Hostess/Host - BABA Steakhouse

Role summary

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The Hostess/Host welcomes guests, manages reservations and seating, coordinates table assignments, and helps maintain a smooth arrival experience at BABA Steakhouse. Candidates should have previous experience in a restaurant, hotel, or guest-facing hospitality role, strong communication skills, a professional appearance, and confidence working in a busy luxury dining environment. English communication is generally required; additional languages are beneficial. The successful candidate is expected to be warm, organized, attentive to detail, and able to handle guest requests or complaints calmly. Flexibility for evenings, weekends, public holidays, and rotating shifts is essential. Familiarity with reservation systems and knowledge of service standards would be an advantage.

About the employer

The Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina is a luxury beachfront resort in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, operating under Marriott International’s Westin brand. The resort offers hotel rooms, suites, restaurants, bars, pools, spa facilities, meeting spaces, and extensive leisure amenities. BABA Steakhouse is one of its dining venues, offering a premium steakhouse experience in a stylish setting. Westin hotels focus on wellbeing, thoughtful service, and the guest experience, reflected through programs such as nutritious dining, fitness facilities, and restorative spaces. Employees typically work in a multicultural hospitality environment and may receive Marriott associate benefits, training, career development opportunities, meals, transport, accommodation or housing support, and access to global hotel career mobility, depending on the employment package and position.

Working in United Arab Emirates

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 culture combines Arabic traditions with a highly international lifestyle; modest dress and respect for local customs are expected, especially in public and religious places. Dubai offers beaches, shopping, restaurants, nightlife, desert activities, and excellent public transport, although housing and entertainment can be expensive. Employers normally sponsor work visas, including entry permission, medical testing, Emirates ID processing, and residency arrangements. Candidates should never work on a tourist visa and should confirm salary, accommodation, transport, meals, insurance, gratuity, and contract terms before relocating. Most hotels provide staff accommodation or an allowance, uniforms, meals, and transport. The climate is very hot and humid in summer, while winter is pleasant. English is widely used in workplaces.