I wouldn't say fun. Id say most boring job ever. With 90% down time. But the best job for online students or people who want to be lazy and watch movies.
yeah used to do that on saturdays, i never understood why everybody said its an easy fun job, house was always packed, everybody asking me for shit, now im doing the night audits during the week and i literally just eat, sleep or watch netflix lol
I’ve become a night auditor over the past 3 months at a Marriott hotel. Running the reports is the easiest part of the job, you’re typically the only employee in the building unless your a full service hotel. Very low stress and you get to pick up a hobby while your work! I’ve started a small business selling stuff on eBay during my free time! Great pay and experience for a resume. Granted my social life barely exist but I also find I have no issues with anyone and I’ve very grateful for my off days!
@@KC-qr3wkdepends on your GM. For me, sometimes I can allocate myself a room pro bono but most of the time you'll be landlocked to an employee rate which isn't inherently tough on the wallet either. Ideally, try and find a Mariott with a hard ass GM. If you run through Fosse and process audit correctly and do everything you need to do within a timely manner you will be the employee they'll spoil the most. You're basically a ghost.
@@Truth_Seeker1You might check in/out few guests. At 3am you basically point/click on computer and voila. Thats the audit. Im computer illiterate. Basically mastered it in 2-3 days. Im 49 and I LOVE IT...
I'm an Operations Manager at a hotel for 17 years. I go to night audit for a vacation. Getting away from the phones ringing, people in and out the office all day, audit is a blessing.
Yep.... it is 3:18am in the morning and I am at work at a hotel in Texas and I am the night auditor.. I am very bored so you can see why I am here LOL.
We have motion sensors at my hotel. That way we don’t have to constantly be looking at the monitors. So if someone is at the desk, or comes in the front door, the motion sensor dings in the back office. It’s been awesome so far!
Just saying a night audit in an Airport Hotel is a total different story , I had to deal with cancelled/delayed flights with 200 or more moody passengers almost every couple of days.
@@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899 What? No they aren’t. This is where you actually are constantly busy and in Metro areas and you typically work for a branded hotel. You learn a lot and are tested. Why the insult? The target/Walmart of hotels are definitely not airport hotels. I would say rural non branded hotels where truck drivers sleep because they just want a bed is the Walmart of hotels , especially extended stay hotels where ppl actually live as opposed to just visiting
@@TheJaiNetwork Perhaps meant that many new people come and go every day, meaning any rooms are turned around every day. So, maybe "Walmart/Tareget" implied that you are kept busy all the time.
Yea you guys have it hard!!! But thats why the pay is much higher! Starting salary they offered me near la guardia was 27 per hour. I was so close to accepting but got a job offer in the city. Not as much pay but I love me some down time for school!!!!!
Been a Night Auditor for about 2 years now. Come in at 11pm and leave at 7am... 11-2am is cleaning/laundry, 2am run Audit, 3am-4am downtime, 4am-5am make coffee/set up breakfast, 5am-6am laundry/clean up, 6am-7am stay at desk and make sure arrivals are set up and departures are good to go.... it is a boring job but I like it most nights. There is also a pool, fitness, treat shop and business center to clean during cleanup.
Yeah buddy you already know the schedule low-key I can hit the cleaning the laundry depending on how much and my paper work before 1:30 downtime till 3ish to audit nightwalk then set up breakfast at 4:20 and chill and work around people till 7 but some nights I'll make a banana sculpture I can do a swan a spider a boat a crown etc I take pride in my banana art but I love it great to get hw done or learning new languages on downtime
I'm a night auditor also. Just waiting until 3 am to run audit. At 4 I throw the big trash bins. But around here, you have to keep your guard up. The crackheads, and tweakers lurk in the shadows.
i’m thinking about working as a hotel front desk but that’s my main concern is safety 😩 especially bc most hotels don’t have security or lock their doors at night .
I work night audit.And its 4:16am ...I dont usually have anything to do through the week its kinda busy on weekends.I always joke and say i get paid to watch movies and be on Facebook all night...But its true, its the easiest job you can probably ever have...
Ive been doing night audit for 9 years. Weekend shift is the worse. Constantly dealing with drunk guests and noise complaints. But you get some interesting stories to tell...
Hello. I am currently thinking on applying to Redisson for night audit and was wondering if you could give me some info on what the job is like? Whatever you feel like sharing. Thanks
I'm appling for a position and don't have much experience. I worked in customer service in grocery retail and I don't sleep, so I figured I atleast got two key elements down lol.
Hey I just came across your video and watched your night audit video. I have been a night auditor at the hotel I work at for four years. I enjoy it. Netflix, youtube, clean, audit, set up breakfast, basic hotel stuff. Thats crazy you got to go way up stairs to change the backup tape. Mine is just behind the front desk in the back office. I subscribed to you. I look forward to seeing more videos of yours. I will do my own and you can see what I do.
Very helpful video I’m thinking about working a summer job at a resort hotel on the East Coast I’ve been out of the game for a few years so thank u for this video 👍🏾
Work audit on the weekend. Always find it amusing and frustrating that you can never find anything because dayshift moves it or changes the lock on housekeeping without telling you. But on the plus side I can work on my music during my downtime. Usually editing scores and brushing up on theory. The stories we could tell working overnights.
@@Angel-em7ig like a charm! I’m still at auditing and I love it. As long as you pay close enough attention to detail, you’ll develop your own routine and after that there isn’t much to it at all! You should definitely go for it
I have a love hate relationship with night audit. On the good nights it’s good and the bad nights can get real bad real quick. Also I usually tell the guest to come get what they need at the desk since you never know what kind of creeps are checking in. 😳😭
Thanks I am about to start work as a night porter for the first time. This makes me feel good that it is a quite and easy job which is what I need at the moment after having poor health a stressful IT career.
I did night audit for many years. I even worked at a Fairfield. While watching this video I couldn't understand why this particular Fairfield did the whole back up tape thing on the third floor, ours was always on the first floor in close proximity to the desk. At the Hampton it was literally behind the desk. but yeah when I was night Auditor at the Fairfield I use to do the same thing set up breakfast and such, but at the Hampton all I had to do was make coffee and do the Audit and pretty much watch CZcams all night. That's what I did lol I loved it. A few years ago I did Audit at a Comfort Inn and you had to do butt loads of laundry :)
Laundry should not take any auditor or manager from his job. For smaller hotels or non-luxury hotels, coin laundry on the same floor with key access should be an option indoors if not have a laundromat nearby.
Am thinking,there should be at least one night guy each.night porter(reception area),kitchen porter (should have set the break area for you to supervise) and a housekeeper should have taken the amenities requested by the guest!! That way, you wouldn't have left the front desk area!
Thank you for posting this, I have an interview Friday at a lodge and this made me not feel so nervous and understand the position I applied for better.
Started to work as night auditor for the first time ever. It can be challenging, but mostly it's quiet. Depends on hotel if night auditor has to set up breakfast or not. This job from hotel to hotel differs a lot.
@@Clintsessentials Lucky! We have to set up breakfast, and we STILL have an attendee that comes in! It’s like WTF?! Why I gotta do the hardest part?! It ain’t “hard”, but it takes me away from the a$$ loads of laundry I gotta do. 😡
I've been night auditing for 2 years now and even now I watched this vid while on shift. To be clear I was shocked when I saw most night auditors are setting up breakfast, coffee or tea idk maybe bcz I work at a big hotel but I don't do anything except checking agency contracts and making sure everything in system is in order. We sure do different things but have the same job description
Is it normal to work alone at night? I watch too many scary movies and murder mysteries and think idk be a little scared alone at night, but I think the job is a good fit with my school schedule.
Shortly after lockdowns were slowly being eased, we had to perform in room dining duties. It was difficult but manageable as long as we all on board with the same goal and the same page.
I just started as a night auditor on the 2nd. I never have downtime. Probably will change when we go back to continental breakfast. Making 60+ bags of grab and go breakfasts takes forever
Lol you no when you work at hotels a lot when ya start recognizing the designs of hotels, I can tell that’s a Fairfield inn. XD I’ve been night auditing for 6 years now.
When I walk into work. I get happy to see that there is no more check ins lol I love doing Night Audit. I typically don't run audit till 2am. Since 11pm-2pm I check in house if they have breakfast, assign rooms print out reg cards, and get everything ready for the next day. lol
I start at 11pm. I count money, clean/set up kitchen until 12 and then 1-3am I finish laundry, clean the hot tub, clean rooms (very tiring) and then do the reports at 3am & assign rooms to chambermaids for next morning... then I go back to kitchen put food in the stoves/restock until maybe 5 and then have a snack and then usually down time til 7am when I finish my shift and boss comes in.
I used to do night audit. But it wasn't the only responsibility. Sometimes some check-ins were left, complain from rooms regarding aircondition or some request to provide extra pillows or blanket or crockery to eat food etc responsibilities were also included. Night shift was fine for a weeks but not for more than a month. I felt sleepy if i had to do it for longer.
Take from me I've been doing the night audit for almost 40 years get off it and run, It has ruined my life i don't have one. Loved ones don't understand that a life of a night auditor is turned totally up side down. I have become so introverted i can never work a day shift again. I know i'm the only one to blame but early in my life i had to do something to make some kind of living to support my daughter. I have had other jobs but i always end right back on the audit shift. RUN!
honestly thinking about getting this job to use the down time to learn coding. if there really is that much downtime learning a skill doesn’t sound dumb at all.
Thank you for this video I found it very helpful I just got hired as a part time auditor so I really appreciate your insight and info... Again thank you
Thanks for posting this! I was just hired for a hotel night audit job and was trying to find out more about it. This was a nice little insight into what I'll be doing.
I love the role as night auditor. At my hotel I have to do laundry, which is kind of a buzz kill. One, I suck at it lol Two, I've been given more admin/marketing work, but still need to make sure my laundry gets done. So, it pretty much turned my laid back, low stress job, into...well...not lol That has been my experience, I'd be hard-pressed to think you will have the same. The night auditor job itself tho, is pretty good. It's pretty laid back, you don't need to have any accounting experience, despite "auditor" being in the name. lol I dunno if you've done overnights before, but they can take getting use to, and what works for some might not work for others. The only way I seem to be able to handle it was to flip my schedule right around, so whats 12 noon for normal people, is midnight for me. I also keep my routine on my days off as well. If I don't it throws me off for most of the week, but some times it can't be helped. Again, everyone's different, but this has been my experience. I just realized this was posted a week ago, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Hows it going? What do you think of it?
I honeslty rub my reports before 2:30 , then check all 6 floors . I chill and sit down between 2:30-4am. Since nobody is checking in . Then I start the grits or oatmeal for breakfast . Then I finished setting out breakfast before 6am. My job is 80% chilling really and 20% doing stuff. So that’s my experience . I LOVE IT
I’m new about 6 months and want to know what it looks like to balance food and drinks. My hotel doesn’t have food or drinks so I want see what that looks like. I am a fast learner.
People swear up and down that being a night auditor is easy. I just got hired as one and the few hours I had of day training felt very stressful, I've got zero experience working really any kind of front desk position. Is it a normal thing for it to be slow then to be slammed all at once with customers checking in?
Work at a 1600 room property, we have a GSM, Night Audit, 2 Front Desk Agents and 1 hotel operator, not to mention Room Service, Security, and a Bellman and Doorman on till Midnight. Our Night Audit works off a schedule with the GSM, each has their own work to do and it keeps both very busy. The first bellman at 4:00 am used to deliver all the notices with Security. Now there is automatic check out and we don’t deliver anything. This was all before COVID 19. With 37 years hotel experience, I got a call today saying that my job and our entire staff was eliminated. I no longer work for the company and I’m pretty sad about it. Do you still work Night Audit? Seems like a lot of work to do for one person. All the best!
@@ashk7431 I was calling a former Hotel Manager for a job recommendation at Costco, and he said where he is now he could use me. I am happy working for him in the residential apartment business. So I am 68 now and see myself working till 70 then retiring and doing some traveling.
I have just started as a Night Auditor but the hotel has put me on days to begin with. Maybe I am just feeling overwhelmed by all the information (i.e. using opera, hotel policy, etc), but I am not sure if I will like it or not. Due to the C-19, things are slow so it's a good way to learn, but at the same time it's tough cause there's not much practice.
I been working at hotel lots of years but as a bellboy. Great storys, Lovely tips and lot of free time Now im older and Im Gonna start as a night auditor. I hope I can deal by myself with all the papers and tiny things. As a bellboy at night hotels always give you some extra dutty like if you were a waiter, or garden guy hahhaha. But its fun and at least you walk the whole hotel. I love the video and you look lovely and súper cool woman. I dindt like the whole breakfast thing. Even knowing its just 50.min. I dont think was or is you work to do that. Less without a table with wheels
I’m thinking about becoming a night auditor soon. I am just worried about my security. I’ve probably watched too many crime shows, but I’m scared about delivering items to guests rooms at night. Any tips on how to stay safe? I’d for sure carry pepper spray with me 24/7. I think I’d feel a little scared being alone, and maybe I’m overthinking it too. Also, I’m worried about how I’ll adjust to working nights. I am a mom to a toddler and I really don’t know how I’ll do it, but I’ll have to figure it out.
Try to ask guests to come down for items. Only go up if they are really adamant about not coming down and leave items in a bag outside their rooms. If there is an urgent maintenance issue in a room offer to either move the room or if sold out offer to have it fixed first thing in the morning. If it’s a toilet issue and sold out you can offer a plunger or offer for them to use a public bathroom until the morning when more staff comes in or another room becomes available. Try to never go in a guest room when alone. Think outside the box as you are basically the manager on duty and the security guard for yourself and other guests
Have u dealt with crazies ? I’m trying to find a weekend only job I see three hotels so far that have this job . I work part time but I want another thing for weekend only . I have heard stories of people begin robbed . So I might just have a dummy phone with me or something and small wallet
Wow she had it easy, I did it in Cyprus for 3 yrs.. And its not that easy. Your inchrage of the hotel Hotel on your own. Everything is your responsibility .
Audits are ok...as long as there are no problems..I had 4 separate audits to do,,Restaurant,Spa,Bar and Accommodation... any troublesome anomalys could take hours to rectify even with the new systems..
Very informative. Seems like night auditor is a great position to have. But I have to say, as a father I would be doing extra duty praying if my daughter was working night shift at a hotel !! Is there any type of security that's there for you if needed ?
No security, unless it's a super fancy, over the top hotel maybe. But in the hotels for the common folk, no. We night auditors switch hats throughout the shift. So, I am my own bodyguard, LOL. You can always call the police if you see suspicious activity or feel unsafe. The area I work in is safe, but in bigger cities with high crime rates, I would not work nights.
Each hotel may run their security services differently. It’s a valid question to ask at the interview. And basically your daughter would also be a key person that guest will be looking to for answers to when an emergency occurs from fire, earthquake, health related, and active shooter situations. She needs to be tough and always prepared.
Night auditor level of difficulty does vary by level of lodgings, ownership, and location. Currently I have to call loo be on average 3-4 times per month, I carry pepper spray when do rounds, had to use it less than 2 months ago,
I'm a front desk agent for a hotel as well. I'm mostly on the 2nd shift, but I have done the night audit a few times. It was pretty quiet and I was able to watch a few movies during my shift on my tablet. I keep the volume low though and pause it if a guest comes to the desk for something or if there's a walk in looking for a room. I'm not going to lie, I was nervous about running the reports for the first time because I didn't want to mess it up. I didn't mess it up though. If you're an extrovert and like talking to people, the night audit can be lonely. If you're an introvert, it's a dream come true, lol.
I am from Saudi. I work as guest service agent in Movenpick hotel 5 stars. I do the night run and almost like you. Except that we have a team working with me. I enjoyed your video. It is very important job and in the future you can work as night manager. ❤
Damn I have laundry, pool, fitness room cleanup and....breakfast. Our attendant doesn’t come in until 7 so we have to maintain it for that hour which sucks when we’re sold out. Thanks for the video :0
I work Night Audit and I also have the cameras which actually I can carry it around since it's on a tablet. I can take my time in the bathroom and watch everything!. Now. Working night time I take my laptop and watch movies all night, be on my phone, play games and nap for only just a few mins but usually always stay up. I don't have to do anything at all but do anything at all and just best job ever. Really relaxed and chill it's pretty much a job for old people and lazy people and people who don't like to always be around so many people as people are STUPID!. I also never go to ppls rooms when they need something. I just let them know that because this isn't a full service hotel, I don't have anyone to take whatever it is up to your room but I can leave it here at the front desk for when you are ready to come and pick it up. I also charge the shit out of people who want to come and check in at 2, 3am!. Lol... And when they ask me why rate is so high I just say. Well, I'm sorry but I don't control what the rate is, it's controlled by corporate office. I do this just because of people that come in smelling like weed and the prostitution that goes on. I rather always keep these people away as it'll make it harder for me to if I wanted to nap for 10 mins. I just answer the phone just to make sure if someone is calling from a room everything is okay and no one is out in the hallways making noises. In the end. I do really enjoy my job. I hate that it has to be at night time but it's better this than nothing. Plus, anyone working this kind of job should always find a hobby or school or just find another you can do on the side. Like. A kind of call center you can do while working still in the hotel using your laptop or something.
Most I know are like vampires they show up for the mandatory daytime meetings and you never see em again lol 😂 one would come in with a lot of laundry,and her son lol 😂
I have been doing night auditor at the hotel, special the best western. Waiting when the Manager go to sleep take my chair, and took a nap under the front desk..sometimes guests caught me sleeping...I just don't care...
As a night auditor , I can say it’s the most easiest fun job ever. No problems or nothing. UNTIL you have a full house 🤣
You mean when the hotel is overbooked? I worked as a night auditor too and it was hell when that happened.
No , full house , which means we don’t have no rooms to sell ,, that’s what we say on our property ...
I wouldn't say fun. Id say most boring job ever. With 90% down time. But the best job for online students or people who want to be lazy and watch movies.
yeah used to do that on saturdays, i never understood why everybody said its an easy fun job, house was always packed, everybody asking me for shit, now im doing the night audits during the week and i literally just eat, sleep or watch netflix lol
Yes all those damn towels...and the sale last rooms....haha
I’ve become a night auditor over the past 3 months at a Marriott hotel. Running the reports is the easiest part of the job, you’re typically the only employee in the building unless your a full service hotel. Very low stress and you get to pick up a hobby while your work! I’ve started a small business selling stuff on eBay during my free time! Great pay and experience for a resume. Granted my social life barely exist but I also find I have no issues with anyone and I’ve very grateful for my off days!
What do you actually do for auditing?
Does Marriott give free stays as benefits?
@@KC-qr3wkdepends on your GM. For me, sometimes I can allocate myself a room pro bono but most of the time you'll be landlocked to an employee rate which isn't inherently tough on the wallet either. Ideally, try and find a Mariott with a hard ass GM. If you run through Fosse and process audit correctly and do everything you need to do within a timely manner you will be the employee they'll spoil the most. You're basically a ghost.
@@Truth_Seeker1You might check in/out few guests. At 3am you basically point/click on computer and voila. Thats the audit. Im computer illiterate. Basically mastered it in 2-3 days. Im 49 and I LOVE IT...
I'm an Operations Manager at a hotel for 17 years. I go to night audit for a vacation. Getting away from the phones ringing, people in and out the office all day, audit is a blessing.
Not in all hotels
Yep.... it is 3:18am in the morning and I am at work at a hotel in Texas and I am the night auditor.. I am very bored so you can see why I am here LOL.
Hello is there any vaccancy in fnb service?
I just started
I’m wanting to move to Texas
We have motion sensors at my hotel. That way we don’t have to constantly be looking at the monitors. So if someone is at the desk, or comes in the front door, the motion sensor dings in the back office. It’s been awesome so far!
I have a back off I have to leave door cracked and look through it to see if anyone there lmao
I work at a super 8 and the ammount of crachheads I have to encounter is insane
456 789 LOL!
🤣🤣🤣
Of course you will have problems at a cheap hotel
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Hilton is great benefits ❤ leaving after 2 years
Just saying a night audit in an Airport Hotel is a total different story , I had to deal with cancelled/delayed flights with 200 or more moody passengers almost every couple of days.
Well, not kidding...it's an AIRPORT hotel. That's the walmart/target of hotels 😆
@@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899 What? No they aren’t. This is where you actually are constantly busy and in Metro areas and you typically work for a branded hotel. You learn a lot and are tested. Why the insult? The target/Walmart of hotels are definitely not airport hotels. I would say rural non branded hotels where truck drivers sleep because they just want a bed is the Walmart of hotels , especially extended stay hotels where ppl actually live as opposed to just visiting
@@TheJaiNetwork Perhaps meant that many new people come and go every day, meaning any rooms are turned around every day. So, maybe "Walmart/Tareget" implied that you are kept busy all the time.
Yea you guys have it hard!!! But thats why the pay is much higher! Starting salary they offered me near la guardia was 27 per hour. I was so close to accepting but got a job offer in the city. Not as much pay but I love me some down time for school!!!!!
Gawd I hate dealing with pilots
I'm a night owl so this is one of the few jobs that normally have night hours. Btw great video and very informative.
My audit job is super boring . I only have about 2 or 3 hours of work each night. You should take online course's at night . Thats what i do .
Been a Night Auditor for about 2 years now. Come in at 11pm and leave at 7am... 11-2am is cleaning/laundry, 2am run Audit, 3am-4am downtime, 4am-5am make coffee/set up breakfast, 5am-6am laundry/clean up, 6am-7am stay at desk and make sure arrivals are set up and departures are good to go.... it is a boring job but I like it most nights. There is also a pool, fitness, treat shop and business center to clean during cleanup.
That's a lot of cleaning, especially the pool,fitness center. Isn't that the housekeepers job?
Yeah buddy you already know the schedule low-key I can hit the cleaning the laundry depending on how much and my paper work before 1:30 downtime till 3ish to audit nightwalk then set up breakfast at 4:20 and chill and work around people till 7 but some nights I'll make a banana sculpture I can do a swan a spider a boat a crown etc I take pride in my banana art but I love it great to get hw done or learning new languages on downtime
I'm a night auditor also. Just waiting until 3 am to run audit. At 4 I throw the big trash bins. But around here, you have to keep your guard up. The crackheads, and tweakers lurk in the shadows.
i’m thinking about working as a hotel front desk but that’s my main concern is safety 😩 especially bc most hotels don’t have security or lock their doors at night .
I've been offered a night audit postion and this video was very helpful in making my decision to accept or not. Thank you !
Did you accept or not
Respect to all you night auditors thank you for all your contributions to the hotel industry.
I work night audit.And its 4:16am ...I dont usually have anything to do through the week its kinda busy on weekends.I always joke and say i get paid to watch movies and be on Facebook all night...But its true, its the easiest job you can probably ever have...
Yup! Me too and mgt. Doesn't care if I sleep
Ive been doing night audit for 9 years. Weekend shift is the worse. Constantly dealing with drunk guests and noise complaints. But you get some interesting stories to tell...
Night auditor for 8 months at a Radisson. Love the job!! Fun video. Subscribed
Hello.
I am currently thinking on applying to Redisson for night audit and was wondering if you could give me some info on what the job is like?
Whatever you feel like sharing.
Thanks
I'm appling for a position and don't have much experience. I worked in customer service in grocery retail and I don't sleep, so I figured I atleast got two key elements down lol.
Kudos to ALL you Night Auditors .... the life you lead cannot be easy, both physically and mentally. My hat goes off to you all.
Thank you 🙏
This is awesome, i want to apply for the job which is why im looking up these videos. I think i have a good shot
3 years of being a night auditor in Key West. Currently at work right now. just finish the audit and waiting.
Kera Bee oh my gosh!
Awesome. I’m in Florida panhandle interviewing tomorrow.
Key west is the bomb
You must have sooo much fun!
At which hotel and do you guys need any help? ;)
What about your health and mental health ?
Hey I just came across your video and watched your night audit video. I have been a night auditor at the hotel I work at for four years. I enjoy it. Netflix, youtube, clean, audit, set up breakfast, basic hotel stuff. Thats crazy you got to go way up stairs to change the backup tape. Mine is just behind the front desk in the back office. I subscribed to you. I look forward to seeing more videos of yours. I will do my own and you can see what I do.
👏👏👏 I’m starting my job as a night audit at a hotel tomorrow I’m so excited 😀
Very helpful video I’m thinking about working a summer job at a resort hotel on the East Coast I’ve been out of the game for a few years so thank u for this video 👍🏾
I liked when she started explaining about her water bottle
I want one lol
I liked when you explained how you'd like to when she started explaining about her water bottle
@@JM-zu2pd we all ended up our morning trying to figure out if we are the few who sleeps in sunshine 😎
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we are like "batman" for our hotel properties!
Im just starting and i’ll be front desk.. hows the tips?
@@RuReady115 people sleep at night, where do u wanna get tips
Work audit on the weekend. Always find it amusing and frustrating that you can never find anything because dayshift moves it or changes the lock on housekeeping without telling you. But on the plus side I can work on my music during my downtime. Usually editing scores and brushing up on theory. The stories we could tell working overnights.
This was super helpful ❤️🙏🏽 Thank you so much! I start my night auditing job tonight. Please wish me luck!
Did it go well? Im really interested in this position, it looks like a mostly stress free job.
@@Angel-em7ig like a charm! I’m still at auditing and I love it. As long as you pay close enough attention to detail, you’ll develop your own routine and after that there isn’t much to it at all! You should definitely go for it
Congratulations!! Have a wonderful shift!
Hahaha that was a year ago. I just saw your reply. How goes it?
I have a love hate relationship with night audit. On the good nights it’s good and the bad nights can get real bad real quick. Also I usually tell the guest to come get what they need at the desk since you never know what kind of creeps are checking in. 😳😭
Thanks I am about to start work as a night porter for the first time. This makes me feel good that it is a quite and easy job which is what I need at the moment after having poor health a stressful IT career.
i know this feeling
I did night audit for many years. I even worked at a Fairfield. While watching this video I couldn't understand why this particular Fairfield did the whole back up tape thing on the third floor, ours was always on the first floor in close proximity to the desk. At the Hampton it was literally behind the desk. but yeah when I was night Auditor at the Fairfield I use to do the same thing set up breakfast and such, but at the Hampton all I had to do was make coffee and do the Audit and pretty much watch CZcams all night. That's what I did lol I loved it. A few years ago I did Audit at a Comfort Inn and you had to do butt loads of laundry :)
Laundry should not take any auditor or manager from his job. For smaller hotels or non-luxury hotels, coin laundry on the same floor with key access should be an option indoors if not have a laundromat nearby.
I recently got a job as night porter/night auditor, this video was very helpful.
SO5 TANI I am glad it helped. Thank you for watching!
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I'm studying hotel management, thanks for this ^^
Am thinking,there should be at least one night guy each.night porter(reception area),kitchen porter (should have set the break area for you to supervise) and a housekeeper should have taken the amenities requested by the guest!! That way, you wouldn't have left the front desk area!
Thank you for posting this, I have an interview Friday at a lodge and this made me not feel so nervous and understand the position I applied for better.
i have mine on monday
@@punjabi_canadianhow did it goooo
Started to work as night auditor for the first time ever. It can be challenging, but mostly it's quiet. Depends on hotel if night auditor has to set up breakfast or not.
This job from hotel to hotel differs a lot.
I couldn't believe that we don't have to set up breakfast at our hotel. We have a breakfast attendee...miracle!!! 😉😂😂😂
@@Clintsessentials Lucky! We have to set up breakfast, and we STILL have an attendee that comes in! It’s like WTF?! Why I gotta do the hardest part?! It ain’t “hard”, but it takes me away from the a$$ loads of laundry I gotta do. 😡
@@ralphkramden2089 riiiiiiiight???
I've been night auditing for 2 years now and even now I watched this vid while on shift. To be clear I was shocked when I saw most night auditors are setting up breakfast, coffee or tea idk maybe bcz I work at a big hotel but I don't do anything except checking agency contracts and making sure everything in system is in order. We sure do different things but have the same job description
Is it normal to work alone at night? I watch too many scary movies and murder mysteries and think idk be a little scared alone at night, but I think the job is a good fit with my school schedule.
@@jasmineellis1159 not too scary well for men but it's safe even for women cameras are everywhere and plus theirs plenty of guest safe bet
Shortly after lockdowns were slowly being eased, we had to perform in room dining duties. It was difficult but manageable as long as we all on board with the same goal and the same page.
Just started as a night auditor. Thanks for the info!
I just started as a night auditor on the 2nd. I never have downtime. Probably will change when we go back to continental breakfast. Making 60+ bags of grab and go breakfasts takes forever
I do night audit and I never go to a guest room. They have to come at the desk.
Lol you no when you work at hotels a lot when ya start recognizing the designs of hotels, I can tell that’s a Fairfield inn. XD I’ve been night auditing for 6 years now.
Facts when I saw the background I turned around to look at mines I was like okayyy Fairfield lol
Yup lol
Thanks for the info, I have an interview soon and it's good to know what the job is like.
Thanks for the video. I'm applying for night audit
Sam Erickson great good luck! I hope you get it!
When I walk into work. I get happy to see that there is no more check ins lol
I love doing Night Audit. I typically don't run audit till 2am. Since 11pm-2pm I check in house if they have breakfast, assign rooms print out reg cards, and get everything ready for the next day. lol
Lucky you I usually have 100 rooms to be checked in after 11 pm Airport hotels 😉
That’s a Fairfield Inn ...I can tell by the lights and juice maker!
#lifeofauditors
I start at 11pm. I count money, clean/set up kitchen until 12 and then 1-3am I finish laundry, clean the hot tub, clean rooms (very tiring) and then do the reports at 3am & assign rooms to chambermaids for next morning... then I go back to kitchen put food in the stoves/restock until maybe 5 and then have a snack and then usually down time til 7am when I finish my shift and boss comes in.
You make it look so lovely and great spirits you have, very attractive.
Nice! Im working in hotel too. Hope can watch more another video. Keep working! 😁
I used to do night audit. But it wasn't the only responsibility. Sometimes some check-ins were left, complain from rooms regarding aircondition or some request to provide extra pillows or blanket or crockery to eat food etc responsibilities were also included. Night shift was fine for a weeks but not for more than a month. I felt sleepy if i had to do it for longer.
Take from me I've been doing the night audit for almost 40 years get off it and run, It has ruined my life i don't have one. Loved ones don't understand that a life of a night auditor is turned totally up side down. I have become so introverted i can never work a day shift again. I know i'm the only one to blame but early in my life i had to do something to make some kind of living to support my daughter. I have had other jobs but i always end right back on the audit shift. RUN!
Lol that's growing up and honestly it's never to late to learn a trade
honestly thinking about getting this job to use the down time to learn coding. if there really is that much downtime learning a skill doesn’t sound dumb at all.
Thanks for the vid. I've been looking into a new job that's a little more relaxed/less stressful.
Same I'm in retail and it's getting hectic now a days
Same.
Same ! I’m a call specialist for the state everyone tells me how they can’t afford to survive and it weighs on me 😔
I'm trying to figure out what my first job should be since Im graduating high school in a few months! Thx for posting. This is helpful :)
have you ended up applying at hotels or work at one?
@@delayedjustright8192 No sadly.
Thank you for this video I found it very helpful I just got hired as a part time auditor so I really appreciate your insight and info... Again thank you
What scares me is getting killed or hurt at night by either a robber or a drunk or drug addict other than that this job would be perfect for me.
I’m in Canada it’s the easiest job ever Ive had a few drunken check-ins but it’s not bad at all
its 1235 am and im about to start my audit soon. good vlog!
Thanks for posting this! I was just hired for a hotel night audit job and was trying to find out more about it. This was a nice little insight into what I'll be doing.
Lew Tron how’s the job going? I start training tomorrow
I love the role as night auditor. At my hotel I have to do laundry, which is kind of a buzz kill. One, I suck at it lol Two, I've been given more admin/marketing work, but still need to make sure my laundry gets done. So, it pretty much turned my laid back, low stress job, into...well...not lol
That has been my experience, I'd be hard-pressed to think you will have the same.
The night auditor job itself tho, is pretty good. It's pretty laid back, you don't need to have any accounting experience, despite "auditor" being in the name. lol
I dunno if you've done overnights before, but they can take getting use to, and what works for some might not work for others. The only way I seem to be able to handle it was to flip my schedule right around, so whats 12 noon for normal people, is midnight for me. I also keep my routine on my days off as well. If I don't it throws me off for most of the week, but some times it can't be helped. Again, everyone's different, but this has been my experience.
I just realized this was posted a week ago, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. Hows it going? What do you think of it?
I honeslty rub my reports before 2:30 , then check all 6 floors . I chill and sit down between 2:30-4am. Since nobody is checking in . Then I start the grits or oatmeal for breakfast . Then I finished setting out breakfast before 6am. My job is 80% chilling really and 20% doing stuff. So that’s my experience . I LOVE IT
That's awesome! I'm glad you're loving it :)
I’m interviewing tomorrow.
How are you liking it?
Are you still there?
I’m excited !
I work at a hotel too. I do all shifts.. past month I’ve been doing night audits 11pm - 7am
Hi there, mind me asking what education do you have?
The Mindset Traveller marketing degree and broadcasting degree. No longer working at hotel though
I’m new about 6 months and want to know what it looks like to balance food and drinks. My hotel doesn’t have food or drinks so I want see what that looks like. I am a fast learner.
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This is great thank you for your video! I wanted to know more about the job and this really helped.
People swear up and down that being a night auditor is easy. I just got hired as one and the few hours I had of day training felt very stressful, I've got zero experience working really any kind of front desk position. Is it a normal thing for it to be slow then to be slammed all at once with customers checking in?
Yes
this is really helpful thanks
i'm thinking of going into this business
It seems like a horror movie for me. Surely I am a morning recepcionist 🤷🏼♀️
U can close without waiting for any arrival, like the arrival can be as a day use after you switch the night
"If I get stuck on an elevator I'm the only one that can call for help" 😂
Work at a 1600 room property, we have a GSM, Night Audit, 2 Front Desk Agents and 1 hotel operator, not to mention Room Service, Security, and a Bellman and Doorman on till Midnight. Our Night Audit works off a schedule with the GSM, each has their own work to do and it keeps both very busy.
The first bellman at 4:00 am used to deliver all the notices with Security. Now there is automatic check out and we don’t deliver anything. This was all before COVID 19. With 37 years hotel experience, I got a call today saying that my job and our entire staff was eliminated. I no longer work for the company and I’m pretty sad about it. Do you still work Night Audit? Seems like a lot of work to do for one person.
All the best!
@@ashk7431 I was calling a former Hotel Manager for a job recommendation at Costco, and he said where he is now he could use me. I am happy working for him in the residential apartment business. So I am 68 now and see myself working till 70 then retiring and doing some traveling.
@@davidgabrie1302 1600 rooms. JUST WOW.....
I have just started as a Night Auditor but the hotel has put me on days to begin with.
Maybe I am just feeling overwhelmed by all the information (i.e. using opera, hotel policy, etc), but I am not sure if I will like it or not. Due to the C-19, things are slow so it's a good way to learn, but at the same time it's tough cause there's not much practice.
Me as well I’m not the best in math but I need this job as I’ll be going to school in the morning
Did you end up liking itv
I been working at hotel lots of years but as a bellboy. Great storys, Lovely tips and lot of free time
Now im older and Im Gonna start as a night auditor.
I hope I can deal by myself with all the papers and tiny things.
As a bellboy at night hotels always give you some extra dutty like if you were a waiter, or garden guy hahhaha.
But its fun and at least you walk the whole hotel.
I love the video and you look lovely and súper cool woman.
I dindt like the whole breakfast thing.
Even knowing its just 50.min. I dont think was or is you work to do that. Less without a table with wheels
This is the perfect job for me
I’m thinking about becoming a night auditor soon. I am just worried about my security. I’ve probably watched too many crime shows, but I’m scared about delivering items to guests rooms at night. Any tips on how to stay safe? I’d for sure carry pepper spray with me 24/7. I think I’d feel a little scared being alone, and maybe I’m overthinking it too. Also, I’m worried about how I’ll adjust to working nights. I am a mom to a toddler and I really don’t know how I’ll do it, but I’ll have to figure it out.
Try to ask guests to come down for items. Only go up if they are really adamant about not coming down and leave items in a bag outside their rooms. If there is an urgent maintenance issue in a room offer to either move the room or if sold out offer to have it fixed first thing in the morning. If it’s a toilet issue and sold out you can offer a plunger or offer for them to use a public bathroom until the morning when more staff comes in or another room becomes available. Try to never go in a guest room when alone. Think outside the box as you are basically the manager on duty and the security guard for yourself and other guests
as a night auditor...my favorite part of my shift is when i go out and smoke pot at the fire pit....truly a calm feeling
Lol your full of crap
I have been working night audit for about 2 months now and I love it! I see over your shoulder that you use FOSSE as well. 😂
Have u dealt with crazies ? I’m trying to find a weekend only job I see three hotels so far that have this job . I work part time but I want another thing for weekend only . I have heard stories of people begin robbed . So I might just have a dummy phone with me or something and small wallet
I'm watching this during my audit shift.
Wow she had it easy, I did it in Cyprus for 3 yrs.. And its not that easy. Your inchrage of the hotel Hotel on your own. Everything is your responsibility .
Audits are ok...as long as there are no problems..I had 4 separate audits to do,,Restaurant,Spa,Bar and Accommodation... any troublesome anomalys could take hours to rectify even with the new systems..
Hola hogan616. Nice to meet you. I'm learning auditoría nocturna at my work at my job. Hoy trabajo a las 10 en ¡Cancún! 🇲🇽
Very informative. Seems like night auditor is a great position to have. But I have to say, as a father I would be doing extra duty praying if my daughter was working night shift at a hotel !! Is there any type of security that's there for you if needed ?
No security, unless it's a super fancy, over the top hotel maybe. But in the hotels for the common folk, no. We night auditors switch hats throughout the shift. So, I am my own bodyguard, LOL. You can always call the police if you see suspicious activity or feel unsafe. The area I work in is safe, but in bigger cities with high crime rates, I would not work nights.
@@anaaraiza51 Thanks for the reply !! Wishing you all the best 👍
Each hotel may run their security services differently. It’s a valid question to ask at the interview. And basically your daughter would also be a key person that guest will be looking to for answers to when an emergency occurs from fire, earthquake, health related, and active shooter situations. She needs to be tough and always prepared.
I need night auditor friends. Lol. Since we live the same life it would be cool to have texting buds at work.
Lmao exactly 😂
The day closure switches days the audit is to check revenue and reconcile the daily charges.
What software do you use ??? Is it opera ???
Night auditor level of difficulty does vary by level of lodgings, ownership, and location. Currently I have to call loo be on average 3-4 times per month, I carry pepper spray when do rounds, had to use it less than 2 months ago,
This was so helpful
I'm a front desk agent for a hotel as well. I'm mostly on the 2nd shift, but I have done the night audit a few times. It was pretty quiet and I was able to watch a few movies during my shift on my tablet. I keep the volume low though and pause it if a guest comes to the desk for something or if there's a walk in looking for a room. I'm not going to lie, I was nervous about running the reports for the first time because I didn't want to mess it up. I didn't mess it up though. If you're an extrovert and like talking to people, the night audit can be lonely. If you're an introvert, it's a dream come true, lol.
Its so interesting to see what its like for other night auditors
I am from Saudi. I work as guest service agent in Movenpick hotel 5 stars. I do the night run and almost like you. Except that we have a team working with me. I enjoyed your video. It is very important job and in the future you can work as night manager. ❤
I see you’re at a Fairfield me too!
I am sleeping. When all the guests go to sleep i go to. Mostly i sleep from 2 am to 4:30. At 5 the cleaning ladys come to work 😃
Fellow night auditor and youtuber ! Salute
Damn I have laundry, pool, fitness room cleanup and....breakfast. Our attendant doesn’t come in until 7 so we have to maintain it for that hour which sucks when we’re sold out. Thanks for the video :0
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You can....take the trashout, fold sheets, wash sheets, do laundry, security check, pre pare coffee and breakfast, ect lol
So the paper pretty much tells you what to do on the computers?
I thought about doing this.. you did it better than I could lol
I work Night Audit and I also have the cameras which actually I can carry it around since it's on a tablet. I can take my time in the bathroom and watch everything!.
Now. Working night time I take my laptop and watch movies all night, be on my phone, play games and nap for only just a few mins but usually always stay up. I don't have to do anything at all but do anything at all and just best job ever. Really relaxed and chill it's pretty much a job for old people and lazy people and people who don't like to always be around so many people as people are STUPID!.
I also never go to ppls rooms when they need something. I just let them know that because this isn't a full service hotel, I don't have anyone to take whatever it is up to your room but I can leave it here at the front desk for when you are ready to come and pick it up.
I also charge the shit out of people who want to come and check in at 2, 3am!. Lol... And when they ask me why rate is so high I just say. Well, I'm sorry but I don't control what the rate is, it's controlled by corporate office. I do this just because of people that come in smelling like weed and the prostitution that goes on. I rather always keep these people away as it'll make it harder for me to if I wanted to nap for 10 mins. I just answer the phone just to make sure if someone is calling from a room everything is okay and no one is out in the hallways making noises.
In the end. I do really enjoy my job. I hate that it has to be at night time but it's better this than nothing. Plus, anyone working this kind of job should always find a hobby or school or just find another you can do on the side. Like. A kind of call center you can do while working still in the hotel using your laptop or something.
It’s Pam, from The Office!
Hace unos años vi tu video y me parecio genial, muy simpática.
I learned nothing except your snacks... And soap delivery
I'm a night auditor and I sleep half of my shift.
iv been doing night audit 30 years she has it so easy
working night audit at a red roof inn during corona is the easiest job
Most I know are like vampires they show up for the mandatory daytime meetings and you never see em again lol 😂 one would come in with a lot of laundry,and her son lol 😂
I'm new to being a night auditor! So I have a new lists of tasks. Still new to fosse.
I have been doing night auditor at the hotel, special the best western. Waiting when the Manager go to sleep take my chair, and took a nap under the front desk..sometimes guests caught me sleeping...I just don't care...
Lol. Did they train you or were you experienced
Yes, they trained me and until now I am still working in the domain