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La Quinta Inn & Suites
Front Desk Agent
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What they do
A Hotel Desk Clerk provides service to customers at the front desk of a hotel. Takes room reservations, checks in guests and handles payments; answers questions and arranges for room services requested by customers.
$28,934 / year median in Illinois
Job Description
Front Desk Agent 3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars Effingham, IL 62401 From $16 an hour
- Part-time, Full-time La Quinta Inn & Suites 4,079 reviews From $16 an hour
- Part-time, Full-time
- Possesses knowledge of all hotel services.
- Greets guests courteously and registers guests into the hotel.
- Possesses knowledge of reservation and billing systems.
- Maintains and controls room inventory and availability.
- Possesses knowledge of the hotel's credit policies.
- Possesses knowledge of hotel products, rates, and special programs.
- Distributes guests' mail and packages.
- Possesses knowledge of, and uses, emergency procedures.
- Maintains safety deposit boxes.
- Conducts inventory of and restocks supplies.
- Completes "bucket checks" each shift.
- Completes checkout procedures for guests.
- Balances all departments accounts, and completes all required back-up documents.
- Maintains security of guest keys and cash drawer; counts and verifies the cash at the end of each shift.
- Monitors guest accounts and notifies supervisor of any extreme changes to any guest account, or suspicious actions by guests.
- Runs a detailed shift audit by employee, and balances daily work to computer.
- Maintains neatness of front desk work area.
- Completes shift check-list.
- Performs other related duties as assigned by the General Manager, Assistant General Manager and Front Office Supervisor.