Guest Service Host
Job Description:
KEY DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES
- Report for duty on time in full uniform and according to the Grooming standards of the resort.
- Always be smart and well-groomed and maintain a friendly and cheerful attitude.
- Take handover from the previous shift before starting the shift and handover for the next shift before ending your shift.
- Ensure all wake-up calls are set and done. Do personal follow-up.
- Perform as telephone operators when assigned, to attend internal and external calls according to the resort’s telephone etiquette.
- Daily occupancy and vacant rooms’ inspection and standby rooms to be noted.
- Ensure arrival rooms are ready prior to guests’ arrival.
- Welcome guests on arrival and perform all tasks according to check-in procedures including registration and updating profile in the system.
- Special amenities for the day and the next day to be taken and sent to all concerned departments and follow up.
- Update arrival and departure journal after each Check-In.
- Room change notification to be sent to all concerned departments, and necessary updating is to be done immediately.
- Guiding the excursions on off duty times if required.
- File the daily reception reports and documents systematically.
- Assist guests in check-in/out process.
- Take down messages for guests over the reception and telephone and deliver the messages immediately.
- Provide courteous service to guests and respond promptly to guest’s requests and inquiries.
- Ensure that all standard reports are followed up and completed where possible, if not, ensure that it is handed over to the next shift to do so.
- Co-ordinate with other departments concerned with regards to guests requests to ensure guests satisfaction.
- Be totally familiar with room amenities, layout, rate structure, outlets (e.g. operating hours, menu, promotions, prices, etc.) facilities and services offered in the Hotel.
- Record all suggestions, complaints and compliments from guests in the logbook or log sheet and copy to F/O file.
- Handle guests’ complaints or requests and liaise with the departments concerned to ensure immediate follow-up and ensure that they are completed and to the guest’s satisfaction.
- Provide general information requested by guests accurately.
- Check the ‘Guest Birthday List’ on daily basis for preparation and dispatching of birthday cards to guests and provide birthday amenities
- Maintain a friendly rapport with guests to ensure their goodwill and repeat business.
- Bid farewell to departing guests.
- Be conversant with the Front Office computer systems.
- Be familiar with all the Emergency procedures (fire, accident, etc)
- Posting charges to guests’ account, perform as cashier and perform all tasks according to guests’ check out procedures
- Check and file guests’ record.
- Handle emergency cash paid out.
- Perform as call operator and Reservation duties where assigned.
- Do room showing for guest who requests to view one.
- Handle simple inquiries like local time and temperature, how to make calls locally or how to dial IDD calls.
- Assist in relaying guest complains to Assistant Front Office Managers for action or solve them where possible.
- Assist resort guests in making overseas calls where help is needed.
- Check the departure times and inform the guests by sending departure letters.
- Keep work area clean and tidy at all the times.
- Prepare Arrival and Departure List
- Guest Birthday information check with system and send to the concerned departments
- Send all Honeymooner and other important information to the concerned departments
- Check All the Stationary available for Arrival
- Check Guest recreation area daily bases
- Log the all-guest request to the log sheet daily bases
- Upselling the extra activities daily bases
- Full Responsible of Reservation
- Create the Reservation
- Check the mail and respond the email treat of TO and FIT daily bases
- Give the rate for tour operator and FIT
- Send PFI for Tour operator and FIT Guest
- Check the rate for FIT and other Guest
- Answer the guest of FIT guest and email
- Answer booking enquires by phone, WhatsApp and other social media platform
- Check OTA booking daily bases (rate, MP)
- Enter the booking and guest name and create sharer
- Perform Night duty when assigned:
- Enter the wake-up calls for the next day to the telephone system.
- Take arrival and departure envelopes for the day.
- Write departure information for the next day departures.
- In case of emergency inform the concerned person and give necessary support if required.
- Carry out all other duties when assigned by the Superior time to time.
- Always ensure guests’ satisfaction.
- Understands the value of constant training and pro-actively supports all training activities within Eri Maldives.