Hotel Manager cover letter example

Hotel manager cover letters should read like a P&L plus a guest-experience report. RevPAR, ADR, occupancy, GSS — the currency of the industry.

Sample hotel manager cover letter

Fictional recipient and candidate — copy this as a starting point and adapt the specifics to your own role and company. Every numbered claim in the paragraphs below could be traced back to a resume bullet.

Dear Hiring Committee,

I'm applying for the General Manager position at the Four Seasons Santa Monica. I'm currently the GM of a 240-key luxury hotel in the Marriott Autograph portfolio, where I drove RevPAR from $187 to $241 (YoY +29%) over 2024 while holding Guest Satisfaction Survey scores above 92.

Over the last three years I also led a $6.1M capex renovation of our lobby and F&B outlets with zero revenue disruption (ADR lifted 14% post-renovation); rebuilt front-office scheduling to cut labor spend from 17.2% to 14.1% of rooms revenue; and ran a union contract negotiation for a 140-person hourly team that ratified a three-year agreement with no work stoppage. I prioritize on-property service recovery — I read every TripAdvisor review weekly and respond personally to anything under four stars.

Four Seasons' operating standards and the specific challenge of a full-service luxury property in Santa Monica's market mix (group, transient, international leisure) are the reasons I'd like to make the move. I'd be especially interested in leading guest experience and F&B strategy, which are where my renovation and service-recovery experience transfer most cleanly.

Could we schedule a conversation about the property's current positioning and where you'd like a new GM to focus in year one?

Respectfully, Antoine Bernal

Writing tips for hotel managers

1Lead with brand, keys, and segment: 'Marriott Autograph, 240 keys, luxury-tier'.
2Report RevPAR, ADR, and occupancy year-over-year, not just absolute numbers.
3Guest Satisfaction Survey (GSS) scores and TripAdvisor/Google ratings are resume-worthy.
4F&B leaders: cite covers per day and cost-of-goods percentage.
5Labor as percentage of revenue is the universal ops signal — include it where relevant.

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Sample hotel manager cover letter

Dear Hiring Committee,

Could we schedule a conversation about the property's current positioning and where you'd like a new GM to focus in year one?

Respectfully, Antoine Bernal

Writing tips for hotel managers

1Lead with brand, keys, and segment: 'Marriott Autograph, 240 keys, luxury-tier'.

2Report RevPAR, ADR, and occupancy year-over-year, not just absolute numbers.

3Guest Satisfaction Survey (GSS) scores and TripAdvisor/Google ratings are resume-worthy.

4F&B leaders: cite covers per day and cost-of-goods percentage.

5Labor as percentage of revenue is the universal ops signal — include it where relevant.