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Guest Service Agent

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Boston - Cambridge

250 Monsignor O'Brien Highway
Cambridge, MA 02141

112 Room Hotel
Managed By HHM Hotels
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Full-Time

Opportunity:  Guest Service Agent

Greet, register and service guests in a friendly and courteous manner according to hotel/brand and sustainability standards. 

Your Growth Path

Front Desk Supervisor or Sales Coordinator – Front Office Manager or Sales Manager

Your Focus
  • Immediately greet guests and offer to assist with their needs.
  • Register and assign guests to hotel rooms.
  • Establish methods of payment and verify credit.
  • Make and confirm reservations.
  • Compute bills, collect payments, and make change for guests.
  • Transmit and receive messages, using telephones or the PMS system.
  • Respond to guest requests in a timely manner.
  • Receive and resolve guest complaints, elevating to supervisor if necessary. 
  • Secure guests' valuables in hotel safe or safe-deposit boxes, if not available in guest rooms.
  • Perform bookkeeping activities, such as balancing accounts and conducting audits.
  • Be aware of guest satisfaction scores and work toward increasing departmental and overall guest satisfaction. 
  • Follow sustainability guidelines and practices related to HHM’s EarthView program.
  • Practice safe work habits, wear protective safety equipment and follow MSDS and OSHA standards.
  • Assist in the breakfast area or assist guests with luggage when staffing assistance is required or during peak periods.
  • Ensure overall guest satisfaction.
  • Perform other duties as requested by management.

Your Background and Skill

  • High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Previous customer service experience or equivalent training required.
  • Knowledge of PMS systems preferred.

Work Environment and Context

  • Work schedule varies and may include working on holidays, weekends and alternate shifts.
  • Requires standing for extended periods, walking, pushing, lifting up to 25 pounds, bending and reaching; stooping, kneeling, or crouching.

What We Believe

People Are Our Capability – Hearts That Serve – Only Excellence – Stay Nimble - Own It

Posted November 3, 2024

Holiday Inn Express & Suites Boston - Cambridge

Our Hotel

Among Cambridge, MA hotels, the Holiday Inn Express and Suites® Boston Cambridge offers travelers comfort, convenience and value. Just minutes from downtown via the "T," three miles from Boston Logan Airport BOS and within minutes of the area's historic sites, universities and business destinations. 

Corporate and academic guests easily stay connected with free hotel wide Wi-Fi access and print services. The hotel's location ensures a short trip to Boston and Cambridge destinations, such as Kendall Square, Faneuil Hall, the North End, EF Education First, Hult, and Massachusetts General Hospital MGH. Also nearby are the Hynes and BCEC convention centers, MIT, Boston University, Tufts, and Harvard. 

Leisure hotel guests are near the Charles River, Museum of Science, Somerville, Assembly Row and Legoland. Shoppers love that CambridgeSide Galleria is within walking distance. Sports fans appreciate the hotel's location close to TD Garden, home of the Celtics and the Bruins. Likewise, the nearby MBTA Green Line provides easy access to Boston Harbor Long Wharf, Boston Common, the Freedom Trail, Back Bay, MFA and Fenway Park. Concert fans love the location of the hotel near TD Garden, City Winery and Boston Calling.