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Front Desk Agent

Grand America Hotels & Resorts, Salt Lake City, UT, United States


Grand America Hotel
The Grand America Hotel
555 S Main St
Salt Lake City, UT 84111, USA
Weekend availability required (Friday, Saturday, & Sundays). Full Time 30+ hrs a week.
We are looking for a Hotel Front Desk Agent to serve as our guests’ first point of contact and manage all aspects of their accommodation.
Hotel Front Desk Agent responsibilities include registering guests, managing reservations and providing information about rooms, rates and amenities. If you have a knack for customer service and work experience in the hotel industry, we’d like to meet you.
Responsibilities

Greets and completes established check-in procedures for arriving guests on a daily basis, using both manual and computerized methods, in order to ensure guests are satisfied and in rooms as requested
Facilitates guest departure (check-out) on a daily basis by following established manual and computer procedures in order to close guest accounts and open the room for the next sell
Regularly calculates and/or posts monies, receipts, guest accounts and other forms of credit using accurate, proper cash handling methods and established procedures in order to present the customer with timely and precise hotel charges upon check-out and maintain accurate hotel records
Courteously answers inquiries and accepts reservations, both in person and by telephone, by accurately communicating hotel rates and information and by using suggestive selling techniques to sell room nights, increase occupancy and revenue
Maintains good customer relations by keeping abreast of all in-house and area functions in order to answer questions and concerns with timely and knowledgeable responses, in person and on telephone
Operates the PBX equipment by accepting incoming calls, assisting outgoing calls, scheduling and setting wake-up calls and paging guests to provide guests with timely and efficient service
Qualifications

Experience in OPERA preferred.
Must possess excellent communication skills.
Ability to work as part of a team and follow instructions.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, staying on your feet, climbing stairs, carrying heavy weight.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
Equal Opportunity Employer
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