The word “concierge” evolves from the French comte des
cierges, the “keeper of the candler,” a term that referred
to the servant who attended to the whims of visiting noblemen
at medieval castles.
Eventually, the name “concierge” came to
stand for keeper of the keys at public buildings, especially
hotels.
Regardless of the origin, hotels from around the world were the
first ones to adop the concierge idea and offer the service to
their guest
Today, independent concierge companies have brought
this ancient service to the modern world so that now everyone has
access to them.
So what exactly is a concierge? It is simply another word for
personal assistant. |
