What do you call someone who takes your bags at a hotel?

Baggage porters and bellhops, known at some hotels as uniformed service attendants, bell attendants, or guest services attendants, are considered front-of-the-house jobs in the hotel industry. They are responsible for carrying guests' luggage to their room upon arrival and back to the lobby when they depart.



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The person at an airport, train station, or hotel who's paid to help with your luggage is a porter. It's also the name of a train employee who assists passengers traveling in sleeper cars. The word porter comes from the Latin portatorem, one who carries.

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bellboy in American English ('bel?b?i) noun. a person who is employed, especially by a hotel, to carry guests' luggage, run errands, etc.; bellhop.

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Luggage attendants take your bags from reception up to your room. Whether they carry bags themselves or use a luggage cart, a small tip per bag is the norm.

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A hotel porter will be the person who will be available in and around the reception and main entrance of a hotel to support the guests. Concierges are mainly found working from the concierge desk located in the hotel reception area rather than working on the floor.

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Definition of 'baggage storage room' A baggage storage room is a room in a hotel where people can leave their baggage in order to collect it later. SIMILAR WORDS: luggage storage room.

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A common industry term, FF&E stands for “furniture, fixtures, & equipment” -- basically any accessory that isn't permanently affixed to the hotel structure. Many components of a hotel's interior design fall under this classification, including: Casegoods furniture.

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Hotels guarantee these reservations on the basis of a letter from the company, called a bill to company (BTC) letter, acknowledging the guest as its employee or client and agreeing to pay his bills as per contract.

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