Crystalbrook Riley is a five-star luxury hotel in Cairns, where contemporary elegance meets a relaxed, tropical spirit.
Always living in the moment, Crystalbrook Riley brings together striking design, thoughtful luxury and a strong connection to place. With an environmentally conscious approach, a celebration of the contemporary and a passion for elevated guest experiences, Crystalbrook Riley offers sophisticated accommodation, vibrant dining, distinctive events and memorable moments shaped by the energy, colour and spirit of Cairns.
Bold, stylish and effortlessly welcoming, Crystalbrook Riley is more than a hotel. It is a place to connect, celebrate and experience luxury with personality.
Some guests linger over breakfast. Others are grabbing a bite before heading out for the day. As a Food & Beverage Attendant on our breakfast team, you will give them the same warm welcome and thoughtful service, whatever their morning looks like.
Working alongside your team, you will set the restaurant for service, serve food and drinks, and clear and reset tables as the room fills. You will keep an eye on the small details that make a busy breakfast feel relaxed for guests, from spotting someone ready to order, to helping a family get settled at their table.
This is a part-time position offering 8–16 hours per week, with early morning shifts across weekdays, weekends and public holidays.
Experience in a similar role, particularly in hotel breakfast service, is valued. We also welcome people starting out in hospitality. If you bring reliability, a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, we can provide the training and support to help you settle in and build your skills.
You will bring:
At Crystalbrook Collection, you will work alongside exceptional people in a supportive, passionate and diverse environment. We are proud to offer a range of industry-leading benefits that support your lifestyle, career and wellbeing, including:
Crystalbrook Collection is an award-winning hotel development and management company, home to one of Australia’s newest portfolios of distinctive upscale hotels, restaurants and bars.
In just eight years, we have grown to own and manage more than AU$1 billion in luxury hotel assets across New South Wales and Queensland, with exciting new hotels planned for Adelaide and Canberra in 2026 and 2027. With continued ambition for growth across Australia and internationally, Crystalbrook Collection is proudly shaping a bold and distinctive future in hospitality.
We’re proud to foster a workplace that supports equality, inclusion and accessibility. We welcome applications from all genders, ages, backgrounds, cultures and religions.
If you have a health condition or disability, please let us know early in the recruitment process so we can provide the appropriate support to ensure you can perform at your best.
As part of our recruitment and compliance process, we may request eligibility documents, police checks and employment references.

Crystalbrook Collection Hotels and Resorts is one of Australia’s leading sustainable and innovative independent hospitality companies. Each hotel in the portfolio carries an authentic expression of its location, a passion for #ResponsibleLuxury, considered design and a twinkle of fun for a uniquely enriching experience.
Like siblings, each hotel and resort share many similarities, but each is also unique and maintains its own personality.
The family:
Crystalbrook Riley
131-141 Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Living in the moment
Crystalbrook Bailey
163 Abbott Street, Cairns, QLD, Australia
The thoughtful, arty one
Crystalbrook Flynn
85 Esplanade, Cairns, QLD, Australia
Social butterfly
Crystalbrook Byron
77-97 Broken Head Rd, Byron Bay, NSW
Escape to Nature
Crystalbrook Vincent
5 Boundary Street, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Bold and brave
Crystalbrook Kingsley
282 King St, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Culturally connected
Crystalbrook Albion
21 Little Albion Street, Surry Hills, NSW, Australia
Devastatingly alluring
Crystalbrook Collection tourism enterprises:
Crystalbrook Superyacht Marina
Port Douglas, QLD, Australia