Guest Assistant

Location: Stellenbosch About A luxury hospitality portfolio known for sophisticated escapes and unique guest experiences offers dynamic career opportunities to positive, vibrant, and energetic individuals.
The Guest Assistant provides exceptional service by ensuring smooth check-in and check-out processes, addressing guest feedback, planning itineraries, making necessary reservations, collaborating with colleagues, and maintaining operational standards.
This role requires a warm, courteous demeanour and an efficient, guest-centred approach.
Main Responsibilities:
Ensure guest challenges are addressed promptly or escalated to the Manager on Duty as required, and follow through to close the loop with guests.
Handle requests such as wake-up calls, dining reservations, local area information, activity bookings, transport arrangements, and other special accommodations.
Provide accurate billing information, ensuring all guest charges are recorded and discrepancies are resolved before check-out.
Coordinate guest transportation, luggage assistance, and handle final feedback with warmth and professionalism.
Maintain a neat and tidy reception desk at all times.
Check public areas at regular intervals during the shift to ensure they remain guest-ready.
Manage the front desk area by answering calls promptly, assisting with inquiries, and directing calls to appropriate departments.
Handle emergencies or incidents during the shift, ensuring the safety and security of guests and staff.
Complete weekly and daily reports in line with front desk shift procedures.
Conduct detailed PIT checks on each shift and compare with guest details on Protel.
Report maintenance issues or service deficiencies promptly to maintain hotel standards.
Adhere to all health and safety regulations.
Experience and Skills: Minimum of 2 years' experience in Front Office operations within a luxury hotel
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