Year-Round Hospitality with a View – Work in the Heart of the Sawtooths

Position Overview

The Stanley Town Square is seeking a dependable, detail-oriented team member to serve in a dual role as Housekeeper + Front Desk Agent. This position is essential to creating an exceptional guest experience — ensuring rooms are clean, comfortable, and welcoming, while also providing friendly and efficient front desk service.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys a fast-paced environment, takes pride in their work, and appreciates living and working in a beautiful mountain community.

Key Responsibilities

🧹 Housekeeping Duties

• Clean and prepare guest rooms and common areas to company standards

• Change linens, make beds, restock amenities, and replenish supplies

• Ensure all units meet cleanliness and presentation standards before guest arrival

• Wash and fold laundry

• Follow all safety and sanitation guidelines

🛎 Front Desk Duties

• Greet guests warmly and provide excellent customer service

• Manage check-ins and check-outs accurately and efficiently

• Answer phones, emails, and guest inquiries

• Process reservations and payments

• Provide local recommendations and information about the Stanley area

• Resolve guest concerns professionally and promptly

Qualifications

• Prior hospitality, housekeeping, or customer service experience preferred (but not required)

• Strong attention to detail and time management skills

• Friendly, professional demeanor

• Ability to multitask and adapt in a small-team environment

• Comfortable standing, bending, lifting (up to 40 lbs), and being active throughout the shift

• Reliable transportation and punctual attendance

Desired Traits

• Self-motivated and proactive

• Positive attitude and team-oriented mindset

• Pride in maintaining high cleanliness standards

• Enjoys working in a small mountain town community

Work Environment

• Fast-paced during peak summer season

• Quiet and steady during shoulder and winter seasons

• Opportunity to work outdoors and engage with guests visiting the Sawtooth Valley

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive salary

• Employee lodging including electric, water, sewer, garbage, and internet w/ heated garage

• 2 consecutive days off per week, even in the Summer!

• One paid month off a year during agreeable dates. 

Stanley, ID

Stanley is a tiny, scenic mountain town in central Idaho, tucked deep in the Sawtooth Valley at the base of the rugged Sawtooth Mountains. With a population of just over 100 residents, it’s one of the smallest incorporated cities in the state — but what it lacks in size, it more than makes up for in dramatic beauty.

Landscape & Setting

Stanley sits along the headwaters of the Salmon River, surrounded by wide alpine meadows, glacial peaks, and crystal-clear lakes. The jagged skyline of the Sawtooths rises sharply behind town, often dusted with snow even in late spring. The area is part of the vast Sawtooth National Recreation Area, which protects hundreds of alpine lakes, trails, and wilderness areas.

Climate

Stanley is known for its long, cold winters and cool summer nights. It’s one of the coldest places in the lower 48 states during winter, with temperatures frequently dropping well below zero. Summers are short, sunny, and spectacular — warm days, crisp evenings, and some of the clearest night skies in the country.

Lifestyle & Economy

Life in Stanley revolves around tourism, hospitality, and outdoor recreation. In summer, the town fills with hikers, anglers, rafters, and campers. In winter, it becomes a quiet, snow-covered retreat popular for cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, and backcountry skiing.

Local businesses include small lodges, restaurants, outfitters, and guide services. The pace is slow, the atmosphere is friendly, and most people are there for the mountains.

What Makes Stanley Special

• Iconic views of the Sawtooth range

• Access to hundreds of miles of hiking trails

• Natural hot springs nearby

• Dark-sky quality stargazing

• A true “end-of-the-road” mountain town feel

Stanley isn’t polished or flashy — it’s remote, raw, and breathtaking. It’s the kind of place people visit for a weekend and end up dreaming about for years.