Matakuliah : G0424 – Hotel and Restaurant Management Tahun : 2008 Alur Operasional Hotel Pertemuan 15-16 Topics • Guest Services • Guest Supplies • Work flow Bina Nusantara University 3 Learning Outcomes • Students are able to differentiate flow of – Guest service – Guest supplies Bina Nusantara University 4 Guest Flow • Consideration – Guest Generating Origin:Nationality, Cultural Background, Length of Stay, etc. – Sosio-economic: Age, Gender, Occupatio, Social Class, etc. – Psychological: Personality, Behaviour, Activities, Purpose of Visit, etc. • Guest Flow: – Check In (C/I) – Guest In The House – Check Out (C/O) Bina Nusantara University 5 Guests Form of arrival • Individual • Family • Group: Package tour and corporate Facilities used • Stay in – Tourist / Guest • Visiting – Visitor Bina Nusantara University 6 Guests 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Children Teenagers Ill guests Mature guests Handicapped guest: Wheelchair guests, Visually impaired guests and Deaf or hearing impaired guests, Speech Difficulty 6. International guests 7. VIPs 8. Late arriving guests 9. Inebriated guests 10. Guest on special requests: ethical (vegetarians & vegan), religious (Moslem, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish) and medical problems Bina Nusantara University 7 Guest Service Blue Print in Hotel Bina Nusantara University 8 Term in Check In CHECK IN • Walk-in Guest • With Reservation: via tour and travel agent, airlines, hotel representative, internet, hotel consortium Bina Nusantara University 9 Term in Check Out • • • • • • • Express C/O Late C/O 0 = Occupied V = Vacant SO = Sleep Out NB = Occupied No Baggage DD = Do not Disturb Bina Nusantara University • • • • • • • OO = Out of Order DL = Double Lock LO = Lock Out DNCO = Did Not Check Out C/I = Check In C/O = Check Out HU = Hotel Use 10 Guest In The House Things should be aware • The use of facilities and services • Alter in services: room change, rate changes, lock out rooms, sleep out rooms, length of stay, skeeper, etc. • Guest complaint • Emergencies situation: Fire (fire drill), bomb, medical situation, etc. • Guest needs arrangements: Mail, Message, Morning call/wake up call, etc. Bina Nusantara University 11 Employee working condition • Types of employee: casual and permanent. • Working hours: 3 shift (morning, noon, night). • Working area: frontliners and backliner. Bina Nusantara University 12 Employee blue print FO Cashier Dokumen Front Desk C/O Room allocation F W C/I • • • • • • Registration W Guest card • Roomboy sheet • Room report • Workplan Housekeeping store Room C/O Guest list Room report Sales recap Room slip Guest history Room statistic Housekeeping F Floor station Cleaning W Linen room Restaurant F F Bina Nusantara University Failure W Waiting Laundry receiving • Food cost Menu W order Purchashing & Storeroom • Standard recipe F&B Service consume F W Kitchen • Sales history Storage 13 Flow of Hotel Suppliers • Room Amenities: – It is monitored from room occupancy rate. – It is reported by housekeeping to finance department. • F&B Supplies – The number of order depends on the F&B outlets – They do daily shopping, weekly shopping and monthly shopping. Bina Nusantara University 14 Flow of Guest Amenities Rooms Purchasing • Order Purchase • Set the product specification Bina Nusantara University Receiving General storage • Check • Store materials • Release based • Receive upon requests products HK Store Room • Material order procedures • Material use procedures Public area • Usage • Maintenance 15 Flow of Food and Beverage Kitchen Purchasing • Order Purchase • Set the product specification Bina Nusantara University Receiving General storage • Check • Store materials • Release based • Receive upon requests products F&B Store Room • Material order procedures • Material use procedures Restaurant, Banquet, Bar, Roomservice • Processing • Presenting 16 Compliments and Complaints • Complement – the response of satisfaction toward services (positive experience) • Complaint – the response of unsatisfaction toward services (negative experience) • Type of complement and complaint: verbal (written and oral) and non-verbal (gesture, mimic, body language) • Complement will not cause any problems, but complaint will cause many problems. Bina Nusantara University 17 Types of Complaints • Based on source of complaints – Internal – employee, management and owner. – External – guests, partner/supplier and competitors. • Complaint categories – – – – Bina Nusantara University Mechanical complaint Attitudinal complaint Service related complaint Unusual complaint 18 Handling Complaints Three basic steps 1. Listen: Be a good listener – Pay attention for each complaints details. – Take notes. – Show respect to handle problems, not just accommodate the issues. – Be patience 2. Apologise with the Golden Rule : • Our Guest is Our King • They should be treated accordingly • If they make mistakes, remember rule no.1 3. Do some immidiate actions Bina Nusantara University 19 Tips in Handling Complaints • Remember you are dealing with a person and his/her feelings, not just the problems. • Keep calm. Apologise. Do not make excuse or blame anyone. • Establish what has happen. Do not argue with or interrup the guest. • Take immediate action whenever possible. • Reassure the guest. Be precise. • Know your limit of authority. • Emphaty. Respect and be serious. • Take notes. Report the incident. Monitor the progress. • Offer solution or give alternatives. • Thanking the guests. • Maintain eye contact. Bina Nusantara University 20 Conclusion • Hotel industry is an intense industry with many human interaction. • The flow between guest, hotel amenities and employee should be separated in order to create a convenience atmosphere. Bina Nusantara University 21