Front of House Manager

Reception and Front of House Team

Front of House Manager Permanent - Full Time

• Salary
• £58,000 + Excellent Benefits
• Hours
• 40
• Closing Date
• Thursday, 31st December 2026
• Location
• London
• Apply Now

Role Description

• Location: Bloomsbury, London
• Salary: Up to £58,000 + Excellent Benefits
• Hours: 40 hours per week

About The Role

The Royal National Hotel is one of London’s largest and busiest hotels. We are looking for an experienced Front of House Manager who has successfully led front office operations within a high-volume hotel environment of 400+ bedrooms.

This is a hands-on leadership role requiring exceptional operational expertise, commercial awareness and the ability to inspire and manage a large multi-skilled team in a fast-paced 24/7 operation.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, develop and inspire a large Front Office team, creating a high-performance culture focused on service excellence.
• Take overall responsibility for Reception, Guest Services, Lobby and front-of-house operations, ensuring a seamless guest journey from arrival to departure.
• Manage daily operations across a high-volume hotel, ensuring service standards remain exceptional during peak occupancy periods.
• Drive guest satisfaction scores, online reputation and service recovery processes, personally handling escalated guest concerns.
• Monitor staffing levels, rotas, productivity and labour costs to ensure efficient operation.
• Coach, mentor and performance-manage team members and supervisors, supporting succession planning and talent development.
• Work closely with Revenue, Reservations, Housekeeping, Maintenance and Food & Beverage teams.
• Ensure all cash handling, audit, compliance, health & safety and security procedures are followed.
• Analyse operational data, guest feedback and KPIs to identify trends and improvements.
• Support hotel projects, process improvements and operational change initiatives.

What we’re looking for

•  Essential experience leading Front Office operations within a hotel of 400+ bedrooms.
• Proven success managing large teams in a fast-paced hospitality environment.
• Strong understanding of guest journey, service recovery and front office performance metrics.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Commercial awareness with experience managing labour and operational efficiency.
• Confident in making decisions under pressure and leading from the front.

What You'll Get

• 28 days holiday, rising to 33 with length of service (including bank holidays).
• Access to ILH Training Academy programmes, apprenticeships and supported study
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Complimentary uniform dry cleaning, plus discounted personal dry cleaning
• Interest-Free Season Ticket Loan
• Workplace Pension
• Team Member flat-rate and 50% Friends & Family hotel discount
• 50% discount across ILH food and beverage outlets
• Discounted drinks at Blooms Café
• Employee-funded Health Cash Plan
• Local Bloomsbury discounts
• Early Pay access
• Shopping discounts with selected retailers
• Salary sacrifice schemes including nursery care, Cycle to Work and technology
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders, wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme

Apply now and bring your experience, energy, and attention to detail to Front of House at Imperial London Hotels!

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