Operational Managers Needed for Small Hotel - Amsterdam

We are looking for a dynamic, motivated and hands-on couple to manage and operate our 10 room Bed and Breakfast/Hotel) in Amsterdam.

The BnB is located in the neighborhood, Heesterveld in the district of Amsterdam Zuid-Oost next to the Metrostation Bullewijk (15 minutes

from city centre)

The building is a former social housing complex now partly transformed into business spaces and creative student housing

Heesterveld is creative hub of activities as art, architecture, music, food and hospitality. The neighborhood is an upcoming area in transition.

The hotel is one of the place makers. We are positioned as a bed and breakfast to emphasize the

character of small, local, cozy and privately owned. We do not serve breakfast. All rooms have a small shared kitchen In the

same building a café serves breakfast and lunch which is optional for our guests.

We are a affordable alternative for the more expensive hotels in the city and very well connected with local transport (metro).

Our theme is 'Stay creative book a creative stay.'

Most guests are in the age of 25-35. From the bigger cities in the UK,

France, Spain , Germany, Italy and Asia

Minimum stay is 2 nights. We do not clean occupied rooms only bathrooms and kitchen are cleaned everyday.

Besides the hotel with 10 rooms we have a Gallery (exhibition space for

local and international artist , also to be used as a space for presentation/flexworkers), the hotel presents a lot of art, each room

has it own art.

We are looking for a young couple who would like to run the whole operation of the

BnB/hotel which means

- administration and communication with guests via email

- handling reservations and bookings (most bookings via Booking.com)

- daily cleaning of the rooms and reception (average of 4-6 to rooms to clean

per day)

- taking care of the laundry : washing and ironing

- organize check-ins and check-outs

- 24 hour presence/availability at the building /reception

Fee : 2500 euro per month (self employed professional)

Free housing: large private room with shower which is  part of  the reception apartment

Experience:

- minimum of at least two year working experience in hotel or bed and breakfast

Requirements:

- a young couple

- speaking and writing fluently English. (second /third language:

recommended Spanish/French/German)

- representative

- decent work/organized

- overview and details

- EU citizen/passport