Guest Services Representative

Embassy Suites by Hilton Kansas City Overland Park

Guest Services Representative

Overland Park, KS
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Working as a Front Desk Associate in a hotel is an exciting and dynamic experience! The Front Desk plays a crucial role in providing exceptional service to guests, which includes greeting and registering them with a great personality and smile, managing the check-in and checkout process, fulfilling their requests, communicating the guests' needs to the appropriate departments, and engaging with them to ensure a memorable stay. It's you who makes the biggest difference between our hotel and the others. This is not your typical Front Desk position, as it involves multitasking, high-volume work, and a flexible schedule for both morning and evening shifts. Having hotel experience is a significant advantage and will lead you to immediate consideration. Join us for a fun and challenging adventure in hospitality! Additional Perks The Embassy Suites Overland Park has many benefits- monthly and bi-weekly bonuses for Hilton Enrollments, Great Service Scores, name mentions in reviews, and more! We are a newly renovated hotel looking for great personalities to be the face of the first-ever built Embassy Suites. We also offer 50% off all food for our team members, and Hilton Worldwide offers an immense discount for all Hilton hotels, so you get to TRAVEL and see the world! We also offer health, dental, and vision insurance to our full-time associates, along with offering a referral bonus of $150 to you and the associate you refer to work with us. Responsibilities: The Guest Service Associate is responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest possible 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 guests know the location of the room and/or have a bell person accompany them • Assist guests with check-out, including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted for, 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 and restaurant/bar sales • Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly, and efficient manner • Receive, input, retrieve, and relay messages to guests & hotel supervisors Qualifications: • Ability to adhere to guidelines and procedures, cash handling policies, and other general policies of the Guest Service Department within the hotel • Offer great service to our guests • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are a must • Punctuality and dependability are a must- we are a 24-hour business, and we need you! Compensation: $17 - $20 hourly

    • The Guest Service Associate is responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest possible 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 guests know the location of the room and/or have a bell person accompany them • Assist guests with check-out, including, but not limited to, ensuring rooms and services are correctly accounted for, 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 and restaurant/bar sales • Respond to guest inquiries and requests and resolve issues in a timely, friendly, and efficient manner • Receive, input, retrieve, and relay messages to guests & hotel supervisors