Our heart beats turquoise.

Working at Motel One is like coming home to friends, where you can be your true self and where appreciation and support matter. We meet on an equal footing and see ourselves as one team: from our management to our trainees.

We create a home away from home for our guests with our shared passion for modern design and high-quality service. Our more than 80 hotels in 12 countries impress with exclusive design, high service standards and first-class inner-city locations at an attractive price.

As the founder and pioneer of the budget design concept, we are successfully expanding in the metropolises of Europe and beyond. Become part of our team and develop Motel One with us.

Are you ambitious and looking forward to a career in hotel management? Gaining practical experience in the hotel industry and obtaining a bachelor’s degree: At Motel One, a leading budget design hotel chain with over 90 hotels in 13 countries, we offer both!

Partnering with the IU International University of Applied Sciences since 2014 we offer the unique combination of learning and working as part of our One Family. 

After graduating, Motel One opens the doors to exciting career opportunities throughout our hotels in different European cities. Talented and ambitious students can rise quickly to become supervisors or heads of department.

Your virtual studies: 

• Internationally renowned and state-recognised Bachelor of Arts degree in Hospitality Management (3 years)
• Exclusive Motel One cohort with approx. 20 students
• MyStudium concept with virtual live lectures by IU professors 2-3 times per week
• The unique advantage: Motel One covers the tuition fees
• In-person events and workshops at the Motel One Campus for personal exchange
• Opportunity to improve your language skills through Babbel for Business 

Your duties in the hotel:

• Part-time position (approx. 20-25h/week) with appropriate compensation at a Motel One hotel in selected European cities (individual agreement with each student)
• Rotation through all departments of the hotel: Front Office & Reservations, Service (breakfast & bar), Housekeeping, Sales & Administration
• After extensive training in each area, responsibility for own tasks and projects

• University entrance qualification (A-levels / technical baccalaureate) or vocational training certificate incl. proof of three years of full-time professional experience
• Strong English proficiency (either native speaker or language certificate)
• High degree of flexibility, ability to work in a team, and resilience
• Positive demeanour, commitment, and pleasure in contact with guests
• Initial experience in the hotel industry or willingness to do a pre-study internship at Motel One

• BONUS-PROGRAM: Je besser die Gäste ihren Aufenthalt bewerten, desto höher fällt der Bonus für das ganze Team aus.
• INTERNATIONAL KARRIERE MACHEN: Unsere nationalen und internationalen Hotels oder Neueröffnungen eröffnen zahlreiche Karrieremöglichkeiten.
• GÜNSTIG ÜBERNACHTEN IN GANZ EUROPA: Vorteile sichern! Mit günstigen Personalraten in unseren Hotels in ganz Europa und in New York sowie weitere attraktiven Rabatten.
• SICH PERSÖNLICH UND FACHLICH WEITERENTWICKELN: Mit umfangreichen Einarbeitungen, jährlichen Schulungen und Coachings an der One University, richtig durchstarten.
• GEMEINSAM FEIERN: Ob Sommerfest, Weihnachtsfeier oder unser jährliches internationales Fußballturnier – Erfolge feiern wir gemeinsam mit dem Team.
• KOSTENGÜNSTIG UND NACHHALTIG ZUR ARBEIT: Es kann zwischen einem Zuschuss zum ÖPNV oder einem kostenlosen Fahrrad gewählt werden.