Guest Room Attendant (Lodge)

Guests at a beachfront holiday resort in Stellenbosch will never meet you, but they will judge the stay by your work. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

This post is in Stellenbosch (Western Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Clean lobby, lifts and public toilets through the day
• Log lost property with the guest's room number and date
• Vacuum, dust and check the minibar in each room
• Do evening turndowns, closing curtains and setting out slippers
• Load, wash, dry and press linen in the hotel laundry
• Clean bathrooms, replace towels and restock guest toiletries

• Friendly and polite if you meet guests in the corridor
• Honest, since you work in guests' rooms alone
• Physically able to push trolleys and turn mattresses
• Quick and thorough, with a target of about 14 to 16 rooms a shift
• Grade 10 or matric
• Available on weekends, holidays and in peak season

• Speaking a foreign language for tourist guests
• Experience with industrial laundry machines
• A hospitality short course or NQF Level 2 accommodation services certificate

• Meals on duty from the staff kitchen
• Share of the service charge or guest tips
• Staff accommodation at remote lodges
• Uniform supplied and laundered

• If you worked in a star-graded hotel, say which grading. It tells them the standard you already know.
• Mention seasonal availability for December and Easter. Coastal and lodge properties hire heavily before those peaks.