{"id":741931,"url":"https://alion.io/job/babylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb","title":"Guest Experience Host / Hostess | F&B","company":{"id":692549,"name":"Babylonstoren","domain":"babylonstoren.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/babylonstoren","size_band":"51-200","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Breezy","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":80,"open_postings":6,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":17,"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"}},"role":"Hospitality","role_family":"Hospitality","seniority":null,"employment_type":"contractor","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["South Africa"],"countries":["ZA"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":10500,"max_usd":20000,"period":"year","method":"role_country_seniority_unknown","sample_n":31},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-08-03T09:58:37Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-08-03","last_verified_at":"2026-10-22T11:47:22Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":80,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":80},"description":"Guest Experience Host / Hostess | F&B\nBabylonstoren is looking for a warm, polished and guest-focused Guest Experience Host / Hostess to join our F&B team.\nThis role is often the first point of contact for our restaurant guests and plays an important part in creating a calm, welcoming and well-organised arrival experience. The successful candidate must enjoy working with people, notice small details and communicate confidently with guests, managers and the service team.\nKey responsibilities:\nWelcome guests in a warm, professional and natural manner.\nManage guest arrivals, seating and table flow during service.\nSupport the restaurant team with bookings, guest notes, special requests and seating preferences.\nCommunicate clearly with managers and waiters regarding VIP guests, celebrations, dietary requirements and special arrangements.\nAssist with telephone enquiries, restaurant information and general guest questions where required.\nHelp maintain a calm and organised guest flow during busy service periods. • Support managers by identifying potential guest concerns early and communicating them promptly. • Ensure the entrance, host area and guest-facing spaces are neat, calm and in line with Babylonstoren’s standards. • Assist with basic guest follow-up and internal communication where needed. • Work closely with the wider F&B team to ensure a seamless guest experience.\nRequirements:\nPrevious experience in hospitality, restaurant hosting, hotel reception, reservations or a similar guest-facing role will be advantageous.\nExcellent Afrikaans and English.\nWarm, professional and well-presented.\nStrong communication skills.\nGood organisation and attention to detail.\nAbility to remain calm and focused under pressure.\nComfortable working with local and international guests.\nWillingness to work hospitality hours, including weekends, public holidays and evenings where required.\nOwn or reliable transport is essential.\nApplications\nCandidates who are passionate about hospitality, service detail and creating an excellent first impression are invited to apply.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2079,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Hotels & Resorts","Wine & Winemaking"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-11T12:56:40Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":6,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.211,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":79,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:1","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-10-22T06:10:10Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/babylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/babylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-22T12:26:57Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10880,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-23T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":692549},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=692549"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fbabylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fbabylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fbabylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/babylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fbabylonstoren-guest-experience-host-hostess-fb"}]}