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Retreat Host

Hawaii Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort Estimated salary: $22-$28 per hour, approximately $46,000-$58,000 annually
Role summary

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The Retreat Host welcomes and supports guests throughout their wellness retreat, helping create a calm, personalized and memorable experience. Responsibilities may include coordinating daily activities, explaining resort and wellness offerings, assisting with schedules and transportation, anticipating guest needs, and maintaining high service standards. Candidates should have excellent communication and organizational skills, a warm and discreet manner, strong attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a luxury hospitality environment. Previous experience in guest services, wellness, hospitality or a resort setting is preferred. Flexibility is essential, as the role may include weekends, holidays, early mornings and changing guest requests. Familiarity with Hawaiian culture and a genuine interest in health and wellbeing would be valuable.

About the employer

Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort, is a luxury wellness retreat located on the Hawaiian island of Lanai. The property combines Four Seasons hospitality with Sensei's personalized approach to wellbeing, offering programs focused on movement, nutrition, rest, relaxation and outdoor experiences. Guests receive tailored guidance from wellness professionals while enjoying elegant accommodation, exceptional dining and the island's peaceful natural setting. As part of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, the resort emphasizes thoughtful service, genuine care, cultural respect and professional development for its employees. Team members work in an intimate, high-end environment where discretion, teamwork and attention to individual guest needs are important. The resort may provide employee benefits and relocation support depending on the position and applicable company policies.

What the job usually comes with in Hawaii

Usual for Hawaii, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.

HousingUsually not; rents very high
MealsStaff cafeteria at large resorts
FlightsNone (managers negotiate)
Service chargeF&B service charges go to staff unless guests are told otherwise (by law)
ContractAt will; union rules in Waikiki
LeaveNone by law; employer health insurance (by law)
Income taxFederal 10% to 37% plus state 1.4% to 11%

Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.

Can I work in Hawaii?

How it works: No ordinary visa for hotel jobs; a J-1 traineeship of up to 12 months is the realistic route.

Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.

Official source: USCIS: working in the United States. Checked November 2026.

Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.

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