Careers with Joie de Vivre Hotels

Joie de Vivre, or as it is better known - JDV Hotels, is a San Francisco based company which runs boutique hotels in California. JDV was founded by Chip Conley in 1987.

Joie de Vivre Hotel's parent company is Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which oversees all of the other businesses beyond the boutique hotels including restaurants, spas, and affiliate hotels. When you tote it all up, JDV rakes in about $200 million in annual revenues.

In 2008, Joie de Vivre Hospitality was ranked as the 2nd best place to work in the Bay area in the 501-1,500 employees category. In the hospitality sector, the industry employee turnover rate is about 70%. Joie de Vivre has consistently been about a third of the industry average, coming in at around 25%.

After three years and every three years thereafter, salaried managers at JDV receive a four-week, paid sabbatical - a benefit Joie de Vivre paved the way to create in the hospitality industry.

An extensive learning and development umbrella - JDV University - offers opportunities for personal growth like surfing, card-making and hiking in the California redwoods along with extensive professional development of ESL courses and front desk host academies. Joie de Vivre has invested over $70,000 to help it's employees learn English as a second language in 2008 alone.

You also get two complimentary stays each quarter at any of JDV's California hotels, along with discounts at Joie de Vivre restaurants for you and your guests. And also spa treatments at discounted rates.

To begin searching for jobs with JDV, start here - www.jdv.jobs/, or here - www.jdvhotels.com/careers.