Guest Service Agent - Bartell Hotels

About Bartell Hotels: Bartell Hotels is San Diego's largest independent hotel owner-operator with a sharp focus on employees, customers and community. This diverse collection of properties reflects Southern California's natural beauty, love for active lifestyles and exceptional hospitality. Our hotels combine classic and modern design, farm-to-table restaurants and energized bars, three beautiful marinas and the iconic Humphreys Concerts by the Bay entertainment venue. 

Our Culture: At Bartell Hotels you will find a team of incredibly friendly people who are committed to exceeding guest expectations every day. The Bartell Hotels culture emphasizes respect, pride, teamwork and development. When you work at Bartell Hotels, you are encouraged to think entrepreneurially, and you are empowered to perform and show leadership in ways that can help advance your career. We often look within to promote deserving colleagues at all levels. Bartell Hotels embraces colleague diversity, inclusion and equity, and is firmly committed to respecting and appreciating each colleague. 

Bartell Hotels is an equal opportunity employer.

Primary Objective of GuestService Agent Position

To provide prompt, effective,friendly guest service for customers and hotel staff by operating hotelinventory in accordance with the standards of Bartell Hotels

Responsibilities

• Provides courteous and efficient service to customers by operatingthe front desk according to Bartell Hotels standards
• Understands room types and rates
• Proficient in manipulating the hotel room inventory to meet andexceed customer expectations without loss to hotel
• Understands the “10 foot rule”
• Owns a problem when confronted with one
• Handles difficult situations effectively
• Understands the importance of group codes, guest types, and sourcecodes
• Communicates clearly and courteously with other staff members andguests
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of equipment (inc. faxes,phones, etc.)
• Responds to customer questions regarding hotel, in-house facilities, and local events 
• Provides courteous, prompt, and accurate inter-hotelcommunications to staff and customers
• Takes accurate and complete messages 
• Correctly places room on priority status with housekeeping
• Communicates with authorized personnel by using Phones, HotSosand/or  radios
• Follows established hotel security and safety policies as required
• Prepares reports as requested which may include bucket checks,dupe checks, credit limits, room discrepancies and In-house notes

Other duties may be assigned as needed 

Physical Demands & Work Environment 

Whileperforming the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand;walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk orhear and taste or smell.  The employee is frequently required to climb orbalance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, as well as frequently liftingand/or moving up to 50 pounds.  The employee must also be able to go upand down a flight of stairs while carrying 25 pounds. The employee is sometimesexposed to outside weather conditions and the noise level in the workenvironment is usually moderate to loud.