A former luxury hotel concierge reveals the reality of her daily life in these prestigious establishments. And against all odds, his salary is far from the sums that one could imagine.
Working as a concierge of luxury hotels is living as close as possible to the most demanding customers, such as businessmen and stars. But it is also to face sometimes incredible situations. Between eccentric requests and pressure strokes, this profession reserves its share of unexpected anecdotes, far from the glamor which we could expect. And a former luxury concierge revealed her salary in Legendfrom Guillaume Pley.
The former employee of a luxury hotel first explained what the job of concierge consisted of: “The concierges are those who take care of all customers’ stay, so whether it is to book cars, restaurants, to take care of their stay, to buy what they want. In fact, the concierge is that: that the customer has nothing to do. “
A profession that therefore requires constant attention, because you have to know how to satisfy all the wishes, even the most unexpected. But despite the exclusivity and luxury of the hotels in which he worked, he said that the salary does not really reflect the image of wealth that we could expect … “The salary itself is not very large, it is about 2,000 euros net“He explains.
A sum far from the thousands of euros that some customers spend for a single night in palaces as famous as the Crillon or the Ritz. But, as in many service trades, the real source of income lies elsewhere. “”It is on tips that you will make money“, he said. However, things have evolved over time.”Before, customers were more generous, but with globalization and all that, they realized that it was a service included in the hotel. So they didn’t necessarily need to pay for that.“”
Despite this, some months can reserve good surprises on the salary side! “”At once, if I don’t say stupidity, it was 2 to 3,000 euros“, He recalls by evoking a mission that brought him to Lille to buy a camera for a customer. But beware,”It’s not every month“That one can perceive such a tip on the part of a client. In addition, this former luxury concierge also revealed its biggest salary ever with tips:”My biggest month was between 8 and 10,000 euros.“”
