Front Desk Agent Jobs in San Diego, CA
Front Desk Agent jobs in San Diego are in strong demand across hospitality, healthcare, and property management, with openings concentrated in the Gaslamp Quarter, Mission Valley, and the UTC/La Jolla corridor. Employers hiring right now include Davidson Hospitality, Island Hospitality Management, and Sentral. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Top employerDavidson Hospitality
Top credentialHigh school diploma or GED
Companies hiring9
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Bahia - Front Desk Agent (FT) (AM/PM) ("Agente de Recepción")
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Evans Hotels
Bahia - Front Desk Agent (FT) (AM/PM) ("Agente de Recepción")
San Diego, California
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Front Desk - Full Time Guest Service Agent- Sonesta ES Suites - Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
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WS Management
Front Desk - Full Time Guest Service Agent- Sonesta ES Suites - Rancho Bernardo, San Diego
San Diego, California
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Front Desk Agent
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Davidson Hospitality Group
Front Desk Agent
San Diego, California
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Front Desk Agent
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Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Front Desk Agent
San Diego, California
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Hotel Front Desk Agent (Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Little Italy)
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Schulte Hospitality Group
Hotel Front Desk Agent (Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Little Italy)
San Diego, California
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Bahia - Front Desk Agent (FT) (AM/PM) ("Agente de Recepción")
Evans Hotels·San Diego, California
Job functions:
201-500 employees
Job Description
LOCATION
Bahia Resort Hotel
Since opening in 1953, the Bahia Resort Hotel has been a hospitality leader in San Diego. Tucked away on a fourteen-acre peninsula in Mission Bay, the 314-room resort is a beachside escape for experiencing the best of America’s Finest City.
The Bahia Resort Hotel is owned by Evans Hotels, LLC, a family-owned and operated business committed to supporting and enhancing employee well-being through a variety of programs that nurture our staff professionally and personally. We offer hands-on manager and leadership training, employee appreciation days, and staff awards and recognition. Our team is also dedicated to serving our community through initiatives like company-wide beach clean-ups and volunteer opportunities.
SUMMARY
The Front Desk Agent (“Agente de Recepción”) welcomes our guests with a warm and friendly smile and courteously and efficiently handles guest arrivals and departures. This position proactively provides guests with personalized service and attention that exceeds their expectations while ensuring all guest interactions reflect the hotel’s service standards, values, and commitment to an exceptional guest experience.
PAY & PERKS
Bahia Resort Hotel
Since opening in 1953, the Bahia Resort Hotel has been a hospitality leader in San Diego. Tucked away on a fourteen-acre peninsula in Mission Bay, the 314-room resort is a beachside escape for experiencing the best of America’s Finest City.
The Bahia Resort Hotel is owned by Evans Hotels, LLC, a family-owned and operated business committed to supporting and enhancing employee well-being through a variety of programs that nurture our staff professionally and personally. We offer hands-on manager and leadership training, employee appreciation days, and staff awards and recognition. Our team is also dedicated to serving our community through initiatives like company-wide beach clean-ups and volunteer opportunities.
SUMMARY
The Front Desk Agent (“Agente de Recepción”) welcomes our guests with a warm and friendly smile and courteously and efficiently handles guest arrivals and departures. This position proactively provides guests with personalized service and attention that exceeds their expectations while ensuring all guest interactions reflect the hotel’s service standards, values, and commitment to an exceptional guest experience.
PAY & PERKS
- Compensation: $23.90**
- Earn $1000 for Culinary, Engineering, Housekeeping, and $350 for all other roles for each hired referral at any Evans Hotels property.
- Discounted Hotel Rooms for you, family and friends.
- Free Employee Parking and/or discounted MTS Pronto card.
- Free Meals & Refreshments during working shifts.
- Career advancement opportunities!
- Health (including SIMNSA), Dental, Vision, 401k with match, life insurance, sick and vacation time.
- Discounts on cell phone bills, shoes, gym memberships, and more!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Perform all aspects of the guest arrival and departure experience, including check-in, check-out, room assignments, key issuance, payment authorization, and providing accurate information about the hotel, resort, and surrounding area.
- Serve as a knowledgeable ambassador for the resort by confidently communicating hotel amenities, services, dining options, recreational activities, special events, and other experiences available to guests.
- Support hotel revenue goals by identifying opportunities to appropriately upsell room types, packages, amenities, and services while focusing on options that enhance the guest experience.
- Respond to guest questions, requests, concerns, and service recovery opportunities with empathy, sound judgment, and a sense of urgency; take ownership whenever possible and appropriately escalate matters requiring additional assistance.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively across departments to ensure guest requests, special occasions, preferences, maintenance concerns, room status information, and other important details are communicated and resolved in a timely manner.
- Utilize hotel technology and communication systems effectively, maintaining accurate guest profiles, reservation details, preferences, requests, notes, billing information, and other documentation while protecting guest privacy and confidential information.
- Communicate professionally across all guest touchpoints, including in-person interactions, telephone calls, text messaging, email, and other hotel communication platforms, using a friendly, polished, and responsive approach.
- Accurately process guest accounts and financial transactions, including credit and debit card payments, cash, deposits, authorizations, adjustments, special billing, and other approved payment methods in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Promote an inclusive, accessible, safe, and secure environment by respectfully assisting guests with disabilities, following accessibility standards, and understanding and supporting hotel safety, security, and emergency procedures.
- Contribute to a positive and collaborative workplace by supporting fellow associates, maintaining a professional and organized Front Desk environment, adapting to changing operational needs, and performing other job-related duties as assigned.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as directed by the leadership team.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 1-2 years of relevant experience and/or training.
- Previous similar position in a hotel, or similar business entity preferred.
- Availability to work on weekends and holidays is required.
- Ability to always maintain a friendly, professional, team-oriented, positive demeanor and diplomatic attitude, especially under stress or challenges.
- Ability to stand, kneel, squat for prolonged periods of time, up to and including, the entire shift and lift up to 25 lbs.
- The following position will be filled in accordance with the process set forth in California Labor Code Section 2810.8 and San Diego Municipal Code 311.0101 et. seq.
**The pay scale posted is the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position during the first year of employment. The posted range does NOT include potential additional types of compensation, such as gratuities, service charges, commissions, or bonuses. Actual compensation offered may fluctuate based on qualifications and/or experience.
Evans Hotels
Bahia - Front Desk Agent (FT) (AM/PM) ("Agente de Recepción")
San Diego, California
Added 2d ago201-500 employees
Job functions:
Job Description
LOCATION
Bahia Resort Hotel
Since opening in 1953, the Bahia Resort Hotel has been a hospitality leader in San Diego. Tucked away on a fourteen-acre peninsula in Mission Bay, the 314-room resort is a beachside escape for experiencing the best of America’s Finest City.
The Bahia Resort Hotel is owned by Evans Hotels, LLC, a family-owned and operated business committed to supporting and enhancing employee well-being through a variety of programs that nurture our staff professionally and personally. We offer hands-on manager and leadership training, employee appreciation days, and staff awards and recognition. Our team is also dedicated to serving our community through initiatives like company-wide beach clean-ups and volunteer opportunities.
SUMMARY
The Front Desk Agent (“Agente de Recepción”) welcomes our guests with a warm and friendly smile and courteously and efficiently handles guest arrivals and departures. This position proactively provides guests with personalized service and attention that exceeds their expectations while ensuring all guest interactions reflect the hotel’s service standards, values, and commitment to an exceptional guest experience.
PAY & PERKS
Bahia Resort Hotel
Since opening in 1953, the Bahia Resort Hotel has been a hospitality leader in San Diego. Tucked away on a fourteen-acre peninsula in Mission Bay, the 314-room resort is a beachside escape for experiencing the best of America’s Finest City.
The Bahia Resort Hotel is owned by Evans Hotels, LLC, a family-owned and operated business committed to supporting and enhancing employee well-being through a variety of programs that nurture our staff professionally and personally. We offer hands-on manager and leadership training, employee appreciation days, and staff awards and recognition. Our team is also dedicated to serving our community through initiatives like company-wide beach clean-ups and volunteer opportunities.
SUMMARY
The Front Desk Agent (“Agente de Recepción”) welcomes our guests with a warm and friendly smile and courteously and efficiently handles guest arrivals and departures. This position proactively provides guests with personalized service and attention that exceeds their expectations while ensuring all guest interactions reflect the hotel’s service standards, values, and commitment to an exceptional guest experience.
PAY & PERKS
- Compensation: $23.90**
- Earn $1000 for Culinary, Engineering, Housekeeping, and $350 for all other roles for each hired referral at any Evans Hotels property.
- Discounted Hotel Rooms for you, family and friends.
- Free Employee Parking and/or discounted MTS Pronto card.
- Free Meals & Refreshments during working shifts.
- Career advancement opportunities!
- Health (including SIMNSA), Dental, Vision, 401k with match, life insurance, sick and vacation time.
- Discounts on cell phone bills, shoes, gym memberships, and more!
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Perform all aspects of the guest arrival and departure experience, including check-in, check-out, room assignments, key issuance, payment authorization, and providing accurate information about the hotel, resort, and surrounding area.
- Serve as a knowledgeable ambassador for the resort by confidently communicating hotel amenities, services, dining options, recreational activities, special events, and other experiences available to guests.
- Support hotel revenue goals by identifying opportunities to appropriately upsell room types, packages, amenities, and services while focusing on options that enhance the guest experience.
- Respond to guest questions, requests, concerns, and service recovery opportunities with empathy, sound judgment, and a sense of urgency; take ownership whenever possible and appropriately escalate matters requiring additional assistance.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively across departments to ensure guest requests, special occasions, preferences, maintenance concerns, room status information, and other important details are communicated and resolved in a timely manner.
- Utilize hotel technology and communication systems effectively, maintaining accurate guest profiles, reservation details, preferences, requests, notes, billing information, and other documentation while protecting guest privacy and confidential information.
- Communicate professionally across all guest touchpoints, including in-person interactions, telephone calls, text messaging, email, and other hotel communication platforms, using a friendly, polished, and responsive approach.
- Accurately process guest accounts and financial transactions, including credit and debit card payments, cash, deposits, authorizations, adjustments, special billing, and other approved payment methods in accordance with established policies and procedures.
- Promote an inclusive, accessible, safe, and secure environment by respectfully assisting guests with disabilities, following accessibility standards, and understanding and supporting hotel safety, security, and emergency procedures.
- Contribute to a positive and collaborative workplace by supporting fellow associates, maintaining a professional and organized Front Desk environment, adapting to changing operational needs, and performing other job-related duties as assigned.
- Perform additional duties and responsibilities as directed by the leadership team.
QUALIFICATIONS
- At least 1-2 years of relevant experience and/or training.
- Previous similar position in a hotel, or similar business entity preferred.
- Availability to work on weekends and holidays is required.
- Ability to always maintain a friendly, professional, team-oriented, positive demeanor and diplomatic attitude, especially under stress or challenges.
- Ability to stand, kneel, squat for prolonged periods of time, up to and including, the entire shift and lift up to 25 lbs.
- The following position will be filled in accordance with the process set forth in California Labor Code Section 2810.8 and San Diego Municipal Code 311.0101 et. seq.
**The pay scale posted is the salary or hourly wage range that the employer reasonably expects to pay for the position during the first year of employment. The posted range does NOT include potential additional types of compensation, such as gratuities, service charges, commissions, or bonuses. Actual compensation offered may fluctuate based on qualifications and/or experience.
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Who's Hiring
- Davidson Hospitality41
- Island Hospitality Management28
- Sentral14
- Omni Hotels14
- Evans Hotels14
Front Desk Agent Jobs in San Diego: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a front desk agent job in San Diego?
Focus your search on San Diego's hospitality corridor along Harbor Drive and the Gaslamp Quarter, where hotels and resorts hire steadily, and on the medical campuses in Kearny Mesa and La Jolla, which run busy front desk operations year-round. Candidates with guest-services experience, bilingual Spanish skills, or familiarity with hotel property management systems tend to stand out in this market.
Which companies hire front desk agents in San Diego?
Companies currently hiring front desk agents in San Diego include Davidson Hospitality, Island Hospitality Management, and Sentral, per current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. San Diego's employer mix leans heavily toward full-service hotels, health system outpatient clinics, and commercial real estate operators managing high-traffic office buildings.
How can I get a front desk agent job in San Diego with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path in San Diego is applying to front desk agent roles at extended-stay hotels in Mission Valley or hotel groups near the Convention Center, which hire for attitude and train on systems. Part-time shifts at urgent care clinics in Chula Vista and El Cajon also serve as strong lateral moves, giving you patient-facing experience that transfers directly to higher-volume front desk positions across the city.
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