FEATURED JOB OPENING: Managing Innkeeper Couple: Create magic at our legendary mountainside river retreat! - Estes Park, CO

Romantic RiverSong lies on 26 acres with a rushing mountain stream and hiking trails. Built in 1922 as a family getaway and transformed into a B&B in 1986 with 10 guest rooms, each designed with flair and elegance. Our team is excellent and the operation of the Inn has been refined over 38 years to be a smooth process that creates delighted guests.

We are looking for an energetic, outgoing couple who enjoys nature and the outdoors. You love creating magical, memorable experiences for guests and are meticulous in attention to detail. You are great under pressure and able to multitask. You enjoy Innkeeping on a team, are self-motivated, and comfortable working solo. As a manager, you are able to seek to understand and then to be understood, working out problems and issues with patience and grace.

We expect that you come with strong experience in B&B operations (or boutique hotel operations), especially hands-on experience in housekeeping, laundry, cooking, and guest operations. For maintenance, we are looking for experience with all kinds of around-the-house tasks. Light construction, mechanical and electrical is a plus.

Each Managing Innkeeper position is collaborative and comprehensive, including innkeeping, maintenance, coordination, supervision, management, and accountability to the owners. You will manage a mix of full-time, part-time and contract staff. We have listed many of your responsibilities below, with other duties as assigned.

Cost, Quality and Delivery

• Maintain 5-star ratings on TripAdvisor and 4.9 ratings on Google, Yelp, Facebook and other sites.
• Maintain “Exceeded Expectations” ratings on guest feedback cards.
• Coordinate, manage and perform weddings.
• Track guest feedback to identify and execute the most important room improvements.
• Learn and then analyze expenses for cost-reduction opportunities.
• Reduce costs. Respond to budget alerts.
• Shop Costco, Trader Joe's, Sam's Club, Amazon, etc. for food, cleaners and other supplies.
• Coordinate and support the outside bookkeeper.

Maintenance and Repair

• Maintain and repair the land, buildings, rooms, kitchen, laundry and all areas of the Inn.
• Prioritize projects with owners and advice from Innkeepers.
• Coordinate, support and manage maintenance staff as well as outside contractors.

Innkeeping Shifts and Additional Tasks

• Complete Innkeeping shifts on a team with amazing coworkers.
• Coordinate, support and manage innkeeping staff.
• Lead by example. Follow through on all shift duties, additional tasks, and managing new tasks that maintain everything our guests see or experience at the Inn.
• Manage Innkeeper’s question and concerns. Follow through on answers. Follow through on solutions.
• Maintain and manage the shift duties list, the additional tasks list, and the Managing Innkeeper tasks list. Accept final responsibility for the routine completion of these lists by the staff.
• Coordinate, support and quality-control contract housekeepers.

Special Project Examples

With support and logistical help from the owners:

• Test recipes from our 38 years in business.
• Plan and initiate a multi-year fire risk reduction effort.

Marketing

With support and logistical help from the owners:

• Market the Inn to Colorado interest groups.
• Market the Inn for winter week-long retreats.
• Co-market the Inn with local groups and events.
• Market weddings.

Short-Term and Part-Time Labor

• Coordinate the hiring of and manage the performance of short-term labor, including foreign J1 summer staff.
• Build cost-saving local relationships for occasional positions including servers, laundry, maintenance. Then manage that staff for peak days to reduce labor costs.
• Coordinate temp staff for special projects.

There are *two* salaried positions available.

Benefits include:

• Food & some groceries.
• Tips.
• Gym membership.
• RMNP pass.
• As scheduled, take 3-days time off. Perfect for camping and exploring the forests.
• Additional days off around Christmas.

Other requirements include the ability to lift and move 40 lbs of water, laundry, or trash, plus the ability to cart trash, firewood or supplies uphill.