Operations Objectives at the Penang Mutiara
Operations objectives at the Penang Mutiara
There are many luxurious hotels in the South-East Asia region but few can compare with the Penang Mutiara, a 440 room top-of-the-market hotel which nestles in the lush greenery of Malaysia’s Indian Ocean Coast. Owned by Pernas-OUE of Malaysia and managed by Singapore Mandarin International Hotels, the hotels General Manager is Wernie Eisen, a Swiss hotelier who has managed luxury hotels all over the world.
He is under not illusion about the importance of running an effective operation.
Managing a hotel of this size is an immensely complicated task, he says. Our customers have every right to be demanding. They expect first-class service and thats what we have to give them. If we have any problems with managing this operation, the customer sees them immediately and thats the biggest incentive for us to take operations performance seriously.
Our quality of service just has to be impeccable. First of all this means dealing with the basics. For example, our staff must be courteous at all times and yet also friendly towards our guest. And of course they must have the knowledge to be able to answer guests questions. The building and equipment, in fact all the hardware of the operation, must support the luxury atmosphere which we have created in the hotel. Stylish design and top-class materials not only create the right impression but, if we choose them carefully, they are also durable so the hotel still looks good over the years. Most of all though, quality is about anticipating our guests needs, thinking ahead so you can identify what will delight or irritate a guest.
The hotel tries to anticipate guests needs in a number of ways. For example, if guests have been to the hotel before, staff avoid their having to repeat the information which they gave on the previous visit. Reception staff simply check to see if guest have stayed before, retrieve the information and take them straight to their room without
There are many luxurious hotels in the South-East Asia region but few can compare with the Penang Mutiara, a 440 room top-of-the-market hotel which nestles in the lush greenery of Malaysia’s Indian Ocean Coast. Owned by Pernas-OUE of Malaysia and managed by Singapore Mandarin International Hotels, the hotels General Manager is Wernie Eisen, a Swiss hotelier who has managed luxury hotels all over the world.
He is under not illusion about the importance of running an effective operation.
Managing a hotel of this size is an immensely complicated task, he says. Our customers have every right to be demanding. They expect first-class service and thats what we have to give them. If we have any problems with managing this operation, the customer sees them immediately and thats the biggest incentive for us to take operations performance seriously.
Our quality of service just has to be impeccable. First of all this means dealing with the basics. For example, our staff must be courteous at all times and yet also friendly towards our guest. And of course they must have the knowledge to be able to answer guests questions. The building and equipment, in fact all the hardware of the operation, must support the luxury atmosphere which we have created in the hotel. Stylish design and top-class materials not only create the right impression but, if we choose them carefully, they are also durable so the hotel still looks good over the years. Most of all though, quality is about anticipating our guests needs, thinking ahead so you can identify what will delight or irritate a guest.
The hotel tries to anticipate guests needs in a number of ways. For example, if guests have been to the hotel before, staff avoid their having to repeat the information which they gave on the previous visit. Reception staff simply check to see if guest have stayed before, retrieve the information and take them straight to their room without