Any hotel managers here?? I have a few questions, please

Going from a nurse to managing a hotel without prior experience? That's a huge leap. Why does "he" want you to? You'd think anyone who owned a hotel would understand you can't just walk into that job and do it well. He would also know the going rate for a hotel manager.

Is this someone you're in a relationship with?

Dh and I owned a Bed & Breakfast (that had guest rooms plus 7 cottages) in a tourist area for 10 years. I wish I had shadowed someone and had done more research before buying the inn. It was the hardest 10 years of my life. On call 24/7, worked all holidays, managing the chambermaids, laundry, laundry and more laundry, etc. Just my opinion, but unless you're really interested in hotel management, I wouldn't take this job just because it's the first one that's been offered to you.

Another thing I think is sort of odd - if he knows you don't have experience, why is he asking you for salary info? Shouldn't he be setting that based on your experience a/o lack of?

Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

When you are a manager of a hotel, I would imagine that you are on call 24x7 to address major issues that may come up, and I would also expect major issues to come up pretty often. My dad did this for a while when I was in elementary school, and it seemed like a pretty high stress situation.

ETA: When I am asked for salary requirements I usually say something like, "Salary.com lists the salary for similar positions in this area as a range from $X to $Y.  I would be comfortable in that range/in the top half of that range/etc."  If you are currently working and must make more than you are making now, you should make sure the range you are giving is above that amount.

Can't help with salary. However, DH has a cousin who is a hotel manager. His wife is in the industry as well. In my opinion, it's a hell of a job. They work long hours: nights, weekends, whenever. I don't know if this is still the case, but during most of their marriage, they've worked conflicting schedules. They often miss family parties because of work.

Count me in as surprised that this owner is offering someone who has no education or experience in the hospitality industry to be a hotel manager. Did he say why he thought you'd be a good fit? I'm sure you're a great person and a hard worker, but I wonder if you're a right fit for the job. More importantly, you can't even know if the job is a right fit for you.

You need to sit down and watch a few episodes of Hotel Impossible on the Travel Channel and then reassess. Also, if the owner wants to hire someone with no experience he is a moron. Do you want to work for a moron?

I'd say it is a red flag that he has a LPN "helping out on occasion" that has virtually no experience in the industry. Does he pay you wages to do that for him? Why does he have new employees calling you for help? And he wants you to go from helping occasionally to managing the whole hotel? What kind of training are you going to get? Have you ever managed employees (especially many in different job positions)? Being a temp/substitute is very very different from managing the place on a full-time basis.