Hospitality Sector | Celebrating the Women at Balmer Lawn Hotel
Are you keen to learn more about women in the hospitality sector?
For International Women’s Day, we’re celebrating some of the amazing women who help make our hotel thrive.
Keep reading to learn more about the hard-working ladies at Balmer Lawn Hotel:
Women in the Hospitality Sector | Alison, Our Owner
This March, we're honouring some of the incredible women who are part of our team at Balmer Lawn Hotel – starting with Alison, who co-owns the hotel with her husband.
Alison began her career in the hospitality sector after graduating from university. Since then, she's gone on to become a successful and inspirational businesswoman, and has left her mark on the New Forest by striving to improve the hotel and local area.
As well as owning Balmer Lawn Hotel, Alison sits on the board of Go New Forest and is a committee member of Brockenhurst Business Association, and member of the New Forest Trust.
Women in the Hospitality Sector | Pauline, Our Sales and Revenue Manager
We're keen to grow and succeed at Balmer Lawn Hotel. Pauline, our sales and revenue manager, is instrumental in making this happen.
Pauline has amassed a long list of accomplishments throughout her career in the hospitality sector.
She now leads a team of three hard-working women, who've achieved record-breaking and award-winning results, and are a tremendous asset to our team.
Women in the Hospitality Sector | Lindsey and Kathryn
At Balmer Lawn Hotel, we take pride in our ability to host and organise a wide range of spectacular events. Our events operations manager Lindsey and her deputy Kathryn handle everything from weddings and parties to corporate events and get-togethers.
While working in the hospitality sector, these women learned skills that have helped make our customer's dreams come true.
Since joining our team, these incredible women have organised and run countless events, including 89 weddings in one year. We can't wait to see what this year has in store for us!
Women in the Hospitality Sector | Kirstie, Our Spa Manager
As a part of our dedication to providing a top-quality experience, our Saltus Spa is one of Balmer Lawn Hotel's crown jewels, thanks to Kirstie, our spa manager.
Kirstie has developed a variety of transferable skills since joining our team in 2021, which have been critical in her role.
She creates a welcoming and relaxing environment in the Saltus Spa, offering relaxing treatments that keep our guests coming back.
Anita and Slavka, Our Housekeeping Team
Anita and Slavka are our housekeeping executive and head housekeeper here at Balmer Lawn Hotel.
As well as working to maintain our high standards of cleanliness, these ladies run a successful team of seven women that work to ensure timely turnarounds, contributing to smooth operations during check-in and out times.
Maria, Our Head Receptionist
Every hotel needs an organised and efficient receptionist — and Maria is ours! Since joining the team in 2011, Maria has shown incredible levels of professionalism and always strives to improve.
So far, she’s devoted more than 10 years to improving and maintaining high-quality customer service at Balmer Lawn Hotel. With her help and hard work, we've transformed our 4-star hotel into an award-winning establishment.
Recently, Maria won The Country Inns Apprenticeships Awards Apprentice of the Year, and we're very proud of her achievement.
Poppy, Sam and Andrea | Assistant Manager, HR Manager and Accounts Manager
To round off our list of incredible women at Balmer Lawn Hotel, we’d like to mention Poppy, our assistant hotel manager, Sam, our HR and duty manager, and Andrea, our accounts manager.
Each of these women works hard behind the scenes to help our hotel continue to thrive.
If you’re interested in discovering more about our team or exploring a career with us, please take a look at our website.
Alternatively, why not read our previous blog to learn more about how you can treat your mum this Mother’s Day?
