Job Description
- Handle reservation inquiries via phone, email, and online channels with professionalism, warmth, efficiency, and luxury-aligned service.
- Create memorable first impressions by delivering personalized, engaging, and knowledgeable service throughout every guest interaction.
- Assist guests with booking, modifying, and canceling reservations in accordance with established hotel policies and procedures.
- Respond accurately and promptly to guest inquiries regarding room types, suites, rates, packages, promotions, availability, amenities, hotel facilities, and services.
- Maintain a thorough knowledge of hotel including guest rooms and suites, dining and bar concepts, spa, pool, meeting and event spaces, special experiences, and hotel programming.
- Share knowledgeable recommendations regarding local attractions, dining, entertainment, culture, and experiences to assist guests in planning memorable stays.
- Participate in daily briefings and maintain awareness of occupancy, inventory, promotions, events, restrictions, and operational priorities.
- Convert reservation inquiries into confirmed bookings through confident product knowledge, personalized recommendations, and effective selling techniques.
- Recommend and upsell appropriate room categories, suites, packages, dining experiences, spa treatments, special experiences, and other hotel offerings based on guest preferences and needs.
- Identify opportunities to enhance the guest experience and increase revenue through thoughtful pre-arrival planning and personalized recommendations.
- Maintain a strong understanding of room types, rate structures, packages, promotions, restrictions, and reservation policies.
- Support hotel revenue objectives through effective upselling and appropriate conversion techniques while ensuring recommendations are aligned with guest needs.
- Create, modify, confirm, and cancel reservations accurately and efficiently within the hotel's PMS, reservation, and booking systems.
- Maintain accurate guest profiles, ensuring preferences, special requests, loyalty program information, and relevant guest history are properly documented.
- Verify reservation details, payment methods, deposits, billing information, special requests, and guest information for accuracy.
- Process payments, deposits, and billing information in accordance with established hotel policies and procedures.
- Manage room allocations and special requests with attention to detail, inventory availability, and operational requirements.
- Ensure all reservation information is entered accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
- Maintain awareness of inventory, room availability, booking trends, restrictions, and reservation changes.
- Assist with group reservations, rooming lists, event blocks, corporate bookings, and special event reservations as assigned.
- Support VIP, repeat guest, loyalty member, special occasion, and special-attention reservations with personalized service and attention to detail.
- Ensure guest preferences, special requests, amenities, and other pre-arrival arrangements are communicated accurately to the appropriate hotel departments.
- Coordinate reservation-related communication with Front Office, Sales, Revenue Management, Housekeeping, Guest Services, Food & Beverage and other departments as required.
- Identify opportunities to personalize the guest experience through thoughtful pre-arrival communication and collaboration with operational teams.
- Assist in coordinating bespoke arrangements and special experiences to ensure seamless execution and exceptional guest satisfaction.
- Anticipate guest needs and provide personalized recommendations throughout the reservation process.
- Respond promptly and professionally to guest questions, concerns, and reservation-related issues.
- Resolve reservation discrepancies and booking concerns with discretion, confidence, and appropriate follow-up.
- Support service recovery efforts by taking ownership of reservation-related concerns and collaborating with the appropriate departments to achieve guest satisfaction.
- Protect guest privacy and maintain strict confidentiality of guest information, payment information, and hotel business at all times.
- Maintain complete knowledge of and comply with all policies, procedures, reservation protocols, service standards, and brand expectations.
- Collaborate with the Reservations, Front Office, Sales, Revenue Management, and other hotel teams to establish seamless processes and deliver a consistent luxury guest experience from opening day.
- Maintain a positive, collaborative, and guest-focused environment within the Reservations and Front Office teams.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by management.
- Previous reservations, hotel, Front Office, call center, hospitality, or customer service experience preferred.
- Previous luxury hotel or upscale hospitality experience preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building abilities.
- Strong organizational, multitasking, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Ability to remain professional, composed, and engaging in a fast-paced guest service environment.
- Strong guest service and sales-oriented mindset.
- Basic computer proficiency and previous experience with reservation or property management systems preferred.
- Experience with OPERA Cloud or similar hotel systems is an asset.
- Professional appearance and polished demeanor required.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive guest information professionally.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work independently while contributing effectively to a team environment.
- Ability to work flexible schedules including evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended shifts as operationally required.
- High school diploma or equivalent required; hospitality or business-related education preferred.
Physical Aspects of Position (include but are not limited to):
- Frequent sitting throughout shift
- Occasional kneeling, pushing, pulling, lifting, walking and standing
- Occasional ascending or descending ladders, stairs and ramps
Hourly Rate: $35.06
Feel free to visit our website at http://www.fairmont.com/ to find out more about our company.
Visa Requirements:
Must have proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.
Fairmont is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/M/F/D/V
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.