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London Concierge: A New Idea In Guest Attention

By: IvorBurstin Home | Travel-and-Leisure


Concierge services in London are provided to hotel guests for making their stay comfortable and pleasant. By tradition, a concierge is a person who attended visiting nobles in medieval Europe. Literally, concierge’ is derived from French term comte des cierges’ meaning keeper of candles’. Subsequently they were responsible for keeping a record of people coming inside and going out of a large building. As per demands of the job, a concierge stayed in a ground floor room of a house.

Concierge in hotel was introduced in 1929 in France and presently they are recognized by their lapels with a golden key monogram. They are not to be confused with bell boys in hotels or waiters in restaurants. A concierge’s job is comparable to a butler or a dedicated assistant. He looks into every need of a hotel guest. Ticket bookings, recommend tourist destinations, travel assistance, and arranging massage are some of the typical activities of a concierge.

Many hotels in London offer personalised concierge service. A round the clock concierge is of immense help irrespective of the type of your London tour. For a business traveller a concierge might assist in arranging a conference room for presentations, preparing projection slides, set up one-to-one meeting with prospective buyers or sellers, and even booking of air tickets.

A London hotel guest on vacation might take a concierge’s assistance in booking a suitable vehicle for excursion to noteworthy locations. Tickets to special shows like a drama performance, football match, or a concert could also be arranged by a concierge. Concierges are also excellent guides to shopping. Many visitors to London have specific desires of either buying certain articles or going to famous places. A London hotel concierge could be helpful in guiding you to the proper store, or the best way of reaching the said tourist destination.

Concierge services in London are not restricted to the hospitality sector alone but also extend to health segment. Hospitals in London provide concierge service to patients and employees alike. In case you need the latest issue of your sports magazine from the stands you might send your concierge. Fresh flowers help in faster recovery from illness. You might take the help of a concierge for bringing in fresh bouquets from the nearest florist. A box of chocolates might also be bought for overcoming those boring moments while lying in your hospital bed.

Concierge service is an established trend in London hotels. It is the best form of personal attention a guest receives while staying in London. Concierge has now also extended to hospitals for the benefit of both patients and employees.

There are professional concierge service providers who undertake tasks like making travel arrangements, setting up banquets and dinner tables, gather information, making outbound calls, and similar such activities. These service providers charge on hourly basis. However concierge services if availed regularly are charged on monthly basis. This is a lifestyle management service often used by banking and marketing agencies. The concept of concierge is now a new trend in personalized services.





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Ivor Burstin has been writing many articles and blogs online related to Concierge services in London.
He is currently working with Hallmarktravellondon.co.uk which is a destination Management Company that specialises in bespoke packages for conferences, incentives trips and leisure groups etc. For best London travel agent visit us now.


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