Front Desk

About Us

The story of The Laura Hotel is inextricably linked to the steamboat of the same name which inspired the property's rebirth.

Just as The Laura once forged intrepidly ahead, navigating waters once thought impassable, our hotel will help to take Downtown Houston into a brave new future filled with culinary excellence, inspiring creativity, and opportunities for both business and pleasure too numerous to count.

We are building our team with passionate, hospitality focused individuals who are looking to create a memorable experience for our guests.

When you join the family, you also get the benefit of the HEI Loves culture.

HEI Loves is dedicated to celebrating our associates by offering the most competitive compensation, benefits, and PTO programs.

Our associates are also eligible to take advantage of everything from free lunch, discounted parking to travel benefits, and much more.

Don't meet every single requirement of this job? At HEI we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still send in your information.

You may be the perfect candidate for this or for other roles within our organization!

We value U.S.

military experience and invite all qualified military candidates to apply.

Overview

Assist guests with arrival and departure from hotel, while providing positive guests experiences.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following are specific contributions that must be developed during the training program in order to successfully complete the program and be placed in a hotel with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Greet customers immediately with a friendly and sincere welcome.

Use a positive and clear speaking voice, listen to and understand requests, respond with appropriate action and provide accurate information such as outlet hours and local attractions.

• Complete the registration process by inputting and retrieving information from a computer system, confirming pertinent information including number of guests and room rate.

Promote HEI Hotels and Resorts and brand marketing programs.

Make appropriate selection of rooms based on guest needs.

• Code electronic keys.

Non-verbally confirm the room number and rate.

Provide welcome folders containing room keys, certificates, coupons, and refreshment center keys as appropriate.

• Verify and imprint credit cards for authorization using electronic acceptance methods.

Handle cash, make change and balance an assigned house bank.

• Accept and record vouchers, traveler's checks, and other forms of payment.

Convert foreign currency at current posted rates.

Post charges to guest rooms and house accounts using the computer.

• Promptly answer the telephone using positive and clear communication.

Input messages into the computer.

Retrieve messages and communicate the content to the guest.

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