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Host Wanted: Command the Room at Carmel's Legendary La Playa Hotel

Compensation: Starting at $16.90 per hour plus tips

Perks: Medical / Dental / Vision / Company Hotel Discounts / Numerous Voluntary Products / 401k + Match / Pet insurance / Identity Theft and more!

Fog rolls in off the Pacific like a secret just beginning to tell itself. Cypress trees twist into shapes no architect could dream up. And somewhere between the fairy-tale cottages and the dunes, there’s a door at La Playa Hotel that only the right person knows how to open.

This is Carmel-by-the-Sea — a one-square-mile fever dream where there are no street addresses, no stoplights, and (allegedly) a standing ordinance against wearing heels without a permit. Clint Eastwood used to run the place. Artists and poets built it. You’re about to become part of its folklore.

Your New Kingdom

Step into Bud’s — the beating heart of La Playa Hotel — where the Lounge hums low, the Library Room holds its secrets, and the Pacific Terrace opens up to a view that’s been stopping people mid-sentence since 1904. This is your stage. Every shift, a new scene. Every guest, a new story waiting on your cue.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing

Turning “just visiting” into “I’ll never forget this place.”
Reading a room like you read the tide — instinctively, gracefully, a beat ahead.
Making reservations feel less like logistics and more like anticipation.
Keeping the whole operation humming in sync with your team, like a well-rehearsed ensemble.
Moving through the chaos of a packed terrace with the calm of someone who’s already won.

Are You the One We’re Looking For?

We want someone who can charm a table of six without breaking a sweat, who knows their way around a reservation system like a local knows the shortcuts through the cypress groves. Someone reliable, punctual, and effortlessly composed — the kind of person who makes “genuine hospitality” look like it was never hard work at all.

Why Here, Why Now

At La Playa Hotel and Hotel Carmel, we believe every guest deserves to feel like the only one in the room — and every team member deserves to feel like they matter just as much. Our pillars aren’t just words on a wall: Hands On & Heartfelt, Sincere & Focused, Collaborative & Curious, and Conscientious. It’s how we’ve built something guests come back to, year after year, generation after generation.

Carmel isn’t just scenery — it’s the whole mood. Wander the beach where dogs outnumber people and no one’s ever in a rush. Grab a glass of something local after your shift. Watch the sun drop into the Pacific like it’s putting on a show just for you.

Ready to Set the Scene?

If you’ve got the charisma, the hustle, and the instinct for making people feel seen — Bud’s is waiting for you to walk through the door.

La Playa Hotel

About La Playa Hotel

La Playa Hotel is a historic boutique hotel tucked minutes from Carmel's white sand beach, offering 76 guest rooms with Pacific views and turn-of-the-century charm. Originally built in 1905, the property has been a landmark of one of California's most prestigious neighborhoods for over 100 years.

Working at La Playa means being part of a small, close-knit team delivering a genuinely personal guest experience in one of the most beautiful settings on the California coast. If that's the kind of hospitality you want to practice, you'll find your place here.

About Marc & Rose

Marc & Rose is a hospitality collective of iconic resorts and hidden gems across the American West, each rooted in its destination and united by a shared purpose: to make space for genuine hospitality. Family-owned and built on a belief that hospitality is more than service, we create places where people feel welcome, and we're looking for people who want to be part of that.

La Playa Hotel provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, La Playa Hotel complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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Address	Camino Real & 8th Ave, Carmel by the Sea, CA 93921
Property Type	Hotel
# Jobs	3

About Marc & Rose Hospitality

Practicing Genuine Hospitality Since 1962

Marc & Rose is a hospitality collective of iconic resorts and hidden gems, each rooted in its destination and united by a shared purpose: to make space for genuine hospitality. As owner-operators, we believe hospitality is more than service -- it's a daily practice rooted in empathy, curiosity, and care. Every property has its own character, but all are connected by a commitment to creating thoughtful experiences that bring people together.

Our purpose comes to life through four guiding pillars: Hands-On & Heartfelt, Sincere & Focused, Collaborative & Curious, and Always Conscientious. These values shape how we welcome our guests, support one another, and continually learn, grow, and improve.

We know that each of us is the host one day; the next, the traveler. That perspective reminds us to approach every interaction with empathy, intention, and care. It shapes how we welcome our guests, support our colleagues, and build places where people feel they belong. Because genuine hospitality isn't defined by a single role -- it's created by every person who chooses to practice it.

Working at Marc & Rose means being part of a team that takes pride in the details, invests in your growth, and believes the best experiences come from people who genuinely want to be there. Across a collection of distinctive destinations, you'll find meaningful work, room to grow your craft, and colleagues who care about doing things well.

If that sounds like you, we'd love to welcome you.