Hire managers who lead by example.

Need a hotel manager or executive committed to seamless service for business and vacation travelers alike? A casino manager who understands the importance of balancing luxury with experience? A leader for your resort or club who can motivate staff and realize your vision? As a trusted hospitality recruitment firm, Gecko knows how important your “yes” was to any of those questions. And we’ll work tirelessly to find the leader you need.

Work with hospitality industry experts.

Our hospitality management recruiters know the local talent and understand what it takes to be successful in their market. Our experts are located in all 50 states and several Canadian provinces.

Our specializations include:

Hotel & Resort
Casino
Country Club

Event Management
Vacation Clubs & BnB
Restaurants

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Testimonials

We really enjoyed working with Gecko Hospitality. They quickly provided experienced candidates for GM and DOS positions and made the hiring process a walk in the park for us! We have recommended Gecko to others in the industry and will definitely be returning to them for our future hiring needs!

Katie Agnor – Vice President, Daly Hotel Management

Gecko’s help in finding a General Manager for our historic inn was invaluable. Their persistence to provide qualified candidates was amazing. I am delighted with their guidance and knowledge

Anne Lantry – Augustus T. Zevely Inn

I was skeptical because the market where we wanted the General Manager is remote and trying to find solid talent in remote markets is increasingly difficult today. Gecko met that challenge immediately and provided us with qualified candidates. They followed the process and were ready to help. We now have a General Manager that we otherwise would have missed! We were able tro secure the opening in three weeks. Gecko Hospitality is truly a great resource for finding talent quickly. They provide that niche in the hospitality industry, and we will certainly use them again.

Paul Niswonger – President, First Carolina Management, Inc.

As an experienced hotel developer, operator and owner, I recently took over a property in a new city and needed to staff it with a high quality, sales oriented General Manager on very short notice. This was not an easy request. However, having previously worked with her in a major market hotel management position, I contacted Dossandra Lazar at Gecko Hospitality to handle the search for me. Based on the criteria for the position, Dossandra was able to present several talented candidates for me to select from. Gecko assisted in the entire hiring process from pre-screening, background checks and references. With the high caliber of candidates she presented to me, I was able to hire an outstanding General Manager for our new property. I will most certainly use and wholeheartedly recommend Dossandra Lazar and Gecko for any future hospitality recruitment needs.

Ted J. Torres CHA – Caerus Hospitality Partners, LLC

I recently worked with you and Gecko Hospitality to fill a management position within my hotel, Hilton Garden Inn. I found the experience to be nothing but positive. You filled the position fast and sent only very qualified candidates. I found Gecko to be very professional and reliable in this process. I am very happy with the candidate that ended up placing, and am overall very happy with the entire experience.

I look forward to working with you and Gecko Hospitality in the future!

David Glass – Hilton Garden Inn

I wanted to follow up with you on the candidate that you recommend for our Embassy Suites in Destin, Florida. WOW, she is awesome. I actually visited the property last week and we went out to make sales calls and she is great. She is professional, friendly and not afraid to knock on anyone’s door. She was the perfect fit for our team there.
I appreciate all your efforts in finding us the perfect fit. You made everything SO easy and saved me a lot of time and searching. I will definitely be calling you again should I need another “perfect fit” at another of one of my hotels. I have also shared your information with some of my counter parts.
Thank you again Tom, it was a pleasure to work with you.

Debi Fontenot – Dimension Development, Inc.

Paul Cook, from Gecko Hospitality, has been headhunting for Drury Hotels and he has been doing a solid job. He has forwarded management candidates for selected open Operations and Sales Management Positions, and our Internal Recruitment Team has been able to utilize the candidates he has sourced for us.
Paul Cook is also very positive, customer service oriented, and quick to respond to our requests/feedback. He has done the necessary research and follow up, in order to find qualified candidates who possess the necessary background, experience, job stability, and Drury Culture.
I would recommend Paul Cook as a headhunter/recruiter to assist with positions within the hospitality and customer service industries.
Thanks, Paul!

Rose Henzel – Manager of Recruitment and Retention

We are delighted to recommend the team of professionals at Gecko Hospitality. They have played a critical role in the senior management of Hotel Management Services. We started our search for a Senior Vice President of Operations for our group of hotels. They helped us every step of the way. They met with us and drew from that meeting a better understanding of the culture of our company. We, in the past, have used management companies, for the staffing of our hotels as well as trying to source people directly. The work Gecko Hospitality did was unique. They understood immediately what we needed. Their resources proved to be true. In four short weeks we secured the best Senior Vice President for our organization. We are very pleased! The candidates were excellent and Gecko Hospitality helped keep the process moving. Their follow through is great. We are pleased with them and will definitely use them again.

Philip Cox – Hotel Management Services, Inc.

It has been a real pleasure working with Gecko Hospitality during our search for a Restaurant Manager at Larks Restaurant in Ashland, Oregon. Our recruiter, Michael, took the time to really understand our unique needs and found us multiple outstanding candidates who were not only a good fit for the job but also fit with our organization. My expectations were exceeded and I am sure we will use their services again in the future.

Jeannette Trumm – Neuman Hotel Group

Karen Kern is one of the best in her industry. She is very thorough in candidate selection, follow’s up and follows through. She takes her time and has always giving me the best of the best in candidates. In fact, her candidates are still with the company today. Her knowledge, understanding and experience are a true asset to her company and mine. Her approach and overall demeanor is always very excited, open and precise. I look forward to working with Karen for many years to come.

Shannan Barnes

I have had the absolute pleasure in working with Gecko Hospitality this past year, we work directly with Karen Kern on most of our open positions and she has been phenomenal! What I appreciate most about Karen is she takes time to listen to exactly what we are looking for in a candidate, from their experience and demeanor. I can always count on her to be in communication with me and answer any questions I have during the process. Karen is a very knowledgeable about overall hotel operations and understands recruiting experienced people into these roles at our hotels.

Marty, Karen, and team have been a true asset to our recruitment process and we look forward to continuing to work with them for years to come.

Riley Kishkunas

I wanted to follow up to let you know how much we appreciate you connecting us with our new hire. We understand this is your job but we can’t tell you what a fantastically perfect fit he is for our GM role. We have had a very difficult past 4-5 years with various GMs that were not the right fit and were honestly very detrimental to our business. I know we paid for your service, but I need to extend an extra special thank you to you for helping us with this most important hire. We are excited and optimistic about our future and this is the single key contributor to that!

If we have future needs for other roles, we wouldn’t hesitate to reach out and will recommend you to anyone looking to fill a hospitality position.

Anne and Rick Becker

Hospitality Clients

Exceptional guest experiences begin at the top.

Hire managers who lead by example.

Work with hospitality industry experts.

Our specializations include:

Hotel & Resort

Casino

Country Club

Event Management

Vacation Clubs & BnB

Restaurants

Guaranteed Results

Get started with a top hospitality recruitment agency.

Employers

Latest News

The Biggest Employee Turn-Offs, As Told by Hiring Managers

Testimonials