Bar Host, The Savoy Hotel

The Savoy is one of the world's most iconic hotels. We are the original British luxury hotel, opened in 1889, and have a reputation for outstanding service excellence. We blend our rich history with innovation, and have played host to royalty, world leaders, and legends of the stage and screen. Today, we pride ourselves on creating special memories for our guests by delivering the very best in five-star luxury hospitality.

Our award-winning, colleague-centric culture truly differentiates us in the luxury hospitality marketplace. We offer competitive salaries and benefits, along with outstanding career development opportunities globally within Fairmont.

• Top Ten (Big Organisations) – Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025

• HR in Hospitality Awards 2025:

  • 🏆 Excellence in Employee Experience

  • 🏆 HR Team of the Year

  • 🏆 HR Leader of the Year – awarded to our Director of People & Culture, Sally Webster

• Institute of Hospitality Awards 2025

  • 🏆 Talent Development Team of the Year

Job Title: Bar Host  

Department: Food & Beverage, Bars  

Inspired and supported by: Head of Bars 

Shift hours: 11:00 to 19:30, 15:30 to 00:00, 16:00 to 00:30 and 17:00 to 01:30 

You will be accountable for: 

• Delivering a memorable and professional Forbes 5-star service experience 

• Advising guests through enthusiastically sharing your knowledge about our F&B 

• offering 

• Delivering on all standards, policies and procedures to create memorable luxury 

• guest experiences 

• Maintaining a professional, smart and neatly groomed 5-star appearance 

Your key responsibilities & contribution will be: 

• Delivering an extraordinary service experience to the highest industry standards with a distinctive personal touch as one team 

• Assisting guests regarding menu choices in an informative and enthusiastic way 

• Taking reservations with all required details in a welcoming and friendly manner 

• Boosting our revenue through upselling and other creative initiatives 

• Sharing knowledge of offering, promotions, preparation, general hotel knowledge 

• and Savoy stories 

• Following all health & safety policies when handling food and beverage 

• Carrying out administrative duties, including printing menus and managing stationary requisitions 

What you will need to do this role: 

Essential: 

• 1-2 years serving or hosting experience in a luxury hospitality environment 

• Passion for and understanding of 5-star hospitality and what it takes to deliver it 

• Empathetic with a talent for building rapport, and reading each guest’s desired level of interaction 

• Quick thinking, resourceful and able to solve problems ’in the moment’ 

• Ability to always remain calm and courteous 

• Ability to work well under pressure in a fast paced and changing environment 

• Able to work collaboratively as part of a team 

• Willing to work in rotating shifts including weekends and public holidays 

• Excellent knowledge of spoken and written English 

Desirable: 

• Basic knowledge of a POS System 

• Basic knowledge of OpenTable 

• Industry related certifications (i.e. WSET) 

• Basic knowledge of a PMS system (Opera) 

Please note that we believe in flexibility and multi-skilling, and you may be asked to do different tasks from time to time to enable us to meet the needs of our guests and colleagues. 

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and additional service charge
• Life insurance and pension
• 31 days of holiday (including public holidays)
• Exclusive discounts:
  • Savoy, Fairmont, Raffles, and Accor hotels (friends & family rates included)
  • 50% off at American & Beaufort Bars, Afternoon Tea, spa, florist, and select Gordon Ramsay restaurants
  • 20% off at other Gordon Ramsay restaurants and Restaurant 1890
• Free stay for two at The Savoy after successful probation
• Colleague restaurant, gym, interfaith prayer room and wellness room
• Laundry services
• Cashback for wellbeing/healthcare expenses; HSF & Perkbox
• Employee assistance program
• Virgin Active and The Gym Group membership discounts
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Season ticket loan for commuting
• Annual optician reimbursements of £100
• Local discounts for F&B and retail