plan for associates & family

401K matching program

Flexible scheduling

Discounts at Crescent properties

Job summary

Crescent Hotels & Resorts is seeking a Guest Services Agent in New Orleans to warmly greet guests, manage registrations, and support their stay with attentive service. You will assist with checkout, process payments, and provide local information to enhance guest experiences.

Successful candidates will demonstrate hospitality excellence, knowledge of hotel services, and the ability to resolve guest inquiries quickly and professionally.

Qualifications

• Greeting guests with a friendly, professional demeanor.
• Assisting guests with registration, inquiries, and checkout.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and complete the registration process, including confirming guest information and room rate.
• Assist guests with checkout, handling payments and ensuring accurate billing.
• Demonstrate knowledge of hotel services, rates, and local area information to answer guest questions.
• Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities.
• Respond to guest inquiries and resolve issues in a timely, courteous manner.
• Receive, input, and relay messages to guests.

Job description

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts, we are a team of hospitality professionals that are deeply connected to & proud of the exceptional experiences we provide for our guests. More than that, we know our Associates are the shining stars of what we do!

We understand what it takes to be a part of something great. We will encourage you to bring your true self to work every day, we will celebrate you and we will cheer you on as you shine bright in your career journey. Whether it be our health & wellness programs, best in class learning and development or our travel discounts that 'feed your inner explorer', we work hard to create and deliver on what YOU need. We are ready for you to start your journey with us where You Belong. We Care. Shine Bright.

• Highly competitive wages


• An exceptional benefit plan for eligible associates & your family members


• 401K matching program for eligible associates


• Flexible scheduling to allow you to focus on what is important to you


• Discounts with our Crescent managed properties in North America for you & your family members

At Crescent Hotels & Resorts we strive to create a great place to work where associates at all levels of our organization are respected for their differences, just like the guests and owners we serve. That's why we are dedicated to creating an environment that facilitates open and honest conversations about race, equity, diversity, and inclusion. By examining our own beliefs and behaviors, we can create change through training, recruiting, and promoting diverse talent to strengthen our culture.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

A Guest Services Agent is responsible for greeting and registering guests and checking guests out of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability.

What will I be doing?

As a Guest Services Agent, you would be responsible for greeting and registering guests and checking guests out of the hotel in the hotel's continuing effort to deliver outstanding guest service and financial profitability. Specifically, you would be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Greet guests and complete the registration process to include, but not limited to, inputting and retrieving information from the computer, confirmation of guest information and room rate, selection of rooms, coding electronic keys, promoting marketing programs, providing a welcome packet and ensuring guest knows location of room and/or has a bell person accompany him/her


• Assist guests with check-out including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted, using the point-of-sale system, handling money, processing credit and debit cards, accepting and recording various forms of payment, converting foreign currency, making change and processing gift certificates and cards


• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge of hotel information including, but not limited to, room categories, room rates, packages, promotions, the local area and other general product knowledge and answer guest questions and inquiries


• Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services and facilities and to maximize room occupancy


• Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly and efficient manner


• Field guest complaints, conduct research and resolve and negotiate solutions for guest satisfaction


• Receive, input, retrieve and relay messages to guests

NOTE:

This description excludes non-essential and marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of the fundamental job duties. Furthermore, the specific examples in each section are not intended to be all-inclusive. Rather, they represent the typical elements and criteria considered necessary to perform the job successfully. Other job-related duties may be assigned by the associate's supervisor.

Furthermore, this description is subject to change, in the sole discretion of the Company, and in no way creates an employment contract, implied or otherwise; each associate remains, at all times, an "at will" associate.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

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