Guest Services Associate

Hilton Garden Inn Conway • Conway, AR

7d

About The Position

Position Summary: The Guest Services Associate is responsible for providing exceptional customer service to guests by assisting with inquiries, reservations, check-ins, and overall guest satisfaction. This role involves handling phone calls, responding to guest requests, resolving concerns, and ensuring a welcoming and positive experience. Strong communication, problem-solving, and multitasking skills are essential. Established in 1988 as a family-owned business, we have grown into a fully integrated development, management, and investment company that develops, operates, and owns the world’s leading hotel brands as well as boutique hotels. Raines has maintained a family-oriented culture that believes in building relationships with our associates, with our partners and within the communities where we operate. We offer comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits, 401K, a generous PTO program, and the opportunity to join a winning culture recognized for rewarding our best with opportunities to advance their career within the company.

Requirements

• Experience in customer service, forward-facing, or other guest-related positions
• Experience in the hospitality industry, hotels, restaurants or similar in various roles preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 or similar computer applications
• Minimum High school diploma, GED or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Ensures Outstanding customer service at all times
• Maintains a friendly, professional, cheerful, and courteous demeanor at all times
• Accurately answers inquiries from potential guests and accepts hotel reservations
• Consistently resolves guest problems and complaints in an efficient manner while demonstrating a sense of urgency
• Responds to telephone and in-person inquiries regarding reservations, hotel information and guest concerns in a timely fashion
• Resolves customer issues, complaints, and problems in a quick, efficient manner to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction and quality service
• Builds strong relationships and coordinates with all other departments (housekeeping, maintenance, etc.)
• Prepares breakfast in accordance with Brand or Hotel standards
• Cleans common areas as needed or as assigned to include sweeping, mopping, and dusting
• Report any technical issues to maintenance
• Inventories breakfast items and provides order requirements to management
• Receives deliveries and ensure items delivered match paperwork, reporting any discrepancies to driver and management
• Ensures phone calls, wake up calls and messages for guests are handled in a prompt, efficient and professional manner
• Cross checks all billing instructions to ensure they are correctly updated
• Ensures payments are made or on file for each guest and that billing is routed for groups correctly
• Completes cash transactions and maintains full responsibility for personal bank
• Assists all departments in servicing the guests especially during high volume periods
• Attends meetings as required

Benefits

• comprehensive Medical/Dental/Vision benefits
• 401K
• a generous PTO program
• the opportunity to join a winning culture recognized for rewarding our best with opportunities to advance their career within the company

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED