Kini SanbornArcher Hotel Napa, due to open in Spring 2017, has named two key appointments to the executive team: General Manager Michael Collins and Director of Sales and Marketing Kini Sanborn. The duo comes with a combination of luxury hospitality experience, an intimate knowledge of the California market and an incredible passion for perfecting the guest experience. In Sanborn’s nearly two decades in the industry she has a proven track record in setting the bar high for guest satisfaction. Most recently as the director of sales and marketing at Bardessono Hotel & Spa, a 62-room ultra-luxury escape in Yountville, CA, she was intimately responsible for maintaining the number-one position on TripAdvisor for Napa Valley and the number-three spot for top luxury hotels in the USA. Sanborn was on the executive board for the Yountville Chamber of Commerce and served as the marketing chair for the organization. Before coming to California Sanborn was in Seattle, WA, where she spent time with Pan Pacific Hotel, Hotel 1000, Edgewater Hotel and Sorrento Hotel. She began her luxury hospitality career with Hotel Arts, Ritz-Carlton in Spain, overseeing group sales for the USA market.