Full Time Hotel Receptionist

About the job

Hotel Receptionist – The Dunraven, Adare

This is a fantastic opportunity to join the team at The Dunraven, a family-owned four-star hotel in the heart of Adare, Co. Limerick.

We are looking for a friendly, professional and enthusiastic individual who takes pride in delivering excellent customer service. This role offers excellent training and development, with the opportunity to build a strong career in hospitality and gain experience that can open doors both nationally and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

As part of our Front Office team, you will:

  • Deliver the highest standards of customer service at all times.
  • Welcome guests in a warm, friendly and professional manner.
  • Communicate confidently and professionally, both face-to-face and over the telephone.
  • Assist with the smooth and efficient day-to-day operation of Reception.
  • Handle guest enquiries, requests and reservations efficiently.
  • Engage with guests, colleagues and business partners to understand and exceed their expectations.
  • Promote the hotel, its facilities and services confidently.
  • Take responsibility for resolving guest queries and ensuring an excellent overall guest experience.
The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who is:

  • Friendly, confident and naturally comfortable engaging with people.
  • An excellent communicator with a professional telephone manner.
  • Efficient, organised and attentive to detail.
  • Able to work on their own initiative while also being a strong team player.
  • Confident in promoting and selling hotel services.
  • Computer literate and willing to learn new systems.
  • Committed to providing excellent customer service and understanding the expectations of our guests.

Previous experience in a reception, front office, customer service or administrative role is desirable. Knowledge of HotSoft would be an advantage, but full training will be provided.

About The Dunraven

The Dunraven is a family-owned four-star hotel located in the beautiful village of Adare, Co. Limerick, with a long-standing reputation for warm hospitality and first-class customer service.

We welcome a diverse mix of domestic and international leisure guests, corporate travellers, weddings, conferences and events. Our hotel combines traditional Irish hospitality with professional standards and a strong emphasis on attention to detail.

Training and development are an important part of our culture. We want our team members to develop their skills, take on greater responsibility and build rewarding careers within the hospitality industry.

What We Offer
  • Excellent training and ongoing career development.
  • Opportunities to gain valuable experience within a highly regarded four-star hotel.
  • Live-in accommodation available in fully furnished houses in Adare village, within walking distance of the hotel.
  • Meals provided while on duty.
  • Reduced leisure centre membership rates.
  • Friends & Family hotel rates.
  • A supportive, professional and friendly working environment.
  • Opportunities to develop your skills and progress your hospitality career.
Build Your Career With Us

If you are ambitious, enjoy working with people and want the opportunity to develop your skills and take greater responsibility for your future, we would love to hear from you.

Come and build your hospitality career with us at The Dunraven, Adare.

  • €625 per week
  • Accommodation provided in close proximity to the hotel
  • Excellent live in accommodation will be provided in our fully furnished houses in the village all within walking distance from the hotel. Reduced rates for the leisure centre . We will offer you Friends and Family rates at the hotel. Meals provided on duty.
  • Department: Reception Administration

About you

The Candidate:

Minimum of 1 year’s experience in a Reception or administrative position
Knowledge of Hotsoft an advantage
Excellent communication skills with a pleasant telephone manner
Confident in selling and engaging with the public
Efficient, well organised and have a thorough understanding of managing the expectations of all guests
Willing to learn new systems, computer literate

  • Language required: English.

The company

The Dunraven is a stylish, luxury, family-run hotel situated in the heart of Adare, a picturesque and world renowned village in Co. Limerick. This Four Star Luxury Hotel is one of the oldest establishments in Ireland and dates back to the Eighteenth Century. It featured in the very first Michelin Guide of The United Kingdom and Ireland in 1911 and was commemorated in a special edition in 2011. In recent times the Murphy family have developed the hotel to incorporate 87 luxury bedrooms, an elegant ballroom that can cater for up to 300 people, a leisure centre with a swimming pool, sauna, fully fitted gym and beauty rooms, a stand alone conference centre and the award winning Maigue Restaurant. The driving force behind this hotel is to provide an attentive, warm service matched with locally sourced provenance prepared by our well trained team of chefs.

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Full Time Hotel Receptionist

Adare, Ireland

Full-time, 12 months

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