Welcome Desk Agent

3 months ago

Edinburgh, United Kingdom Marriott International, Inc Full time

**Job Number** 24095746

**Job Category** Rooms & Guest Services Operations

**Location** W Edinburgh, 1 St James Square, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom VIEW ON MAP

**Schedule** Full-Time

**Located Remotely?** N

**Relocation?** N

**Position Type** Non-Management
**W Edinburgh is hiring a Welcome Desk Agent (Receptionist) to join the team We invite you to play an integral part in bringing to life this unique brand within Edinburgh**

**Explore an exciting new career path at W Hotels where your natural talent is celebrated. W Hotels’ work culture is uniquely designed to spark your imagination and curiosity while bringing the W experience to life for guests.**

**ABOUT THE BRAND**

Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. W Hotels are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. With us, there’s always more. We dare to deliver a different kind of luxury. One that revels in bold ideas and indulges in the unexpected. We believe luxury is the freedom to be yourself and explore desires: whatever, whenever.

**ABOUT THE ROLE**

Reporting to the Welcome Office Manager (Front Office), as Welcome Desk Agent you will play a central role in the guest’s experience, providing a warm welcome at all times and ensuring a five-star, personalized stay.

Joining the team means you will be instrumental to the success of the hotel’s operation and beyond. We are looking for someone who is friendly, loves interacting with people, and is a team-player

As Welcome Desk Agent, key aspects of your role will include:

- Welcome and acknowledge each and every guest with a smile, eye contact, and a friendly verbal greeting, using the guest's name when possible
- Thank guests with genuine appreciation and provide a fond farewell
- Anticipate guests' service needs, including asking questions of guests to better understand their needs and watching/listening to guest preferences and acting on them whenever possible.
- Process guest check-ins and check-outs
- Process all payment types such as room charges, cash, checks, debit, or credit
- Handle guest complaints and payment disputes
- Answer, record, and process all guest calls, messages, requests, questions, or concerns
- Supply guests with directions and information regarding property and local areas of interest
- Communicate with all other departments in the hotel to ensure a seamless stay for guests, passing on relevant information to set every team up for success

Our ideal Welcome Desk Agent is someone who has:

- Confidence interacting with guests
- Good communication skills - both written and verbal English
- Multi-tasking skills
- Comfortable using computers and systems
- The ability to work in a team
- A positive mindset
- A genuine passion for working in hospitality

In return for your hard work, we give you:

- World class training and development, including leadership development
- Unlimited career opportunities (internationally and locally)
- Wellness and mental health programmes
- Discounted accommodation, food and beverage in over 9,000 hotels all over the world
- Discounts for your friends and family
- Specially curated discounts in thousands of shops

**ABOUT THE PROPERTY**

W Edinburgh brings bold architecture and a vibrant lifestyle offering to the Scottish capital. Behind a façade featuring a winding steel ribbon - reflecting the city’s festival spirit - this 12-storey structure is the centrepiece of Nuveen Real Estate’s Edinburgh St James Quarter, incorporating retail, leisure and entertainment facilities along with residential apartments.

This W hotel aims to help redefine the city’s hospitality landscape. Accordingly, it fuses the brand’s signature amenities with modern design and W Happenings, highlighting what’s new in design, fashion, music and culture.

The new W hotel accommodates guests across 244 stylish guestrooms, including 45 suites. While staying here, guests benefit from the brand’s signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.

A real highlight of this property is its rooftop bar and outdoor terraces, pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities are the W Lounge, a restaurant collaboration with SUSHISAMBA, a FIT workout facility and an AWAY spa, with special functions hosted in 2,450 sq ft of modern event space.
- Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law._

W Hotels’ mission is to Ignite Curiosity, Expand Worlds. We are a place to experience life. We’re here to open doors and open minds. We are constantly inspired by new faces and new experiences. A tuned-in, up-for-anything spirit is at our core and has made us renowned for reinventing the norms of luxury around the g

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