In
hotels, a concierge assists guests with various tasks like making restaurant reservations,
arranging for spa services, procurement of tickets to special events and assisting
with various travel arrangements and tours of interesting places to visit. In
upscale establishments, a concierge is often expected to "achieve the impossible,"
dealing with any request a guest may have, no matter how apocryphal or strange,
relying on an extensive list of personal contacts with various local merchants
and service providers.
In
today's terms, a concierge service is having "a guy". You have "a
guy" who can do stuff, find stuff and look after stuff. Your "guy"
knows other "guys" who know stuff and people and can get stuff done
- and generally it is stuff you don't want to do or don't have time to do yourself.
Many
concierge companies provide errand services, as well as information services for
their members. Services include information requests, setting dinner reservations,
making telephone calls, researching travel arrangements and more. Typically, concierge
companies will bill on an hourly rate, and depending upon the type of task at
hand fees can fluctuate drastically. Other companies have reinvented the business
model by billing a flat monthly fee based upon the number of requests a member
is allowed to place each month. Companies purchase concierge memberships or blocks
of services as bonuses or perks to help with the lives of busy employees.
The
available services listed for Lethbridge Concierge Service Ltd. are based on the
expertise, knowledge and skillset of the principals involved. Many of the people
available to us are retired RCMP officers trained and experienced in diverse aspects
of police work. They are trustworthy, reliable and good citizens. Many are trained
as VIP drivers and have retired from police work to drive professionally as VIP
drivers, bus drivers and semi-drivers. They are experienced drivers in all weather
and many situations.
In
today's busy world, your concierge can look after your details when you don't
have the time, or fill in when you need two of you. Your concierge can take an
elderly person to a medical appointment or for a treatment at the hospital and
will ensure they are returned home while you are at work. He/she can run errands,
do your grocery shopping or gift shopping, wait for the cable guy, organize and
supervise your renovations, hook up your computer or your stereo cables or organize
and supervise your move into, or out of Lethbridge. Your concierge might source
and organize "a guy" who can organize your golf tournament, a stag,
a grand opening, your company mailout, a conference or seminar. She/he can plan,
organize and drive your out of town guests, drive your employees or guests to
and from a party, or arrange childcare for an out of town visitor.
Your
concierge can drive your family to the airport for your winter vacation, take
your warm clothes home, security check your house daily, feed your fish, water
your plants, take out the garbage, do the recycling, wash your towels and bed
linens and at the end of your vacation meet you at the airport in a warm vehicle
with your winter clothes. You arrive home and your house lights are on, the thermostat
is regulated and you have fresh milk, bread and produce in the fridge and your
bed is washed, clean and waiting for you to fall into!
A
concierge is a personal service that can be tailored to your needs. So when you
need help, or an extra set of hands, feet, eyes or wheels - your concierge is
there to ensure your needs are met. At Lethbridge Concierge Service we will do
the work ourselves when we can and provide referrals or sub-contractors as the
situation or skillset requires. We will always make our best recommendation for
your unique and individual situation.
