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Appointment General Management

Bill Petrella has been appointed as General Manager at Hotel Emma

Hotel Emma
San Antonio, TX, United States
Bill Petrella
Hospitality veteran Bill Petrella joined the Hotel Emma, a 146-room boutique luxury hotel located in San Antonio, as the property’s General Manager. Mr Petrella joins Hotel Emma with over 30 years of experience in the hospitality industry and a successful background in leading hotels to higher levels of service and guest satisfaction. Mr Petrella held a 19-year tenure with Starwood Hotels and Resorts where he managed six properties, starting with The Tremont and Raphael in Chicago. He later led other properties around the country, including The Westin Georgetown in Washington, D.C., The Westin Stamford, The Westin Stonebriar Resort in Frisco, Texas, The Westin La Paloma Resort, and most recently served at the Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. Prior to his success at Starwood, Mr Petrella progressed through various executive-level positions in the rooms division and in 1994 assumed the first of what now have been nine GM positions at the Negril Gardens Hotel in Jamaica, West Indies. Mr Petrella is a graduate of Mercyhurst University where he received a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He serves on the boards of the San Antonio Tourism Council and The University of Houston Aviary Board, and is the current chairmen of the board of the San Antonio Hotel and Lodging Association.
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Welcome to Hotel Emma, a delectably unique 146-room hotel with seven top-floor suites, a handsome bar and club room, an excellent restaurant, a purveyor of fine foods, and public spaces reminiscent of fine old hotels in far-flung locales. Comfortable and unconventional, the hotel’s historical ambiance proclaims a new standard of South Texas luxury and geniality.