Front Desk Agent

The Crescent Hotels Group; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Parking

Matching 401-K

Room Discounts

Job summary

A leading hotel group in Saint Petersburg, Florida, is seeking a Guest Services Agent to provide excellent service to guests by greeting, registering, and checking them out. The role includes handling inquiries, promoting hotel services, and ensuring guest satisfaction. Experience in front desk operations is preferred, and candidates must be able to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends. Benefits include free parking, 401-K matching, and room discounts.

Qualifications

• Front Desk Agent experience preferred.
• Knowledge of hotel operations and guest services.

Responsibilities

• Greet and register guests, handle check-out procedures.
• Assist with guest inquiries and resolve issues.
• Promote hotel services and facilities.

Skills

Guest service

Cash handling

Problem solving

Job description

Description

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
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule that includes night, holidays and weekends

Front Desk Agent Experience preferred

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.

• Benefits
• Free Parking
• Matching 401-K
• Room Discounts

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the notice from the Department of Labor.

Source: Crescent Hotels & Resorts