About the employer
Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge is a hotel at the edge of Denali National Park in Alaska, run by Holland America Princess Alaska. Positions include busser, dish steward, prep cook, host and room attendant, and the employer guarantees housing for everyone hired, though you may also arrange your own. The lodge sits more than 50 miles from the nearest larger cities, Anchorage and Fairbanks, and a second job is likely to be available.
The job as Room Attendant
What you'll do
- Ensures highest quality standards of Housekeeping are maintained for our guests and the Company, and is responsible for daily guest room and public area cleaning with attention to detail
- Cleans rooms and bathrooms in assigned workstation
- Strips and remakes beds, roll-away and cribs
- Sweeps and mops floors, vacuums carpets
- Dusts and polishes furniture and fixtures, cleans windowsills and porches, brushes curtains, draperies and upholstered furniture
- Empties and cleans wastebaskets and relines with plastic liner; cleans ashtrays and plastic ice buckets
- Replenishes towels, bathmats, wash cloths, soap, and amenity and dresser supplies
- Cleans shower, bathtub, shower curtain and toilet, and restocks tissue
- May wash walls, woodwork and windows
- May assist housepersons/porters in sorting, counting, folding and carrying of linen and supplies by hand or housekeeping cart
- May replace light bulbs; leaves matches, advertising matter, glasses, stationery, etc. according to policy
- Checks room and bathroom thoroughly for working lamps, heater, leaking faucets, broken furniture, running toilet or other missing or damaged articles
- Makes minor repairs when possible and reports all other findings immediately to Housekeeping Manager
- On completion of room, telephones Housekeeping Manager/Office to report room is ready for occupancy, locks door and returns all keys to Housekeeping Manager or Front Desk
- Reports any unusual guest conduct and may render personal assistance to room guest if in line of duty
What is required
Pay and hours
Housing
The employer provides dormitory-style housing in Healy, Alaska (Mile Post 248 George Parks Highway), though you may find your own place. Rooms hold up to 4 people with shared bathrooms down the hall. Included are 3 meals a day, linens, free laundry, WiFi, a common area with TV and computers, and scheduled trips. A bank, small grocery store and gas station are nearby.
Location: National Park, Alaska
Why Denali National Park?
Denali is home to North America’s tallest mountain (6,190 m), grizzly bears, moose, caribou and wolves. During your free time you can:
- Hike alpine trails and ridge walks just minutes from the lodge
- Join a park bus tour deep into the six-million-acre wilderness
- Try whitewater rafting on the Nenana River, ziplining or ATV tours
- Experience Alaska’s midnight sun — daylight that lasts almost all night
- Travel to Anchorage, Fairbanks or Seward before you fly home
About Alaska
Alaska is the ultimate Work & Travel adventure - glaciers, Denali, midnight sun and untouched wilderness. Most students work in remote lodges, national-park resorts and on tour boats, earning some of the highest summer wages in the country.
Ready for the Last Frontier?
Spots at Denali fill fast — it’s one of the most requested Work & Travel USA destinations every year. Apply now and spend your summer earning in dollars while living inside a postcard.
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