Soon-To-Open Fenway Hotel To Host Job Fair

DUNEDIN, FL -- Job seekers yearning to work in the hotel industry will have an opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the newly renovated Fenway Hotel in Dunedin.

The hotel is hosting a job fair Wednesday, Aug. 29, and Thursday, Aug. 30, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. to fill more than 100 full- and part-time positions at the historic hotel, 453 Edgewater Drive, just steps from downtown Dunedin. (see related story).

Opportunities range from catering sales manager, sous chefs and front desk hosts to housekeepers, cooks, human resources and more.

Applications are available online and will also be provided during the event. Candidates are asked to bring their resume.

The job fair will take place at 280 Locklie St., Dunedin.

The Fenway Hotel in Dunedin is the latest property from Mainsail Lodging & Development. It is slated to open in late October with 83 guest rooms and suites; the HEW Parlor & Chophouse with extensive private dining options and an open kitchen bar; the Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar overlooking St. Joseph Sound; 10,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor event space featuring the Caladesi Ballroom with water views; a resort-style pool; and an expansive front lawn ideal for croquet, badminton and special events.

Originally opened in 1927, the Fenway Hotel is an icon of the 1920-'30s Jazz Age, playing host to notable explorers, artists, politicians, musicians and living legends including civil liberties lawyer Clarence Darrow, Arctic explorer Robert Bartlett, FDR's White House press secretary Stephen Early and first commissioner of baseball Kenesaw Mountain Landis,

Considered to be the most historically valuable structure in Dunedin, the hotel was also home to the first radio station in Pinellas County, WGHB, which began broadcasting from the roof of the Fenway in 1925.

The hotel plans to preserve those jazz roots with special events and decor paying homage to the Jazz Age.

For additional information about the hotel, click here.

Image via Fenway Hotel

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