hotel clerk

Inn desk worker

A hotel clerk is a staff member who works at the front desk of a hotel, handling check-ins, check-outs, reservations, and guest inquiries.

The term is more common in American English, where British English tends toward receptionist.

The hotel clerk handed us our room keys and pointed toward the elevator.

Related

reservation · check-in · room key · key card · booking · vacancy · no vacancy · luggage · uniform · night shift · register · wake-up call · do not disturb · hospitality · inn · motel · checkout · room service

Categories
Opposites
service provider vs. service recipient

hotel clerkhotel guest

Patron of lodgings

guest · lodger · traveler · patron · customer

hotel hierarchy/role

hotel clerkhotel manager

Oversees guest lodging operations

general manager · proprietor · bellhop · CEO · housekeeper

Family

hotel, clerk, hotels, clerks, clerked, clerking, clerical, hostel, hostels

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G