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Bar Host/Hostess, Pre-Opening - The St. Regis London
Role summary
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The Bar Host/Hostess welcomes guests, manages reservations and seating, explains the bar concept, coordinates with servers and bartenders, and helps create a polished, personalised guest experience. Candidates should have previous experience in a luxury hotel, restaurant, bar or guest-facing hospitality role, excellent communication skills, a professional appearance and strong attention to detail. A warm, confident manner, good organisational ability and willingness to work evenings, weekends and holidays are expected. Knowledge of London’s hospitality scene and experience with reservation systems would be advantageous. The successful candidate should consistently represent St. Regis standards, anticipate guest needs and remain calm and courteous in a busy pre-opening environment.
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How it works
How it works: Hotel jobs cannot be sponsored since July 2025; only youth schemes remain.
Official source: GOV.UK: Skilled Worker visa. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the UK
Usual for the UK, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Live-in common in rural hotels |
|---|---|
| Meals | Staff meals common |
| Flights | No |
| Service charge | 100% of tips and service charges to staff (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent or seasonal |
| Leave | 28 days |
| Income tax | About 14% in all at GBP 25,000 |
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About The St. Regis London
The St. Regis London is a luxury hotel brand property operating under Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. St. Regis is known for refined accommodation, personalised butler-style service, elegant dining and a strong tradition of attention to detail. The London property is located in the prestigious Mayfair area and is designed to combine classic St. Regis sophistication with contemporary London hospitality. As a pre-opening hotel, the team will help establish operating standards, service culture and guest experiences from the beginning. Employees typically benefit from Marriott’s international training, career development opportunities, employee travel programmes and broader hotel-group benefits, subject to local terms. The role offers an opportunity to work in a high-end environment where discretion, presentation, teamwork and genuine guest care are especially important.