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Reservations Agent

Salary £28,130 per annum plus hotel benefits
Location Watford
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Do you thrive on delivering exceptional guest experiences from the very first interaction? As a Reservation Agent, you’ll be the friendly, knowledgeable first point of contact at The Grove—welcoming potential guests by phone, email, or webchat and ensuring every booking begins with a touch of five-star care.

 

Shifts are 08:30 – 17:00 / 09:00 – 17:30 / 09:30 – 18:00 Monday to Friday and 9 – 17:30 on weekends and bank holidays. The rota is done monthly and with an average of 4 weekend days per month worked
 

About the Role:

  • Handle enquiries across phones, emails, and webchat with professionalism and warmth.
  • Work closely with hotel departments—Meetings & Events, Spa, Golf, Activities, F&B, and Accounts—to coordinate bookings and deliver a seamless guest journey.
  • Adapt quickly to internal systems to manage reservations efficiently.
  • Support the delivery of a high-quality guest experience from initial enquiry through to arrival.

Key Responsibilities

  • Respond swiftly and courteously to all booking enquiries.
  • Coordinate across departments to confirm and optimize guest arrangements.
  • Maintain accurate reservation records in Opera or similar systems.
  • Communicate clearly and professionally by phone and email.
  • Flexibly cover shifts—including weekends and rota-based scheduling. Typical shifts are 8.30 – 17.00, 09.00 – 17.30 and 09.30 – 18.00.

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

  • A team player with a genuine passion for hospitality and guest satisfaction.
  • Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal.
  • Adaptability and aptitude for quickly learning reservation and booking systems.
  • A friendly, professional approach to guest interactions.
  • Ability to multitask under pressure

Desirable:

  • Prior experience working with Opera Cloud, SevenRooms and Trybe.
  • Previous reservations or customer-facing experience in a luxury 5-star hospitality environment.

 

 

About Us

The Grove is a spectacular 5* venue and resort, offering our customers a slice of tranquillity and calm, away from the stresses of every day life.

Across our 300-acre estate we offer fine dining, a range of outdoor activities (including our famed Golf course) and an indulgent award-winning spa and health club. Being family owned means that both our guests and our employees are treated as individuals and not one of the crowd.

Why join us?

Alongside the personable touches that come with working for a family run business, we also offer a range of benefits that are designed to enable you to feel valued and appreciated as an important member of our team:

  • The chance to make use of the on-site award-winning facilities such as the spa, golf course and gym.
  • A staff canteen with a free meal during your shift
  • A subsidised shuttle bus from Watford town centre
  • Generous discounts for you and your family/friends on stays with the hotel

Set in 300 acres of stunning Hertfordshire countryside, The Grove is the ultimate five-star retreat. Lovingly restored, the former home of the Earls of Clarendon is situated just 18 miles from London, and is home to an award-winning spa, championship golf course and mouth-watering restaurants.

We offer a great variety of benefits to acknowledge talent, reward and thank loyalty, and drive success, with the below being just a taste.

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