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Guest Service Expert

Barbados Colony Club a Luxury Collection Resort Barbados Estimated salary: Approximately BBD 2,000–3,000 per month, plus any applicable service charge, tips, or benefits
Role summary

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The Guest Service Expert delivers welcoming, attentive service in the resort’s restaurants, bars, or dining areas. Typical duties include greeting guests, explaining menus, taking and delivering orders, preparing or serving beverages, processing payments, maintaining clean and attractive service areas, and responding promptly to requests. Candidates should have excellent communication and customer-service skills, a professional appearance, a positive attitude, and the ability to work efficiently as part of a team. Previous hospitality or food-and-beverage experience is advantageous, although training may be provided. Flexibility to work shifts, weekends, public holidays, and busy periods is expected. Knowledge of food safety, basic point-of-sale systems, and the ability to stand for extended periods are also helpful.

About the employer

Colony Club, a Luxury Collection Resort, is an upscale beachfront resort in Barbados operated under the Marriott International portfolio. Located on the island’s west coast, the resort combines elegant accommodation with personalised service, tropical gardens, swimming pools, restaurants, bars, and direct access to the Caribbean Sea. As part of The Luxury Collection, it focuses on distinctive local experiences, refined hospitality, and high service standards for leisure travellers and international guests. Employees work in a polished resort environment where teamwork, cultural awareness, attention to detail, and genuine guest care are important. The property offers opportunities across food and beverage, rooms, guest services, recreation, culinary operations, and hotel support departments. Roles may include Marriott training, staff benefits, and exposure to international hospitality standards, subject to the position and local employment terms.

What the job usually comes with in Barbados

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

HousingRarely; specialists may get it
MealsDuty meals
FlightsSpecialists only
Service charge10%, shared by points under the union agreement
ContractUp to 3 years
Leave3 weeks
Income tax0% to BBD 25,000, then 11.5% and 27.5%, plus about 11% social

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 Barbados?

How it works: Strict local-first test; nationals of Belize, Dominica and St Vincent need no permit since October 2025.

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: Barbados Immigration Department: work permits. Checked November 2026.

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

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