r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk↗
stories from the front desk of hotels/hostels/and others in the hospitality industry
A place where people in a front desk / reception position (usually hotels, but others are acceptable) can come and share their stories of the things our guests do and say that make customer service the hated job that it is.
1.1M subscribers197 posts / mo in Sep 2026149 authors / mosince 2013
r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk has 1.1M members (+4.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 197 posts a month from 149 people. Top topics: Guest Issues, Hotel Staff Experience and Hotel Guest Issues.
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- Guest Issues8.1%
- Hotel Staff Experience5.0%
- Hotel Guest Issues4.5%
- Hotel Booking Issues3.7%
- Guest Experiences0.6%
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