Room Attendant

We have 47 bedrooms (different styles), 4 self-contained lodges and a split-level suite with 2 bedrooms. Once trained you will be allocated your own number of bedrooms each day to be cleaned, sanitised and made up ready for arriving guests. We also have 5 dog friendly rooms.

The Room Attending team also clean some of the public areas eg. toilets and golf locker rooms first thing in the morning as check out time is not until 11am. All rooms need to be cleaned and ready for guests arriving to check in from 3pm.

We provide full training, but it helps if you have an eye for detail and enjoy getting things ‘just right’. We take great pride in our clean and well presented rooms for our guests.

This is a full time position paying £10.30 per hour when fully trained and based on working 40 hours per week over 5 days. We would also consider applicants from those who live locally and are looking for part-time hours.

The department operates between 8.00am until 4/5.00pm in the afternoon daily so would be perfect for anyone wanting to play golf in the evenings!

Some previous cleaning experience would be an advantage, but not essential and would suit you if you like to be active and are happy to work on your own as well as a team.

Benefit section

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and, given our fantastic location on the Isle of Islay, there is plenty to do and explore alongside our renowned golfing facilities.

Share of monthly guest gratuities
Islay living out allowance of up to £200 per month (for those living out- wth own accommodation)
Friends Family discounted accommodation
50% discount on Restaurant food
Use of the Golf Facilities – 18 hole Links course, Driving Range, 6 hole par 3 Wee Course and training simulator.
Discounted membership of the Islay Golf Club
Staff discount in the Golf Shop
Use of the hotel Gym
Uniform provided
Staff meals on duty
Employee Assistance Programme (24 hour helpline)
Refer a friend scheme

Travelling to Islay

Islay is easy to get to with a direct Citylink bus from Buchanan Street, Glasgow to the ferry terminal at Kennacraig or two daily 30 min flights from Glasgow.

The Machrie

With panoramic views across the golf links to the idyllic 7 miles of silver sands at Laggan Bay the hotel only opened late 2018 but already has been recognised as "Scottish Hotel of the Year 2020" and our historic golf links today is ranked in the top 20 courses in Scotland.

Hotel facilities include our iconic Restaurant 18 and Stag Lounge with panoramic views across the golf links out to the west and also benefits from the spectacular evening sunsets. The Kildalton room can be used for meetings, small private dinners and weddings, our courtyard is great for summer barbecues and the Snug for private whisky tastings. There is also a small screening room (cinema) for 35 people and small Spa with a gym, sauna and two treatment rooms.

Our golf facilities include the renowned 18 hole Machrie Links, founded in 1891 it is now ranked in the top 20 courses in Scotland and the Islay Golf Club still operates from The Machrie today. Complimenting the links is our 6 hole, par 3 Wee Course, driving range and teaching studio.

We know island life is not for everyone, but if you do not need the bright lights to be entertained, and instead can equally enjoy a simpler life appreciating nature and the outdoors, then why not get in touch?

The Machrie also has 2 sister properties:

The Pierhouse Hotel Seafood Restaurant, Port Appin (near Oban). 2 AA Rosette

The Three Chimneys, Dunvegan, Skye. 3 AA Rosette