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Kaykkay Posted 18 years ago
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concierge vs reception

0 Hi, is there any different between concierge and reception? Should concierge be used in a restaurant instead of a reception? 02br
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0Concierge is a person's job title - it is not a 'place' in the way that 'reception' is. 0-

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0Concierge is a person's job title - it is not a 'place' in the way that 'reception' is. You only get concierges in hotels (and only some hotels).0-
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0 Any building 01b00in France02b00 can have one:02br
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00 an attendant at the entrance of a building 01b00: 01a00DOORKEEPER02a02b00; 01i00especially
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10 Any building 11b10in France12b10 can have one12blockquote
10Correct - I remember my concierge with affection from the time I lived in France 0-
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0lol.. I saw the word `concierge` in quite a lot of hotels and restaurants in hong kong. I thought it's a word to replace reception. I can even see the word `concierge` in a  really local yum cha restaurant in Hong Kong. The world is changing. The chinese restaurants in US would be more traditional then those in Hong Kong. 0-
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0As far as I can notice, the plate with the word 'concierge' is actually not put at the reception counters of those hotels. They may be just too close together to cause the confusion. I have never seen the word 'concierge' in any restaurant in Hong Kong. Maybe, we go to different restaurants. But still, I wouldn't say it is a common thing to be seen in the restaurants in Hong Kong.0-
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0So is the concierge at a restaurant what we would call the maitre d' here?0-
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0Hi GG,02br
00Do the restaurants in the US actually put a plate with maitre d' written on it on a table or stand near the entrance? Or is it just how you call the person responsible for assigning customers to tables? Do you also call that person the host or headwaiter/headwaitress?02br
00In Hong Kong, as mentioned before, I have not seen the word concierge used in re
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0I'm more interested in what this person DOES. Does he arrange for taxis? Help purchase theater tickets for after dinner? 02br
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00Or does he simply assign the tables within the restaurant?02br
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00(Interesting side-trip this thread has taken, but I'm curious now! Prior to this, I would have said the same thing
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0I just noticed that the enquiry counter at Times Square (a grade A commercial building in Hong Kong) is called "concierge"!!! The girls at the counter just answer enquiries. Nothing else. The building management probably just wants to make it sound high class. 02br
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00Perhaps the girls may do some other things. I don't know. 0-
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