Saltvik Riding Tours

31/07/2024

Þeystareykir 31 júlí 2024

31/07/2024

14/07/2024

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25/01/2024

Will this place with the 'million dollar view' be your workspace this summer?!
Are you or do you know someone who would like to work in our guesthouse from June 1st to the end of September (or possibly the end of October)?

We are looking for someone who will be the face of our small guesthouse (7 rooms) this summer. Someone who knows how to get things done, is customer-oriented, speaks English fluently and preferably also has experience with cleaning work in a hotel or guesthouse, or otherwise is at least used to rolling up their sleeves for other types of work.

Our guesthouse is part of the Saltvík horse farm in the north of Iceland, near Húsavík, from where we organize multi-day horse treks as well as short day trips. The person we are looking for does not necessarily has to have anything to do with horses (there are plenty of guests who are not into horses either 😉), but must be open to learn something about them because guests often have questions about the rides and/or want to take a ride themselves during their stay. Of course everything is about horses here, so you’ll have to be able to handle quite a bit of horsetalk. Haha!
To get a horse person/rider would of course be great, as long as it is clear that the work does not involve working with the horses/tours. Contact with the horses will therefore be limited to your free time!

The work includes:
- cleaning the rooms (including making beds) and the kitchen/breakfast room/reception and also cleaning the "old farmhouse" where our tour groups stay for the multi-day horse tours
- cleaning/preparing the hot tubs
- doing the laundry and/or take the laundry to the launderette in Húsavík
- preparing/providing the breakfast buffet
- checking in and out of guests
- answer phone/email
- grocery shopping / running errands

The girls we have hired for the horse part of the company all work in the guesthouse where necessary as well. The person we are looking for will have to ensure that what needs to be done happens, also when it's the other girls who do the work. That is why we are looking for someone of at least 25 years of age (if experienced working in a hotel/guesthouse, younger is negotiable).

You must be in possession of a (B) driver's license.

It would be great if you also enjoy cooking for small (up to 8 people) groups that come on tour with us. Not a must, but a big plus 😉

Our enthusiastic, small team shares the staff rooms on the farm.
Because you will officially be employed on a temporary basis, it is necessary to be a EU citizen and open a bank account here (we can help with this once you get here).

Hoping to greet you here this summer as our new 'Saltvík family member'! Please send us an email if you're interested or when you have any questions ([email protected] and/or [email protected]).

13/12/2023

Winter riding, knitting in good company and hopefully enjoying the northern lights. Join us in March!