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Guest Service Representative

Hawaii The Royal Hawaiian a Luxury Collection Resort Waikiki Estimated salary: $22–$30 per hour, approximately $46,000–$62,000 annually before taxes
Role summary

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The Guest Service Representative welcomes guests, completes check-in and check-out, manages reservations and room assignments, responds to requests, explains resort facilities, handles payments, and resolves concerns professionally. Candidates should have strong communication and customer-service skills, a friendly and polished manner, attention to detail, and the ability to remain calm in a busy luxury-hotel environment. Previous hotel, front-desk, or guest-relations experience is helpful. The role requires flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays, along with basic computer skills and the ability to stand for extended periods. Knowledge of Marriott systems or additional languages may be advantageous.

About the employer

The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort, Waikiki, is an iconic oceanfront hotel on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Known as the Pink Palace of the Pacific, the resort opened in 1927 and combines historic Hawaiian character with luxury accommodations, restaurants, cultural experiences, and modern guest services. It is part of Marriott International’s Luxury Collection, a portfolio of distinctive hotels selected for their sense of place and local identity. Employees work in a high-volume resort environment serving guests from around the world, with an emphasis on gracious Hawaiian hospitality, personalized service, cultural respect, and professional standards. The property offers opportunities across front office, food and beverage, housekeeping, engineering, events, and other hotel departments.

What the job usually comes with in Hawaii

Usual for Hawaii, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.

HousingUsually not; rents very high
MealsStaff cafeteria at large resorts
FlightsNone (managers negotiate)
Service chargeF&B service charges go to staff unless guests are told otherwise (by law)
ContractAt will; union rules in Waikiki
LeaveNone by law; employer health insurance (by law)
Income taxFederal 10% to 37% plus state 1.4% to 11%

Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.

Can I work in Hawaii?

How it works: No ordinary visa for hotel jobs; a J-1 traineeship of up to 12 months is the realistic route.

Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.

Official source: USCIS: working in the United States. Checked November 2026.

Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.

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