Host - Holborn Dining Room

Rosewood Hotel Group; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days paid holidays

Discounts on Food & Beverage

Company pension scheme

Enhanced sick pay policy

12 complimentary room nights per year

Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave

Talent development opportunities

CSR and wellbeing activities

Job summary

Rosewood Hotel London is seeking a Host to join the Food and Beverage team. You will welcome guests, manage seating, reservations and guest profiles, and work closely with colleagues to deliver seamless service.

You will also handle cashiering duties and provide clear handovers. The role supports breakfast through dinner service, contributing to outstanding guest experiences in a luxury setting.

Qualifications

• Strong customer service and hospitality focus with guest-centric approach.
• Clear English communication, professional telephone and in-person speak.
• Ability to manage reservations, guest profiles and table allocations accurately.
• Experience handling cash and end-of-shift reconciliation when required.

Responsibilities

• Create a warm, professional first impression for every guest.
• Manage arrivals, departures, and restaurant reservations via OpenTable.
• Maintain guest profiles and booking information with accuracy.
• Support briefings, handovers and communicate reservations to the team.
• Undertake cashiering and balance cash/credit card totals at shift end.

Skills

Customer service

Hospitality

English communication

Reservations management

Tools

OpenTable

POS/Cash register

Job description

OUR PURPOSE AND CULTUREWe are driven to create a future where people and place enrich one another. We are wholly committed to rooting ourselves more deeply in every place we are in while setting new benchmarks for positive impact. As a pioneering collective with a common purpose, we curate extraordinary moments and honor the soul of every place along our journey.At Rosewood Hotel Group, we answer The Calling. Together, we Make the Place.THE TEAMAs Host, you will join the Food and Beverage team at Rosewood Hotel London. Reporting to the Outlet Manager, with a dotted reporting line to the Assistant Restaurant Manager, you will work closely with restaurant associates to deliver welcoming, seamless and memorable guest experiences.YOUR ROLEYou will create a warm and professional first impression for every guest, managing arrivals, departures and restaurant reservations while helping the team deliver exceptional service.You will maintain accurate guest profiles and booking information through OpenTable, support daily briefings and provide clear handovers to restaurant managers and supervisors. You will also undertake cashiering and end-of-shift financial responsibilities when assigned.HOW YOU’LL MAKE THE PLACE* Welcome guests warmly, manage seating arrangements and provide a professional first and last impression of the restaurant.* Manage reservations, guest profiles and table allocations accurately through OpenTable.* Understand guests’ needs, recommend suitable restaurant and hotel offerings and help build lasting guest relationships.* Respond courteously and efficiently to guest enquiries, feedback and complaints, ensuring appropriate follow-through.* Answer incoming calls professionally and provide accurate, up-to-date information about the restaurant, menus and hotel.* Support restaurant briefings, communicate reservations and special-attention guests, and provide detailed shift handovers.* Complete cashiering procedures, balance cash and credit card charges, and prepare required end-of-shift financial information.* Work flexibly with colleagues across breakfast, lunch, Afternoon Tea and dinner services to support the overall success of the restaurant.COULD THIS BE YOU?* You are passionate about creating warm, positive and professional guest experiences.* You communicate clearly and courteously in English, both in person and over the telephone.* You can build rapport with guests, recognise returning customers and respond thoughtfully to individual needs.* You are organised and able to manage reservations, table allocations, confirmations and guest information accurately.* You work collaboratively and flexibly, supporting colleagues and adapting across different restaurant service periods.* You demonstrate attention to detail when handling payments, financial information, menus and restaurant materials.* You are committed to learning about menus, products and hotel offerings through briefings, tastings and training.* You understand the importance of confidentiality, safe working practices, personal presentation and adherence to hotel policies.OUR BENEFITS* 28 days paid holidays per annum including Bank Holidays* Discounts on Food & Beverage* Company pension scheme and life assurance* Enhanced sick pay policy* 12 complimentary room nights per year and F&B discount worldwide* Up to 16 weeks paid parental leave* Talent development opportunities* Involvement in Corporate Social Responsibility programmes and wellbeing activitiesOUR COMMITMENT TO YOUAt Rosewood Hotel Group, your voice is heard and valued. We’re a community that encourages associates to be themselves, not fit into a fixed culture, and this philosophy shines through in our commitments to reflect and honor the history, culture and geography of our destinations.We’re not only committed to building and nurturing genuine, long-lasting relationships but to transforming them, and our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategy helps put these principles into practice.