Reservations and Reception Agent

Reporting to the Reservations and Reception Manager for all the beverage and food facilities at W Edinburgh, you will be the key point of contact for our guests while they look to make use of our momentous offerings: making them feel welcome, making and confirming reservations, along with recommendations, and ensuring they have the best possible time while with us.

Be expected to assist all guests wanting to ensure the best experience by checking availability, noting any special requests and requirements, and relaying all relevant information to appropriate teams.

Joining the team means you will be instrumental to the success of the hotel's operations and beyond. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented, a people-person and passionate!

As Reservations and Reception Agent, key aspects of your role will include:

• Understanding and selling the products on offer of our Beverage and Food Facilities


• Ensure guests are booked in according to the floor plan and availability


• Communicate any important guest information to the relevant department and management team


• Work as part of a wider team


• Take responsibility for ensuring a seamless guest experience
  
  Confidence interacting with guests via telephone, email and chat services


• Good communication skills - both written and verbal English


• Multi-tasking skills and thrives off fast paced environments


• Confident learning and maintaining booking systems


• The ability to work in a team


• A positive mindset


• A genuine passion for working in hospitality
  
  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., W Edinburgh will bring 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 will be the centerpiece 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'll fuse 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 will accommodate guests across 244 stylish guestrooms, including 45 suites. While staying here, guests will benefit from the brand's signature Whatever / Whenever service philosophy.

A real highlight of this property will be its rooftop bar and outdoor terrace, pairing exciting cocktails and cuisine with 360-degree views over the historic city. Among the other noteworthy amenities planned 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.

If this sounds like the perfect place for you, apply to be a Reservations and Reception Agent with us today!

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 globe. Whatever/Whenever is our culture and service philosophy that brings our guests' passions to life. If you are original, innovative, and always looking towards the future of what's possible, welcome to W Hotels. In joining W Hotels, you join a portfolio of brands with Marriott International. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.

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