Functional Areas
By Arpendra Chauhan
OF HOTEL
FRONT OFFICE
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HOUSEKEEPING
F&B SERVICE
KITCHEN
ENGINEERING
ACCOUNTS
SECURITY
HUMAN RESOURCES
SALES & MARKETING
IT/ SYSTEMS
Front Office
Nerve of the hotel
● The most visible department in the
hotel
● The place where guest receives the first
impression of the hotel
● Front office is also the communication
centre for the hotel’s operations
● Includes departments like reception,
bell desk, concierge, telephone
operator, reservations, guest relations,
business centre etc.
● Staff is responsible for reservation of
rooms, registration information, cash
handling etc.
● Plays an important role in generating
revenue by selling rooms
● Does upselling to the existing as well as
new guests
● Cross sells other facilities in the hotel
to the guests
● Considered as a complain handling
department of the hotel
● Coordinates with housekeeping
department to get the rooms ready
on time
● Confirm group reservations for
weddings & conferences
● Handles & manages all VIP
movement in the hotel
● Maintain all the guest record- history
& data
● Manages the details in the property
management system
HOUSEKEEPING
Professional quality cleaning with a personal touch
● Responsible for management of
guest rooms & cleanliness of all
public areas
● Needs to work in coordination
with FO in order to keep the
guest room information up to
date
● Responsible for laundry of all
the guest as well as the hotel
linens
● Polishing of furniture & fixtures
in the hotel
● Cleaning of metal furnishings &
fixtures
● Managing trash in the hotel in
most sanitary manner possible
● Maintains minibar inventory &
consumption
Food & Beverage
Service
Serving you with smile
● Taking food & drinks orders
● Relay customer’s order to the
kitchen staff
● Accept payments
● Serve food & drinks to
customers at a counter, at a
stand, or in a hotel room
● Taking feedback
● Clean assigned work areas,
dining tables, or serving
counters
● Replenish and stock service
stations, cabinets, and tables
● Set tables or prepare food
trays for new customers
● Maintain inventory of alcohol
& other items
F&B PRODUCTION
Cooking with Passion
● Set up workstations with all needed ingredients and cooking
equipment
● Check quality of ingredients
● Ensuring food preparation areas are clean and hygienic
● Washing utensils and dishes and making sure they are stored
appropriately
● Sorting, storing and distributing ingredients
● Disposing of rubbish
● Cleaning the food preparation equipment, floors and other kitchen
tools or areas
ENGINEERING/
MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT
To the rescue!
● Keep the facility in top condition for safety, guest satisfaction &
profitability
● Works with Housekeeping for deep cleaning
● Maintenance & upkeep of hotel equipments
● Repairs are comparatively expensive, routine maintenance can prevent
& delay repairs
● Maintenance & upkeep of grounds, lawns etc. (groundskeeping)
● The crew must maintain the electrical, ventilation, kitchen equipment,
parking lot and hotel entrance, swimming pools/hot tubs, exercise
equipment, elevators and escalators, roof, walls and floors,
heating/cooling, water, phone & other systems
Accounts/ Credit
Department
Working the numbers!
● Manage the overall budget of the hotel
● Monitoring expenses & making necessary adjustments
● Processing payroll
● Reporting of inflow & outflow of all expenses
● Auditing cash registers, credit card statements & banking accounts
● Financial auditing of all the departments in terms of inventory
● Monitoring all the business running on credit
● Ensuring taxes applied on all billing software
● Maintaining contracts, insurance policies, tax reports etc.
● Approving all travel agent commissions
SECURITY
DEPARTMENT
For your safety & security!
● Ensure the safety and security of guest, staff,
visitors and contractors at all times
● Liaise with all department heads to ensure hotel
employees are adhering to established security
procedures
● Conduct regular mock fire evacuation drill as per
the hotels emergencies standards
● Perform surveillance in the entire hotel & public
areas
● Escort people in & out whenever required
● Investigate disturbances reported by guest & staff
● Follow up on lost & found items
● Accidents & death in hotel premises
● Safe deposit & locker
People’s Management
● Recruitment & selection of staff
● Retention of employees
● Teamwork & development of staff
● Developing team work & managerial skills
● Appraisals of the employees
● Maintenance of attendance of staff
● Termination of employees
● Coordinating all staff events & activities
● Orientation for the new hires
● Maintenance of leave data of all the employees
Sales &
Marketing
Creative Selling
● Responsible for corporate & travel agent room sales
● Responsible for group sales
● Contract signing with corporates, travel agents &
groups
● Identification of new market & business
opportunities to increase sales
● Conduct daily sales calls
● Arrange site inspection trips
● Designs, promotes, advertises special rates and
packages to increase bookings
● Making sales strategies as per the target market
● Taking approvals for complimentary rooms
● Keeping updated about the current market trends
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT
The system’s expert!
● Ensuring cleanliness of all data equipment
& computer rooms
● Responsible for smooth functioning &
coordination of vendors for guest internet
● Responsible for functioning of Property
Management System, POS, Telephone
● Ability to troubleshoot hardware & software
problems
● Handling network configuration, server,
network equipment, email account etc.
● Responsible for anti-virus system in the
entire hotel
● Securely keeping of hotel & guest data
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Classifying Functional Areas of the Hotel

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    ● The mostvisible department in the hotel ● The place where guest receives the first impression of the hotel ● Front office is also the communication centre for the hotel’s operations ● Includes departments like reception, bell desk, concierge, telephone operator, reservations, guest relations, business centre etc. ● Staff is responsible for reservation of rooms, registration information, cash handling etc. ● Plays an important role in generating revenue by selling rooms ● Does upselling to the existing as well as new guests
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    ● Cross sellsother facilities in the hotel to the guests ● Considered as a complain handling department of the hotel ● Coordinates with housekeeping department to get the rooms ready on time ● Confirm group reservations for weddings & conferences ● Handles & manages all VIP movement in the hotel ● Maintain all the guest record- history & data ● Manages the details in the property management system
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    ● Responsible formanagement of guest rooms & cleanliness of all public areas ● Needs to work in coordination with FO in order to keep the guest room information up to date ● Responsible for laundry of all the guest as well as the hotel linens ● Polishing of furniture & fixtures in the hotel ● Cleaning of metal furnishings & fixtures ● Managing trash in the hotel in most sanitary manner possible ● Maintains minibar inventory & consumption
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    ● Taking food& drinks orders ● Relay customer’s order to the kitchen staff ● Accept payments ● Serve food & drinks to customers at a counter, at a stand, or in a hotel room ● Taking feedback ● Clean assigned work areas, dining tables, or serving counters ● Replenish and stock service stations, cabinets, and tables ● Set tables or prepare food trays for new customers ● Maintain inventory of alcohol & other items
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    ● Set upworkstations with all needed ingredients and cooking equipment ● Check quality of ingredients ● Ensuring food preparation areas are clean and hygienic ● Washing utensils and dishes and making sure they are stored appropriately ● Sorting, storing and distributing ingredients ● Disposing of rubbish ● Cleaning the food preparation equipment, floors and other kitchen tools or areas
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    ● Keep thefacility in top condition for safety, guest satisfaction & profitability ● Works with Housekeeping for deep cleaning ● Maintenance & upkeep of hotel equipments ● Repairs are comparatively expensive, routine maintenance can prevent & delay repairs ● Maintenance & upkeep of grounds, lawns etc. (groundskeeping) ● The crew must maintain the electrical, ventilation, kitchen equipment, parking lot and hotel entrance, swimming pools/hot tubs, exercise equipment, elevators and escalators, roof, walls and floors, heating/cooling, water, phone & other systems
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    ● Manage theoverall budget of the hotel ● Monitoring expenses & making necessary adjustments ● Processing payroll ● Reporting of inflow & outflow of all expenses ● Auditing cash registers, credit card statements & banking accounts ● Financial auditing of all the departments in terms of inventory ● Monitoring all the business running on credit ● Ensuring taxes applied on all billing software ● Maintaining contracts, insurance policies, tax reports etc. ● Approving all travel agent commissions
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    ● Ensure thesafety and security of guest, staff, visitors and contractors at all times ● Liaise with all department heads to ensure hotel employees are adhering to established security procedures ● Conduct regular mock fire evacuation drill as per the hotels emergencies standards ● Perform surveillance in the entire hotel & public areas ● Escort people in & out whenever required ● Investigate disturbances reported by guest & staff ● Follow up on lost & found items ● Accidents & death in hotel premises ● Safe deposit & locker
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    ● Recruitment &selection of staff ● Retention of employees ● Teamwork & development of staff ● Developing team work & managerial skills ● Appraisals of the employees ● Maintenance of attendance of staff ● Termination of employees ● Coordinating all staff events & activities ● Orientation for the new hires ● Maintenance of leave data of all the employees
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    ● Responsible forcorporate & travel agent room sales ● Responsible for group sales ● Contract signing with corporates, travel agents & groups ● Identification of new market & business opportunities to increase sales ● Conduct daily sales calls ● Arrange site inspection trips ● Designs, promotes, advertises special rates and packages to increase bookings ● Making sales strategies as per the target market ● Taking approvals for complimentary rooms ● Keeping updated about the current market trends
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    ● Ensuring cleanlinessof all data equipment & computer rooms ● Responsible for smooth functioning & coordination of vendors for guest internet ● Responsible for functioning of Property Management System, POS, Telephone ● Ability to troubleshoot hardware & software problems ● Handling network configuration, server, network equipment, email account etc. ● Responsible for anti-virus system in the entire hotel ● Securely keeping of hotel & guest data
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