Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 4th Quarter 2019 | Page 73

HOW DO YOU HIRE? WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR? Nice people and passion. You can train everything else. THE BARCELONA EDITION HOW DO YOU CREATE A PERSONALIZED GUEST EXPERIENCE? DO YOU USE TECHNOLOGY? We teach our team how to look at every guest interaction and look for ways to anticipate their needs. Service is what we do to people and it is reactive. It’s not enough. Your room service has to come on time and be hot and fresh, but it makes a meaningful, lasting impression when the waiter notices that you have a laundry bag by the door and offers to take it down to housekeeping or notices cold medicine on your bedside and sends up chicken soup. Great luxury service is about anticipation and paying attention to cues! ILHA 73