Four Seasons Hotel Seattle welcomes Ilse Harley as the new general manager of the hotel. Harley's career with Four Seasons spans two decades and includes management positions in Boston, Maui, Atlanta, New York and most recently, at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai.
Harley began her path to the role of general manager in 1988 at Four Seasons Hotel Boston as assistant director of housekeeping and later as both front office and reservations manager. She's also had the opportunity to be a part of the opening team at Four Seasons Resort Maui, the company's first resort at the time, as director of housekeeping.
After a short departure from the company, Harley returned to the brand as director of rooms at Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta and subsequently to Four Seasons Hotel New York in the same capacity. She returned to Four Seasons Maui as director of rooms and in 2007, Harley was promoted to resort manager at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai where she helped lead the resort through two renovations (one post tsunami), as well as earning multiple resort accolades and awards. Presently, she is one of five female Four Seasons general managers. General Management USA & Canada United States Washington Seattle