Guest Service Agent

Carté® Hotel; New York (NY); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hotel management company is seeking a Guest Service Agent to provide outstanding customer service and manage guest interactions. This role involves greeting guests, handling registrations and check-outs, and resolving inquiries. Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills and prior hotel experience.

Qualifications

• Prior hotel experience desired.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Greet guests and complete the registration process.
• Assist guests with check-out and payment processing.
• Demonstrate knowledge of hotel information and answer guest inquiries.
• Use up-selling techniques to promote hotel services.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Description

Crescent Hotels and Resorts is the industry leader in hotel management and we proudly offer robust compensation and benefits packages along with a career path for our associates which celebrates their success.

Crescent was started with a deep belief in our people, encouraging them to apply their energy, passion, and unique abilities to make our hotels run remarkably. Our guests benefit from what each associate does as a part of this shared vision. We live the belief that we are successful because of our associates and that every role is important. As you grow, so does Crescent.

We value you and what you do. We manage properties of every size and major brand across North America.

Our goal is to hire the best people and prove that we are the only place you will ever want to work. Join us on that journey and explore the opportunities with us.

Here is what you will be doing each day:

As a Guest Service 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

What is required?

Prior Hotel experience desired. Hyatt Brand experience preferred.

Excellent customer service skills

Excellent computer, communication and interpersonal skills

For applicants who will be working in NYC, the anticipated compensation range for the position is $20.00 - $22.00 dollars per hour. The salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to years of experience within the job, years of experience within the required industry, education, work location, etc. Crescent Hotels is a multi-state employer and the salary ranges indicated herein may not reflect positions that work only in other states.

Qualifications

Customer service experience

Behaviors

• Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well (Preferred)
• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group (Preferred)
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest (Preferred)

Motivations

• Preferred

  Growth Opportunities: Inspired to perform well by the chance to take on more responsibility

• Preferred

  Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Experience

• Preferred

  Customer service experience

• Preferred

  Hotel experience required

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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