Director of Rooms

Job Description

Recess is where the everyday takes a break.

Launching in the Fall of 2026, Recess Hotel & Club will transform Savannah’s storied Manger Building into a new kind of lifestyle hotel and clubhouse. With 221 rooms—including suites and bunk rooms—plus co-working, a rooftop pool, a circuit-based wellness club, a French brasserie, and layered social spaces, Recess is designed as a “public club” : a private clubhouse for all. Locals, members, and travelers will come together to eat, drink, work, play, and connect.

The project builds on the momentum of Hotel Bardo Savannah, Left Lane’s flagship urban resort that opened in 2024. Bardo has already been recognized as one of the Best New Hotels in the World by Condé Nast Traveler, Best Hotels of the Year by Travel + Leisure, and earned the inaugural Michelin Key designation—cementing Left Lane as one of hospitality’s most closely watched innovators.

Left Lane is a vertically integrated hospitality development and management company focused on transforming historic, iconic properties into layered destinations that reflect their communities. With more than $1.5B in projects planned across Savannah, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Providence, Phoenix, and Bozeman, Left Lane is building a portfolio of hotels, clubs, and experiences that are both nostalgic and forward-looking.

Find and seek. Stay here, play here. Welcome to Recess.

Overview

We are seeing a Director of Rooms for our lifestyle hotel and clubhouse Recess Savannah . The Director of Rooms will oversee the daily operations of the resort and will be responsible for continually focusing on achieving hotel profitability through revenue generation, cost control, guest satisfaction and developing team members, while maintaining the integrity of the hotel. The ideal candidate must possess extensive experience in Luxury / Lifestyle operations. This person is a property leader and “culture setter” who embodies the Recess brand and sets the standard for impeccable and anticipatory service.

Responsibilities

• Tour the operating departments, daily, ensuring the smooth operation and staffing in all areas making adjustments as needed via department heads.
• Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with all Rooms Division department heads to ensure proper training, review of financials, goals and operational performance.
• Attend operational line ups at least once a week (Housekeeping, Front Desk, Spa, Retail)
• Meet all financial review dates and corporate directed programs in a timely fashion.
• Ensure that all department heads maintain budgeted productivity levels
• Develop managers for future advancement through competency training and sponsored training programs.
• Participate in required M.O.D. coverage as scheduled.
• Maintain, develop and monitor the effectiveness of the Lobby Ambassador program
• Maintain direct contact with and monitor the development of management trainees.
• Adhere to all Hotel policies and procedures and train new managers to ensure compliance.
• Oversee and assist in the budget process as required.
• Oversee and assist in the monthly forecast process as required
• Ensure that training in service standards is taking place in each department using the steps to effective training according to Hotel standards.
• Ensure that all department heads follow the payroll procedure, managing overtime and meal breaks.
• Ensure that all operational departments as well as our vendors and partners follow the PCI compliance protocol.
• Assist in creating a positive team-oriented environment which focuses on the guest, through team member development and motivation.
• Inspect rooms regularly (weekly at a minimum) with both the Housekeeping Manager and Property Engineer.
• Ensure complete processing of invoices daily by using the A / P process.
• Ensure that all appropriate information for financial documents is received by the Corporate Office monthly, in compliance with the monthly accounting calendar.
• Ensure the cleanliness and maintenance of the physical property through inspections and preventive maintenance programs with department managers.
• Ensure that team members are at all times attentive, friendly, courteous and efficient in their interactions with guests, management and all other colleagues.
• On a monthly basis, forecast the hotel's financial position by estimating revenues and line-by-line expenses. Analyze previous and projected data to generate an accurate reforecast.
• Prepare and conduct all operational management interviews and follow hiring procedures according to Hotel S.O.P.'s. Ensure that all managers are in compliance with the standards in their interviewing and hiring procedures for departmental staff.
• Perform all department manager performance appraisals according to Hotel S.O.P.'s and ensure that managers are in compliance to the standards in their administration of performance appraisals to their staff.
• Motivate, coach, counsel and discipline all management personnel according to Hotel S.O.P.'s and ensure that managers are in compliance to the standards in their administration of counseling and disciplinary steps.
• Perform any other duties as requested by the General Manager.
• Ensure that all team members receive fair and equitable treatment according to Hotel S.O.P.'s.
• Meet clients on the property, including meeting contacts and potential clients touring the property, to assist in the sales effort.
• Be in the public areas during peak times, greeting guests and offering assistance as needed.
• Ensure procedures for handling of the hotel safe specifically with regard to security and monthly safe audits are followed and occur.
• Ensure monthly credit meetings are conducted and take an active role in the hotel credit and collection policies.
• Complete required training modules and become certified to train those as required.
• Ensure that all scheduled meetings take place on the property.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.

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