What are the responsibilities and job description for the Host / Hostess position at Eldridge Hotel?
We are seeking a Host or Hostess with a warm, friendly and personable demeanor. Must be a team player, an effective communicator and able to keep their composure when working with disgruntled guests. They must be highly organized to properly maintain seating charts and seat customers in the order of arrival or by appointment. A good Host or Hostess understands the flows of traffic and has exceptional time management and customer service skills.Some duties include managing reservations and offering menus and drink menus to guests once they sit down. Other tasks are ensuring tables are ready for seating guests, constantly monitoring dining activity, resetting the tables, inspecting menus for cleanliness and assisting servers when necessary.
The Eldridge Hotel has been an integral part of the history of Lawrence since its founding. The original building on this site was the Free State Hotel, built in 1855 by settlers from the New England Emigrant Aid Society. The Free State Hotel was intended to be temporary quarters for those settlers who came here from Boston and other areas while their homes were being built. It was named the Free State Hotel to make clear the intent of those early settlers : that Kansas should enter the union as a free state.
