The Opportunity
Our front office teams, deliver a true hospitality experience to all our guests, from welcoming the guests, and describing hotel facilities available while offering a professional, friendly, and engaging service.
YOU will be a positive and engaging individual, with a passion for making guests smile and will receive guests in a professional and friendly manner, handling all customer check-ins’ or inquiries.
As the front-facing member of the team, you will ensure you are always presentably engaging in positive communication with the team and department, always acting as a professional, and delivering consistently exceptional hospitality service to all guests at the hotel.
Benefits
1. Our enviable employee discounts on bedroom rates across our best western hotel portfolio.
2. Shopping discounts - ranging from groceries, fashion, travel, utilities, days out, and even holidays.
3. Eye care
4. Free legal & money advice
5. Counseling sessions
6. Hospital & death benefit plans
7. Cycle to work scheme
8. Wellbeing tips and support fitness videos
9. Recipe ideas
10. Advice on keeping active and healthy living
11. Wellbeing podcasts and tv
12. Breathing exercises
13. 24/7 advice and support line
14. Team reward & recognition
15. Free meals on duty
16. Free parking
Ideal Candidate
17. YOU will have experience working within a busy hotel front desk environment (Preferred)
18. At least 12 months of supervisory experience
19. Highly motivated and proactive; acting with professionalism and positivity in all interactions.
20. Excellent IT skills (MS Office, Financial systems) and numeracy
21. Excellent oral and written communication skills
22. Experienced user of Opera, Delphi, and Microsoft Office (Preferred)
23. A positive and engaging demeanor.
24. Be able to do duty management responsibiliy
Hotel
5 minutes from the M5 and a short taxi journey from Gloucester train station you will find the Gloucester Hotel, part of the Signature Collection By Best Western. An equal distance from junctions 11A and 12 of the M5, if you’re travelling north or south, we’re only a 5-7-minute drive from the motorway.
The hotel has 95 bedrooms including 6 family rooms, meeting rooms for up to 180 delegates. A Civil Ceremony licence and versatile wedding suite for up to 200 guests. Health club with squash court and beauty treatment area and a swimming pool and children’s pool.
Plus, the hotel is within walking distance of Gloucester Golf Club and Gloucester ski and snowboard centre with one of the UK’s longest ski slopes. And you find miles and miles of cycling routes and beautiful walks in the nearby Cotswolds and Forest of Dean.
About us
Looking for an exciting career in the hospitality industry? Look no further than LGH Hotels Management! With a growing portfolio of 42 hotels throughout the UK, including globally recognised brands such as Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and Best Western, all located in prime locations, we are the premier destination for those seeking a fulfilling career in hospitality. Join our dynamic team and be a part of shaping the future of the UK hospitality industry.