Experienced General Manager for Coastal Boutique Motel - Relocation to West Cork, Ireland
Cosa comprende il lavoro
We are looking for a General Manager with strong independent hospitality experience who can oversee accommodation, food & beverage operations, staffing, guest experience, and commercial performance as the business continues to grow.
This is not a corporate hotel role. It suits someone comfortable working across departments and taking ownership of a small but ambitious operation.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing daily property operations across accommodation and café restaurant
- Recruiting, scheduling, and leading a small hospitality team
- Overseeing guest experience and service standards
- Managing supplier relationships and operational systems
- Supporting pricing strategy and booking performance
- Contributing to events, retreats, and seasonal programming
- Working closely with ownership on development planning and positioning
- Private on-site accommodation with utilities included
- Base salary Performance-based profit share Flexible long-term role development as the property expands Pets welcome Relocation support (not including visa/ right to work which must be obtained by the candidate)
- Dipartimento: Management
Su di te
We are ideally looking for someone who has:
- Experience managing a boutique hotel, lodge, retreat centre, or small resort
- Strong operational understanding of both accommodation and F&B
- Confidence leading small teams in seasonal environments
- Commercial awareness and comfort working independently
- Interest in destination hospitality and place-based projects
- Marketing awareness or experience working with brand-led properties
Experience in lifestyle hospitality settings such as coastal lodges, retreats, or rural boutique properties is particularly relevant.
Hospitality couples are welcome to apply where appropriate.
- Lingua richiesta: Inglese.
L'azienda
The Little Island is a small coastal boutique motel on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, originally built in the 1960s and left derelict for over 40 years before being carefully restored and reopened by two sisters in 2024. What began as a renovation project has evolved into a distinctive destination hospitality offering with a strong design identity and growing national profile.
We currently operate a café restaurant alongside six guest rooms, with further phased development planned to bring the property to 24 rooms in total, together with a swimming pool, sauna, and additional leisure facilities. Set within 8 acres of coastal landscape and surrounded by beaches and ancient woodland, the property combines relaxed West Cork atmosphere with thoughtful architecture, interiors, and long-term place-making.
The Little Island is a hands-on, independent hospitality project focused on creating a warm, creative, and community-connected guest experience. As we continue developing the site, we are building a team who are interested not just in operations, but in helping shape the next chapter of a unique coastal destination property.
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