No, it’s not a solution to the global hospitality labour shortage, but for those staying in Singapore’s family-friendly Village Hotel Sentosa, don’t be surprised if you come across young guests performing tasks usually reserved for grown-up staff.
The Village's "Mini Hotelier" is an entertaining educational program for children designed to introduce them to aspects of behind-the-scenes hotel life and its associated tasks.
Young guests can choose from such in-house roles as housekeeper, chef, and gardener. Mini-chefs get to decorate their own cupcakes and biscuits while learning about different kitchen equipment used for cooking and baking as well as the varied ingredients used in their creations.
Mini-gardeners, in a country renowned for its abundant tropical plant-life, including on lush Sentosa Island, can take a multi-sensory tour of the hotel's edible garden, where they get to touch, smell, and taste a variety of edible plants.
Meanwhile, mini-housekeepers learn basic life skills such as how to change a bed sheet, how to fold a shirt and more in the skilled hotel manner, all within the confines of a hotel dominated by an eye-popping swimming pool deck with a series of child-friendly themed pools.
