CHECK IN PROCEDURES
ADVANCED DEPOSITS
STORAGE CLOSET
CHECKLIST
THINGS AN AGENT SHOULD KNOW
100

WHEN A GUEST IS CHECKING IN, THIS IS THE FIRST THING WE ASK FOR

WHAT IS AN ID?

100

THE ONLY TIME THAT WE TAKE ADV DEPOSITS THAT AREN’T A THIRD PARTY IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS

WHAT IS WHEN INSTRUCTED BY COTTON ON SOLD OUT NIGHTS

100

THIS IS THE ORDER IN WHICH DELIVERIES ARE TO BE STORED WHEN WE PUT THEM UP

WHAT IS F.I.F.O ( FIRST IN, FIRST OUT)

100

THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE BEGINNING OF YOUR SHIFT TO ENSURE THAT YOU’RE RECEIVING ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION

WHAT IS READ AND RESPOND TO ALL EMAILS AND COMMUNICATIONS SINCE YOUR LAST SHIFT

100

THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY WHENEVER YOU ANSWER AN INCOMING EXTERNAL PHONE CALL

WHAT IS “THANK YOU FOR CALLING AC HOUSTON DOWNTOWN, THIS IS ____ SPEAKING, HOW CAN I HELP YOU”? 

200

THESE ARE THE MANDATORY 2 PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT WE MAKE SURE WE COLLECT AT EVERY SINGLE CHECK IN 

WHAT ARE EMAIL AND PHONE NUMBER

200

WHEN WE TAKE AN ADVANCED DEPOSIT, WE TAKE ROOM AND TAX BUT NOT THIS

WHAT IS INCIDENTALS?

200

WE SHOULD BE DOING THIS ONCE A MONTH TO ENSURE THAT WE ARENT SELLING ANY EXPIRED FOOD ITEMS

WHAT IS CHECKING EXPIRATION DATES

200

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN TELL BY PRINTING THE DUPLICATE NAME REPORT 

WHAT IS A STAYOVER

200

WHEN YOU GET A TAX EXEMPT FORM, YOU KNOW YOU PUT IT IN CORRECTLY WHEN YOU SEE THIS SYMBOL BY THE CC INFORMATION

WHAT IS T

300

WHEN A RESERVATION THAT IS A APART OF A GROUP RESUME TELLS YOU THAT THEIR COMPANY IS PAYING THEIR VALET, YOU GIVE THEM THIS

WHAT IS THE PARKING CODE FROM THE BEO BINDER ? (NEVER POST IT TO THEIR FOLIO)

300

THIS IS THE CODE TO KNOW IF THE THIRD PARTY IS PREPAID OR NOT

WHAT IS D7

300

At 6:30am, you go into the storage closet to take the lavender turndown off the cart and put on this newly added amenity

What are the shower steamers

( THEY GO BACK UP AT 9AM)

300

AT THE END OF YOUR SHIFT, THESE ALL GET STAPLED TOGETHER TO BE TAKEN DOWNSTAIRS

WHAT IS MY CHECKLIST, KEY LOG AND Q45S

300

THESE ARE THE TIMES THAT THE LAVENDER CART COMES OUT AND GOES BACK UP

WHAT ARE 3PM AND 9PM

400

YOU PROCESS THE PAYMENT LIKE THIS WHEN THE NOTES SAY “ ROOM AND TAX TO MASTER/ GET CC FOR INCH”

POST ROOM AND TAX AS A ZERO AMOUNT TO CASH AND HAVE THEM INSERT A CC FOR INCH

400

THIS IS WHAT WE TAKE FROM RESERVATIONS ON A SOLD OUT NIGHT

WHAT IS FIRST NIGHTS ROOM AND TAX ONLY!!!

400

WHEN YOU RESTOCK THE MARKET AND YOU PUT THE LAST OF SOMETHING OUT, THIS IS WHAT YOU DO WITH THE BOXES AND YOUR TRASH

WHAT IS BREAK THEM DOWN AND TAKE IT OUT

( YOU CAN ALSO ASK THE HOUSEMAN TO HELP YOU THROW BOXES AWAY. NO TRASH IS TO BE LEFT IN THE CLOSET)

400

GNS NOW POST AUTOMATICALLY. IF IT IS STILL FLASHING PAST 6:30AM, THIS IS THE REASON

WHAT IS THERE IS AN ADV DEPOSIT TAKEN ON THE RESERVATION.

( ANSWERS ON HOW TO FIX THIS ARE ON THE NIGHT AUDIT CHECKLIST )

400

WE CAN ONLY MAKE CHANGES TO A THIRD PARTY RESERVATION WHEN THIS OCCURS FIRST

WHAT IS THE THIRD PARTY CALLS US AT THE DESK AND ASK US TO DO IT

500

WHEN YOU ARE TOLD TO ENROLL A GUEST TO A MBV ACCOUNT, APART FROM HAVING THEM SCAN THE QR CODE AT THE DESK, THIS IS HOW YOU SIGN THEM UP

IN THEIR RESERVATION, TAB OVER TO “REWARDING WELCOME” AND PRESS F8 FOR ENROLL. 

500

WHEN YOU’RE DOING THE Q45S AND YOU SEE “SGL USE RM,TAX” IN THE NOTES, THIS MEANS YOU CAN ONLY TAKE THE DEPOSIT AT THIS TIME

THE DAY OF THE ARRIVIAL WHEN EXPEDIA UNLOCKS THEIR CARD FOR USE

( WHEN WORKING AM SHIFT, PRINT AN ARRIVALS REPORT AND TAKE ALL THIRD PARTY ARRIVALS FOR THAT DAY)

500

WHEN RECEIVING PACKAGES, WE KNOW WE HAVE STORED THEM PROPERLY WHEN WE HAVE DONE THESE 4 STEPS 

WHAT IS DATED, NOTED, STORED AND PUT IN YOUR PASS DOWN THAT YOU DID THIS

( WRITE THE ARRIVAL DATE ON THEM, PLACE A NOTE IN THEIR RESERVATION THAT THEY HAVE A PACKAGE AND PLACE IT IN THE STORAGE CLOSET UNDERNEATH THE PURE LEAF TEAS. THEN PUT DATED, NOTED, STORED IN THE PACKAGE SECTION OF YOUR PASSDOWN)

500

WE PRINT THE CONTINGENCY REPORT FOR THIS REASON

WHAT IS HAVING ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED IN CASE WE LOSE POWER

500

THIS IS A PAYMENT METHOD THAT WE USED TO OFFER , THAT WE HAVE RECENTLY GOTTEN RID OF 

WHAT IS TAP TO PAY