Godfrey Hotel – Page 12 – Building The Godfrey

Today’s Job Fair

What an exciting day! Thank you to everyone who attended our Job Fair. More than 700 people attended to apply for positions in anticipation of our February 2014 opening of the hotel and IO Urban Roofscape. We’re hiring for bartenders, assistant managers, servers, security, housekeeping and more.

We also shared one of our key mantras with the applicants: Strive to exceed our guests’ expectations – one guest at a time.

Tune into CBS (WBBM-TV, Ch. 2) this evening during their 5 p.m. news cast to see an interview with our Area General Manager, George Jordan. (12/17 Update: You can learn how to apply for jobs at Chicago’s Godfrey Hotel at CBS online.)

Interested applicants may continue to apply and send resumes with a cover letter to jobs@godfreyhotelchicago.com.

Thank you again to all who attended.

Now Hiring at The Godfrey Hotel Chicago and IO Urban Roofscape

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:

Servers (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Bartenders (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Late Night)
Security
Barbacks
Bussers
VIP hosts
Hosts
Cooks
Dishwashers
Stewards
Assistant Managers

See you on Monday, Dec. 16!

The Godfrey Hotel Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

How The Godfrey Hotel Chicago Does Laundry

Today we want to show you something that people other than hospitality employees rarely get to see – the laundry room at a luxury hotel. It’s even more unusual because a lot of boutique hotels outsource their laundry services elsewhere.

At the Godfrey Hotel Chicago, we’re different in that we want to maintain high-quality linens and towels, and by keeping laundry in house, we can ensure that it’s done right and to our high quality standards. The washers and dryers you see below aren’t even the most interesting part!

Laundry Washing Machine — Washing machines in the laundry room at the Godfrey Hotel Chicago.

Laundry Dryer — A new laundry room dryer was installed recently.

We promised you earlier today on Instagram that we would tell you what the enormous machine below does, and trust us, you’ll want one in your own home. It folds laundry automatically! With the touch of a button, clean towels and linens are folded and prepped for guest rooms. Again, this is something many luxury hotels usually do not have in house, but because it keeps the supply of those fluffy towels and comfortable sheets replenished with ease, it sure is a gorgeous contraption.

Laundry Folding Machine — This gigantic machine folds laundry and towels automatically.

Retractable Roof Installation – I|O Urban Roofscape

The city and media are buzzing about our upcoming rooftop lounge, I|O Urban Roofscape. And we can’t blame them – we’re just as excited. In case you haven’t heard, I|O will boast uninterrupted views of the southern Chicago skyline – just gorgeous. Guests and Chicagoans can enjoy the rooftop while basking in the sunlight during the day or through the late afternoon and into the evening starlight.

Here’s how we’ll make all that happen: With our unique design of the retractable roof. The design creates the largest northern lookout point to the entire southern Chicago skyline. The fourth floor will offer approximately 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, with 10,000 square feet of lounge and event space. We previously gave you an update in a past blog post and this is the latest installation on the retractable roof, which happened yesterday (Nov. 25). Plus, among the panoramic skyline views include a fire pit, shimmering water elements, a video wall, retractable roof and more. I|O Urban Roofscape has more space and unique amenities to offer than other venues in the city.

As always, enjoy the view!

Our Unique Retractable Roof

You’ve likely seen the news coverage about the torrential rain, storms and tornadoes around the Illinois area. While Chicago is mostly safe, our thoughts are with those towns primarily in Central Illinois that are affected the most, including Peoria, Nashville and Washington, IL. We do find it inspiring to see how the communities came together to support and help one another.

The photo below was taken from our fourth floor space – a little wet outside from the recent rain. I|O Urban Roofscape will be approximately 15,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, with 10,000 square feet of lounge and event space. The exciting part is the retractable roof, which you can see is being erected in the image below. This unique design makes for unobstructed views of Chicago’s skyline.

I|O offers dramatic, south-facing skyline views, which are unobstructed due to the unique design of the retractable roof.

Fortunately, all this rain doesn’t mean “rain delay” – we’re still right on schedule for a spectacular opening in February 2014.

Stay warm and dry.