front desk clerk

Hotel greeting staff

A front desk clerk is the person who staffs the reception area of a hotel, office building, or similar establishment.

They check guests in and out, answer phones, handle reservations, and serve as the first point of contact for visitors: The front desk clerk said our room wasn't ready yet.

Also called a receptionist or front desk agent.

Related

reservation · concierge · guest services · keycard · room key · guest · bellhop · uniform · nametag · counter · smile · booking · luggage · wake-up call · do not disturb · vacancy · no vacancy · checkout

Categories
Opposites
guest-facing vs. back-of-house roles

front desk clerkkitchen staff

Restaurant food preparers

dishwasher · line cook · prep cook · loading dock worker · housekeeping

hospitality hierarchy

front desk clerkCEO

Top corporate officer

executive · hotel manager · regional director · property owner · corporate executive

service provider vs. service recipient

front desk clerkhotel guest

Patron of lodgings

customer · patron · lodger · visitor · client

Family

front, desk, clerk, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontline

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G