Hotel Manager

Travelodge Hotels Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 13%

50% room and F&B discount

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme 8%

High street discounts

Staff incentive schemes

Discounts for friends and family

Birthday/anniversary vouchers

Career development opportunities

Flexible and part-time hours

Job summary

Travelodge Cheltenham is seeking a Hotel Manager for a Full Time position. You will lead, coach and motivate hotel teams to deliver an outstanding guest experience, while driving personal development, recruitment and frontline operations.

The role includes ensuring food quality, upselling, and maintaining high standards across rooms and public areas. You will manage rotas, banking, health and safety, and oversee repairs, with an emphasis on achieving KPI targets and a welcoming, service-led

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team in a service-led customer facing industry.
• Food & beverage experience would be advantageous for Bar Cafe hotels.
• Ability to work in a fast-moving environment and deliver hotel KPIs.
• Clear, straightforward communication to ensure teams understand their role.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and motivate hotel teams to deliver an outstanding guest experience.
• Create personal development plans for career growth.
• Recruit and induct new team members warmly.
• Ensure food is prepared and presented to brand standards.
• Maximise food and beverage sales through cross- and upselling.
• Review customer feedback and implement action plans.
• Ensure rooms and public areas are clean to company best practice.
• Oversee repairs or maintenance as needed and manage rota/banking.
• Uphold health & safety and drive incentive schemes for staff.

Job description

Find where you belong! Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you then our Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

Find where you belong! Are you looking for a career with excellent opportunities for internal development and career progression? Are you passionate about putting customers at the heart of everything you do and leading a team to deliver an outstanding customer experience at all times? If this resonates with you then our Hotel Manager role could be the next exciting step in your career.

What’s it all about?

As a Hotel Manager at Travelodge Cheltenham, on a Full Time basis, you would be responsible for leading, coaching and motivating the hotel teams.

Your role would also include:

• Working with team members to create personal development plans for their career growth
• Recruiting motivated team members and making sure they have a warm and welcoming induction
• Ensuring food is prepared and presented to brand standard (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Maximising food and beverage sales by cross and upselling (if working in a Bar Cafe hotel)
• Reviewing customer feedback to produce targeted action plans for improvement as required
• Making sure rooms and public areas are cleaned using company best practice
• Reporting and overseeing any repairs or maintenance needed
• Additional responsibilities include rota management, banking and health & safety
• Driving awareness and engagement for our Team Members to earn more through our incentive schemes

Why Travelodge?

Travelodge is expanding fast and we now have over 600 hotels across the UK, Spain and Ireland. We pride ourselves in giving all of our customers unbeatable value and a quality experience which is where our Hotel Managers come in.

We believe in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can be their true self and belong. We work hard to improve the diversity of our teams and celebrate our differences. We care about our colleagues wellbeing, we do this by ensuring there are plenty of resources available to everyone. This allows our employees to look after their emotional, physical, financial and work wellbeing. We call this "Better Me".

Who will this appeal to?

You are friendly, engaging and welcoming by nature and have previously led a team in a service led customer facing industry. Food & beverage experience would be advantageous if applying for a Bar Cafe hotel.

You thrive in a fast paced and evolving environment where you are responsible for delivering the objectives and direction of our operations through your team. To support this, your communication style is straightforward, ensuring Team Members understand the part they play in delivering the bigger picture.

You are also results focused and enjoy working towards KPIs and scorecard targets to ensure your hotel provides to customers a stay that they can trust!

What are the extra benefits of working for Travelodge?

• £32,000
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus of up to 13% by achieving KPI targets with further F&B bonus potential
• Flexible and part time working hours
• 50% discount on rooms plus food and soft drinks
• Discounts for friends and family with thousands of rooms at £19.99
• £50 voucher on each work anniversary
• 28 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) plus additional holiday with each year of service (capped after 5 years)
• High street retailer and mobile phone discounts
• Pension scheme totalling 8% (employer contribution 3%)

Does a Full Time career as a Hotel Manager appeals to you?