Host / Hostess

and inspire at St Pancras London

Masterpiece by Design. Dynamic by Nature

The St. Pancras London is distinctly iconic and an architectural masterpiece that celebrates both heritage and innovation.  Housed in one of London’s landmark buildings, it is where modern lifestyle and luxury experiences create new stories built upon those from the past.

Position Summary: As a Host/ess of Hansom at St. Pancras, you are responsible for delivering the warmest of five star welcomes in our food & beverage outlets. Our guests visit us with expectations of attentive yet relaxed service where your personality and professionalism are delivered in equal measures. The reality of your role and the responsibility you hold is that you can either make or break a guest experience depending on the service you provide. One warm smile and one warm welcome at a time is how we’ve built our reputation and it’s your job to uphold this! Goodbyes are just as important as a warm welcome and creating memorable moments for our guests in your role is key. You will also be responsible for using reservation systems, answering guest enquiries (both telephone and email), and delivering information on pricing, product and menu items.

Responsibilities: Here’s what your journey with us entails

• Product (food & beverage), menu, operational, service knowledge is essential.
• Knowledge of the overall hotel operations is essential for this role to understand the part you play in the wider guest experience.
• You must be proactive with your learning; this includes menu items and service standards – you are welcome to take copies of menu’s etc off shift with you to be able to do this.
• Our guests must receive a consistent level of service the first, second and fifth time they visit any of our F&B outlets – if you do not keep up to date with changes within the department, you will not be able to successfully execute this.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety and Hygiene (sanitation, cleanliness).
• Knowledge of reservation systems and computer software.
• Excellence in spoken and written English is key in responding to guest enquiries.
• Attendance at monthly departmental meetings and 1:1’s is essential for you to have the knowledge you need in your role.
• Maintain an exceptionally high standard of five-star luxury lifestyle service within The Booking Office, Hansom Lounge and MI+ME.
• Attitude, grooming standard, body language and tone need to be positive, supportive and on brand at all times.
• You are expected to deliver service to your full potential when you are here.
• In return for delivering extraordinary service, you will be entitled to receive a portion of the service charge that our guests leave us if they have had a great experience.
• You’re expected to maintain the cleanliness of all F&B equipment and areas at all times.
• You are also expected to carry out other duties that may be required to ensure the F&B and overall hotel operation is properly maintained to provide a total guest experience.

Qualifications:

https://careers.marriott.com/host-hostess-hansom/job/77DDC321FCEEFFC07FC53D0F5B4E594E