Hostess - Izakaya Japanese

Job Description

The Hostess welcomes guests, manages reservations and seating, coordinates table flow, and helps create a polished dining experience at Izakaya Japanese. Candidates should have hospitality or restaurant experience, strong communication skills, a professional appearance, and confidence handling guests from different cultures. Knowledge of Japanese dining concepts or luxury hotel service is an advantage. The role requires excellent organization, attention to detail, teamwork, and the ability to remain calm during busy service periods. The successful candidate is expected to provide warm, personalized service, maintain accurate reservation information, support restaurant colleagues, and follow Marriott service, hygiene, and safety standards. Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays is essential.

Company Info

JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai is a luxury five-star property operated by Marriott International, one of the world's largest hospitality companies. Located in Business Bay, Dubai, the hotel is known for its distinctive twin-tower design, extensive dining venues, leisure facilities, and high standards of guest service. Its restaurants offer a wide range of international cuisines, including Japanese dining at Izakaya. Marriott places strong emphasis on professional service, teamwork, inclusion, training, and career development. Employees may benefit from structured learning programs, internal mobility across Marriott properties, staff meals, accommodation or housing support, transportation, healthcare, and hotel discounts, depending on the employment package. Working at JW Marriott Marquis provides exposure to a diverse international clientele and the fast-paced standards expected in a leading Dubai luxury hotel.

Destination Guide

The United Arab Emirates is not an island but a federation of seven emirates, with Dubai and Abu Dhabi offering the largest number of hospitality, tourism, retail, aviation, and business opportunities. The country combines modern city life, international communities, desert landscapes, beaches, shopping, and a strong food and entertainment scene. Dubai's lifestyle is convenient and energetic, although accommodation and transport costs can be high without employer support. Local culture values respect, modesty, family, punctuality, and sensitivity toward Islamic traditions; business and hospitality workplaces are highly multicultural. Most overseas employees require an employer-sponsored residence visa and work permit. Employers commonly arrange medical testing, Emirates ID processing, and sometimes accommodation or transport. Candidates should confirm salary, service charge, housing, meals, insurance, annual leave, flights, and contract terms before relocating. A passport valid for at least six months and authenticated qualifications may be required.