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Guest Complaint Escalation Matrix

Define who owns a complaint, what can be offered and when leadership must respond.

PRIMARY ROLEAll Guest-Facing Roles
USE WHENGuest Complaint

Operating standard

  1. 01

    Listen without interruption, acknowledge the impact and confirm the desired outcome.

  2. 02

    Resolve routine service failures within the employee’s approved authority level.

  3. 03

    Escalate safety, discrimination, harassment, privacy, injury, police or media matters immediately.

  4. 04

    Notify a manager when compensation exceeds authority or the guest rejects the first resolution.

  5. 05

    Record facts, promises, compensation, follow-up owner and deadline in the approved system.

  6. 06

    Contact the guest after resolution and review repeat failures for corrective action.