The Beach Motel

Placement organization

Name of organization: The Beach Motel
Town/city: St. Peter-Ording
Country: Duitsland
Website: http://www.beachmotel.de

Student

Name of student: Lars Waterreus

Specialist area: MRO
Placement period: 2012-2013

Information about placement organization

Type of organization: Accommodation
Organization’s activities: Hotel accommodation
Target group of the organization: Young families, couples, groups, wedding parties.
Company culture: Informal. I was part of the team and a friend.
Number of employees: 35
Dress code: casual
Did the organization meet the agreements you made beforehand? Yes

Information about your placement

In which department(s) are you working? Front Office / reception, Bar, Yield Manager, Reservation Manager, Assistant General Manager, General Manager.
I worked in Front Office and management activities.
Brief description of your daily activities: Assisting the front office manager and helping independently at the reception.
Brief description of your company assignment: Research how the hotel can optimize the positive experience of the guests.
Comment briefly on your supervision by the organization: I had to be very independent, but the management was there when it was needed.

Requirements for students on placement

What kind of personal skills are required for this placement? Stress proof, flexible, representable, independent.
Additional company requirements for this placement? Hotel software Protel
English: Advanced
Spanish:
French:
German: Advanced
Italian:
Other languages:

The trip

Mode of transport to reach your destination: Car

Accommodation

How did you arrange your accommodation? I arranged it myself
How did you go to work every day? By foot, bicycle or car

Visa / work permit / vaccinations

Do you need a visa? No
Do you need a work permit? No
How did you arrange the necessary documents:
How much time did it take to arrange the necessary documents?
Did you need certain vaccinations? No

Language course

Did you take a language course before you started your placement? No
Would you recommend to have a language course prior to this placement? n/a

The costs in euros

Travelling expenses (e.g. return ticket): € 50,00 (for gas)
Accommodation (monthly): € 250,00
Local transport (monthly): € –
General costs of living (monthly): € Don’t know
Costs of visa: €
Costs of work permit: €
What did the company pay for/to you? EUR 800,00 per month

Culture

How did you prepare for the country’s culture?
I did not.
Did the culture of the country influence your performance during the placement in any way? No

Future students on placement

Future students are free to contact me for further information: No.
My e-mail address:

Other information

Recommendations on what to do and what not to do: The Beach Motel will not be interested in other students from NHTV. I was an exception as the management already knew me.
Leisure possibilities in the city/surroundings of where the placement took place: It has a beautiful beach…

Media

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