Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Reviews | Glassdoor.ca
Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Reviews
Companies
  • Jobs
  • Companies
  • Salaries
  • Interviews

    Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Reviews

    Updated 15 June, 2018
    576 reviews

    Filter

    Filter

    Full-timePart-time
    3.8
    StarStarStarStarStar
    Rating TrendsRating Trends
    Recommend to a friend
    Approve of CEO
    Fairmont Hotels & Resorts CEO William Fatt
    William Fatt
    167 Ratings

    576 Employee Reviews

    Sort: PopularRatingDate
    Pros

    • "Very easy work and great benefits" (in 54 reviews)

    • "Good benefits after 3 months full time employment with the company" (in 26 reviews)

    Cons

    • "Very limited opportunities for work-life balance" (in 28 reviews)

    • "You work very long hours if you support your team" (in 41 reviews)

    More Pros and Cons

    1. "Royal Service"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I worked at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time

      Pros

      Great work environment with a wide variety of daily duties.

      Cons

      Small department that does not have much face to face customer interaction.

    2. "Good place to be if you want to be in hospitality"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Outlet Manager in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Outlet Manager in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Beautiful hotels in some of the best locations in the world

      Cons

      A lot of union properties meaning seniority rules and runs the show

      3. Join the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts team
      See Our Latest Jobs

    3. "Physical demeaning job with high industry pay"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Housekeeper in Vancouver, BC
      Current Employee - Housekeeper in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Neutral Outlook
      No opinion of CEO

      I have been working at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time (More than 5 years)

      Pros

      Salary is very good,and perks for staying at other properties. Benefits are very good Good team working environment. Would recommend

      Cons

      Working weekends for many years , working down town might be changing to get to
      People hardly leave the job over there life time
      Seniority might be though to go up

    4. "Good work culture"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      I worked at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time

      Pros

      People are very friendly and supportive

      Cons

      In non unionized properties, pay is not that great

    5. "Night Audit"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends

      I have been working at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts part-time

      Pros

      You get to have free meals as part of the job.

      Cons

      Lots of standing. No sitting.

    6. "server"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee

      Pros

      very good working environment to work.

      Cons

      i cant think of anything

    7. "Part-Time Jobs Good for students"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Room Attendant in Toronto, ON
      Current Employee - Room Attendant in Toronto, ON
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts part-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Some departments are unionized, good pay, flexible working conditions,

      Cons

      Lack of advancement especially if you are a part-timer

      Advice to Management

      Connect with your employees as they work really hard.

    8. "Amazing benefits, very corporate"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Server/Waitress in Vancouver, BC
      Former Employee - Server/Waitress in Vancouver, BC
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook

      I worked at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time (More than a year)

      Pros

      Intensive training program, good money as a full time server, diverse team, extraordinary benefit, full hours, verall really enjoyed working here and felt secure and taken care of by the company even as a serving job.

      Cons

      It was extremely corporate and difficult to have any changes made. We were audited a lot, (both internally and externally) and constantly reviewed which at times led to feeling micromanaged/ridiculed. Overall the pros outweighed the cons a lot.

      Advice to Management

      Less micromanaging and think beyond the system. Very fairmont location is very different and doesn’t fit into the perfect box of the manual.

    9. "Interesting place to work"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Current Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I have been working at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time

      Pros

      Able to get significant discount at many sister properties

      Cons

      Way too many reports and redundant meetings

    10. "Great place"

      StarStarStarStarStar
      • Work/Life Balance
      • Culture & Values
      • Career Opportunities
      • Comp & Benefits
      • Senior Management
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Former Employee - Anonymous Employee
      Recommends
      Positive Outlook
      Approves of CEO

      I worked at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts full-time (Less than a year)

      Pros

      Great company that values employees

      Cons

      The typical work politics you'd expect from a large company.

    Showing 576 of 607 reviews
    Reset Filters