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Spa Host
Role summary
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The Spa Host welcomes guests, manages check-ins and bookings, explains spa services, supports treatment-room readiness, handles payments and retail sales, and helps maintain a calm, polished environment. Candidates should have strong customer-service and communication skills, a professional presentation, good attention to detail, and confidence using booking or point-of-sale systems. Previous experience in a spa, hotel, salon, wellness centre, or luxury service environment is beneficial. The role requires flexibility to work weekends, public holidays, and varied shifts. Marriott expects the successful candidate to deliver warm, personalised service, work reliably with therapists and hotel teams, follow health and safety procedures, and represent W Brisbane’s energetic but sophisticated brand.
Can I work in Australia?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Only Core Skills list jobs (chef, cook, hotel manager) can be sponsored, at AUD 79,423 a year or more; waiters and room attendants are not on the list.
Watch for: The Far North Queensland (Cairns) regional agreement lists waiter, bar and housekeeping supervisors and night auditors, with a pay floor 10% lower.
Official source: Federal Register of Legislation: Core Skills Occupation List for the Skills in Demand visa (Migration (Specification of Occupations, Subclass 482 Visa) Instrument 2024, LIN 24/089, compilation of 7 November 2025). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Australia
Usual for Australia, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Island resorts rent staff a room in a staff village at low cost; city hotels vary |
|---|---|
| Meals | Island resorts: staff dining at low set prices or 20% off; city hotels vary |
| Flights | Varies by employer |
| Service charge | None; tipping is not expected; casuals get 25% extra and weekends earn penalty rates (by law) |
| Contract | Permanent, part-time or casual; probation of up to 6 months is common; sponsored visa up to 4 years |
| Leave | Full-time and part-time: 4 weeks' leave, 10 paid sick days, paid public holidays (by law); casuals none |
| Income tax | Residents: 0% to AUD 18,200, 15% to 45,000, 30% to 135,000, 37% to 190,000, then 45%; plus 2% Medicare levy |
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.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About W Brisbane
W Brisbane is a luxury lifestyle hotel located in the heart of Brisbane, Queensland, and forms part of Marriott International’s global W Hotels brand. W Hotels is known for contemporary design, music, nightlife, fashion, and a lively approach to hospitality. The Brisbane property offers stylish accommodation, restaurants and bars, event spaces, wellness facilities, and distinctive guest experiences. Its culture generally encourages creativity, confidence, individuality, and highly personalised service. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hotel companies, operating thousands of properties across numerous brands and countries. Employees may benefit from structured training, international career opportunities, hotel discounts, and exposure to a broad range of hospitality operations. A Spa Host at W Brisbane would work in a premium environment where presentation, guest engagement, teamwork, and consistent service standards are especially important.