Employer Description

Best Western Plus Chena River Lodge is a welcoming hotel located near Fairbanks International Airport and downtown Fairbanks. It offers comfortable accommodations, complimentary breakfast, a fitness center and convenient access to the city’s cultural attractions and outdoor adventures.

Job Position

Housekeeping / Room Attendant / Laundry Associate

Openings: 2 female participants
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Pay: $17 per hour
Weekly hours and overtime: Not specified

Main duties

• Clean and prepare guest rooms according to hotel standards.
• Make beds and replace sheets, towels and other linens.
• Clean bathrooms, vacuum floors and dust furniture.
• Replenish toiletries, coffee supplies and room amenities.
• Inspect rooms and report maintenance problems or damage.
• Collect, sort, wash, dry and fold hotel linens.
• Operate laundry equipment safely.
• Organize housekeeping carts and cleaning supplies.
• Clean hallways and other assigned public areas.
• Respond professionally to basic guest requests.

Benefits

• Free daily transportation between employee housing and the worksite.
• Practical experience in hotel housekeeping and accommodation services.
• Opportunity to practice English in an international hospitality environment.
• Convenient access to Fairbanks and its winter attractions.
• Any hotel discounts, meals or additional employee benefits were not specified.

Housing

• Employer-provided housing: approximately $600 per month.
• Housing deposit: $300, partially refundable.
• The amount retained from the deposit and its conditions were not specified.
• Room occupancy, utilities and distance from the hotel were not provided.

Transportation

• Free daily work transportation is provided.
• Airport transportation is not provided.
• Transportation for the Social Security application process is not provided.
• Participants must arrange and pay for their initial airport transfer and Social Security transportation.

Area Description — Fairbanks, Alaska

Fairbanks is known as Alaska’s Golden Heart City and offers an unusual combination of urban services, Indigenous culture and Arctic wilderness. Participants can experience a distinctive northern lifestyle while still having access to supermarkets, restaurants, museums, shopping and entertainment.

Fairbanks is one of the world’s best-known destinations for viewing the Northern Lights. Winter activities include dog sledding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing, ice fishing and visiting Chena Hot Springs. Other popular attractions include the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Pioneer Park and the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center.

Winter temperatures can be extremely low, so participants should arrive with appropriate thermal clothing, insulated boots, gloves and facial protection. Fairbanks is ideal for students seeking an adventurous Work & Travel experience, dramatic winter scenery and an opportunity to live in one of the most distinctive regions of the United States.