Rooms Director (Castillo Hotel Son Vida)

Arabella; Palma; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Arabella is seeking a Director of Rooms in Palma, ensuring operational excellence across all guest touchpoints at Castillo Hotel Son Vida. The role emphasizes leadership, strategic decision-making, and delivering personalized service. Responsibilities include managing teams, optimizing guest operations, and maintaining high service standards.

The ideal candidate will foster a culture of service excellence and adapt strategies according to guest satisfaction trends, ensuring that experiences reflect the hotel’s unique character and heritage.

Qualifications

• Experience in leading front office and guest experience teams.
• Strong knowledge of hospitality service standards.
• Ability to manage operational processes and financial performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Front Office and Guest Experience teams.
• Ensure operational excellence in guest journey.
• Manage budgets and monitor key performance indicators.

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE

The Director of Rooms is responsible for leading and coordinating the Front Office, Back Office, Guest Experience and Concierge teams.

This role ensures operational excellence across every stage of the guest journey, from arrival to departure, delivering the highest standards of hospitality, personalized service, guest satisfaction, loyalty and financial performance. In addition, the Director of Rooms drives the hotel's guest experience strategy, continuously improves operational processes, develops talent and contributes to achieving the hotel's financial and quality objectives.

The Director of Rooms makes strategic decisions aligned with Arabella Hospitality's vision, values and service standards, ensuring memorable guest experiences that reflect the unique character of Castillo Hotel Son Vida, an iconic luxury destination in Mallorca for more than 65 years and a proud member of The Luxury Collection.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, inspire and develop the Front Office, Back Office, Guest Experience and Concierge teams.
• Establish clear objectives, performance indicators and development plans for all team members.
• Foster a culture of service excellence, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Conduct performance evaluations and support talent development through coaching, training and succession planning.
• Ensure appropriate workforce planning and operational coverage in line with business demands and occupancy levels.

Guest Experience & Service Excellence

• Define and implement the hotel's Guest Experience strategy.
• Ensure full compliance with the hotel's arrival, stay and departure service standards, as well as The Luxury Collection brand standards.
• Oversee the management, follow-up and resolution of guest complaints, service recovery opportunities and operational incidents.
• Maintain a visible presence within operational areas, engaging regularly with VIP guests, repeat guests and groups.
• Analyse guest satisfaction trends and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure the effective management of guest loyalty programmes and guest experience initiatives.
• Promote a warm, genuine and highly personalised service culture, reflecting the values of Arabella Hospitality.
• Ensure every guest experience reflects the unique character, history and reputation of Castillo Hotel Son Vida.

Operational Management

• Oversee the daily operation of all assigned departments, ensuring maximum efficiency and service excellence.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, operational procedures, quality standards and all applicable legal requirements.
• Maintain full awareness of the hotel's daily operational status, including occupancy, events, groups, VIP arrivals and any relevant operational matters.
• Oversee the effective management of reservations, room allocation, guest arrivals and departures, billing and all administrative processes related to the guest stay.

Financial & Business Performance

• Prepare, manage and control the operational budgets for the departments under your responsibility.
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), including Guest Satisfaction, Loyalty Enrolment, Upselling, Revenue Capture, Productivity and Quality Scores.
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue generation, cost efficiency and overall productivity.
• Actively contribute to the development and implementation of commercial and operational strategies that support the hotel's business objectives.

Quality, Compliance & Brand Standards

• Ensure compliance with Arabella Hospitality's operational and service standards, as well as The Luxury Collection brand standards.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations, data protection requirements and internal company procedures.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on operational excellence and the guest experience.
• Act as an ambassador for Castillo Hotel Son Vida, promoting its values, heritage and commitment to excellence.