Front Desk Agent (Sub)

About Us

The Hyatt Regency on the Hudson located in downtown Jersey City sits on a beautiful pier overlooking the New York City Skyline.

Our hotel is one of the oldest in the area and has great guest stories and experiences to share.

We are located in the business district of Jersey City; home to residents and many businesses.

Hop on the Hudson Bergen Light Rail located 1 block away for a quick trip to our local Newport Center Mall, home of a variety of Brand Name Stores such as JC Penny, Macys and Kohls, AMC Movie Theatre and a huge selection of food court attractions.

Come and be part of our team, at the Hyatt Regency we embrace our associates with the help of our company culture, HEI Loves.

With HEI Loves we offer amazing benefits to our team and they get better and better each year.

HEI appreciates and supports our individuality and once you join our team; you become apart of our family and we become apart of yours.

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...