Last Updated on February 6, 2020
3. Food
If there’s something that hotel concierges know about is food and restaurant recommendations. You can always count on them to tell you the best places in town to eat within your budget. As you arrive for check-in they might recommend a restaurant right away for you to have lunch or dinner depending on your arrival time.
4. Itinerary
Let’s face it, even if you have it all planned the hotel concierge will always plan it better because they actually live there.
They’ll know all the shortcuts, opening and closing hours of every tourist attractions, underrated places you should visit and overrated places you can pass on, the list is endless.
At a good hotel, the concierge will take time getting to know you and your taste, if you’re more adventurous they might help you planning a hiking trip if you prefer getting to know the place and its culture they might even hook you up with a cool arts tour.
5. Booking
Their job includes booking things, which includes not only hotel room booking, but also book trips and purchase flight tickets for you. They will also help you with travel insurance in case you don’t have one.
If you’re lucky they might even book you a table at the busiest restaurant. Hotel concierges have a lot of power and we should take advantage of it in a good way!
Now that we talked about what can a concierge do for you, it is also important for you to know what is outside the concierge service :
1. Immoral actions
This is not a surprise. Even though some people have the audacity to ask them for illegal stuff, the concierge’s job requires them to politely decline and explain they cannot do that.
Unfortunately, you’re already putting them in a horribly awkward position by asking them certain things that you should keep to yourself.
2. You’re A Client Not A Friend
Even though it isn’t impossible for you to form a friendship with your hotel concierge, they can be in trouble if they cross the client/friend line. Which includes gossiping. It’s the easiest thing to do and it’s in our nature to talk about everything and everyone.
