Headboards are here! We take a good night’s sleep very seriously here at The Godfrey Hotel, so we’re currently putting together dream-like guest rooms complete with stylish details to make your stay with us that much more comfortable. Stay tuned to see what they look like in the rooms!
With health and fitness on everyone’s mind this New Year, we want to share an update on our fitness center. It will be open 24/7 for hotel guests, and includes treadmills, ellipticals, and strength and weight training equipment.
Happy New Year to everyone from The Godfrey Hotel! Set a goal to stay active and eat healthy this year, and come visit us in 2014.
On Monday, Dec. 16, The Godfrey Hotel will host a job fair. We are looking to fill positions for The Godfrey Hotel and I|O Urban Roofscape. If you’ve followed our posts or liked us on Facebook, you an see how excited we are for our opening in February 2014 and we’re looking to hire great people to add to and match our excitement.
Please come with copies of your resume, and be ready to apply in person. The positions we’re hiring for include:
See you on Monday, Dec. 16!
The Godfrey Hotel Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Our area general manager, George Jordan, recently published an editorial piece for Hotel News Now describing the myriad of responsibilities that fall on the shoulders of the independent hotelier. Jordan draws on 30 years of experience managing hotels including The Drake, The Arizona Biltmore, The Raffaello Hotel and our neighbor, Hotel Felix.
Without the manpower of a brand to fall back on, boutique hotel managers are required to wear many hats, from IT services to customer relationship manager. Jordan recounts confronting a major technology snafu on his first day as general manager at The Raffaello Hotel:
My initial thought? Call information systems management and investigate. But there was no ISM. In fact, all 30 lines on the speed dial just rang to the front desk. I got a sinking feeling. What happens if we lose our T1 line? What if the fax line goes down? Who the heck am I going to call for help?
For more on Jordan’s learnings as an independent hotel key decision maker, please read on at Hotel News Now.
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