Guest relations agent

Werkgever:
Room Mate Aitana
Regio:
Amsterdam
 
Functieomschrijving
Room Mate Hotels (www.room-matehotels.com) is a Spanish hotel chain that has 2 hotels in the Netherlands (Amsterdam and Rotterdam), as well as hotels in major cities in Spain, Italy and Turkey. We believe that staying with a friend is the best way to travel and we want our guests to feel the same. We are growing fast, and will soon have a presence in most major cities.

Room Mate Aitana opened its doors in August 2013 and counts 285 spacious, bright and luxurious rooms, meetings rooms, a ballroom, a gym, Lounge, a marina and hosts a restaurant with Spanish and Mediterranean food in a modern jacket.

Currently Room Mate Aitana is looking for an enthusiastic Guest Relations Agent to help wow our guests with amazing service that exceeds all their expectations!


The Guest Relations Agent is responsible for providing excellent service and a unique experience to our guests. You are the 'face' of the hotel, and with your 'can do' attitude you are the one creating great memories and experiences.


Your main tasks will be:
  • Connecting with our guests at any stage of their stay (before, during, in the lobby, at breakfast, after their stay)
  • getting to know our guest preferences and paying attention to all these details during a guest stay
  • Arranging special requests for in-house guests
  • Welcoming of VIP guests
  • Making restaurant / excursion / show / tour reservations and building relations with these providers
  • Finding out he best new hotspots in town and sharing them with your guests and your colleagues
  • Arranging proper follow-up to guest complaints in cooperation with Service Coordinators / Hotel Management
  • Supporting Front Office in peak moments with check in and check out
  • Providing (tourist) information about the city
  • Rounds during breakfast time to enquire guest satisfaction and report irregularities to hotel management
  • Prepare weekly overview complaints and comments (including concerning outsourced F&B services) and forward it to hotel management


What we would like to see from you:
Sincere friendliness, good sense of humor, enjoying life, positivity, and to share your view of the world. In other words: yourself!


We would like you to have the following profile:
  • A big smile and positive, friendly personality
  • A drive to provide the best service
  • Proactive and able to find creative solutions
  • High level of attention to detail
  • Education preferably in Hospitality / Customer service / Hostess direction
  • Work experience in a related area (i.e. hotel guest relations / front office / service environment) is a plus
  • Excellent level of English, Dutch is highly preferred and Spanish is a big plus
What we can offer you:
The chance to work in one of Amsterdam's most attractive and unique hotels, in an international and young team, with plenty of space for your input and development. As well as:
  • Salary group 5: between € 2298 and €2439 gross per month
  • up to €150 netto per month travel compensation
  • Participation in Room Mate bonus programme
  • 25 Vacation days + 9 additional days off compensation for bank holidays
  • An extra paid week of vacation each year!
  • A €400 referral bonus for bringing a new colleague to work with us
  • Staff discounts in our hotels
  • Free use of the hotel gym
  • Discount on collective insurance
  • Excellent career opportunities
Please apply by sending your CV, including a picture, in English.
Bedrijfsomschrijving
ROOM MATE HOTELS (www.room-matehotels.com) is a Spanish hotel chain founded in 2005 whose philosophy is to consider that the best way to travel is visiting friends in each city; friends whose lifestyle we share and that transmit their knowledge and experiences of the city taking us by the hand through it.


The Room Mate hotels with around 1,800 rooms available acquire the characteristics of a true host, and their customers are more than guests, roommates (Room Mate). They are seen as "homes" that open their doors to travelers who come to the city looking for comfort, warmth and welcoming spirit offered by its great human and professional team to the guests.


Room Mate, with hotels in Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Milan, Florence, Granada, London, Venice, Istanbul, Rome, Amsterdam and Rotterdam offers trendy design, always privileged location in the city center, breakfast until 12.00 h and always Wi-Fi. It is for those customers who care to look after their money and want an affordable luxury.

At Room Mate Hotels we value respect for ourselves and for all those around us. We practice transparency and honesty with our customers, employees, suppliers and shareholders. We promote equal opportunities, non-discrimination and diversity of people, ideas and cultures. We continually innovate our products to meet the expectations of all who visit us, but above all, we maintain a close and friendly work environment where our employees, while working, have fun and where our customers feel at home.