Just months after opening a 28-story tower in downtown Boston, the owner of the upscale W Boston Hotel and Residences filed for bankruptcy protection yesterday, a stunning financial breakdown for a developer that labored for more than a decade, only to open as the hotel market plummeted and condo sales still had not picked up.
Holbrook joins the InterContinental Boston effective March 10, 2010. With more than 14 years of hotel management experience, Holbrook transfers to the InterContinental Boston from the InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco where he served as Hotel Mangaer for this world-renown 550-room luxury property. He joined InterContinental Hotels & Resorts in November 2007 as Executive Assistant Manager for the InterContinental San Francisco and successfully opened this 500-room luxury property in early 2008. Holbrook started his career in 1996 with Hyatt Hotels & Resorts? specifically at the Grand Hyatt in San Francisco where he worked as the Assistant Executive Housekeeper. From there he moved to Hyatt Regency in San Francisco as the Assistant Front Office Manager and later as the Front Office Manager for the Hyatt Regency in Monterey, Calif.
For the past year, Moniz has served as the hotel manager, overseeing operations of the hotel, including rooms, food & beverage, property operations and special events. In her new role as general manager, Moniz’s duties will also include owner relations, developing the hotel’s strategic direction, and project management. Before joining The Liberty, Moniz worked at the Sheraton Boston, the St. Regis in Aspen, the W San Diego as director of operations, and she opened the Ivy Hotel as hotel manager. During her three-year tenure as hotel manager at the Ivy, Moniz built the infrastructure of the hotel’s operations team and managed day-to-day hotel business and guest relations.
The appointment marks a return engagement for Finsilver, who is a veteran of the local hotel scene and served as opening Assistant General Manager of the chic 60-room boutique hotel on Boston’s historic Beacon Hill. Finsilver got her start in the industry in 1989 at Marriott Long Wharf Hotel in Boston, enjoying an eight-year run as Director of Guest Services that included her induction into Les Clef’s d’Or, USA. Ms. Finsilver moved on to Chief Concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Boston. She first joined XV Beacon as Assistant General Manager in 1999. Over three years, she helped oversee the hotel’s opening and was responsible for budget planning, employee training, guest services and assisting in managing the Wine Cellar’s $6 million inventory. She then moved on to Director of Sales & Special Events at The Olive Group, operated by Chef Todd English, in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Prior to rejoining XV Beacon, she most recently served as Marketing Manager at The Sports Club/LA at Ritz Carlton.
W Hotels Worldwide, the hotel category buster and industry innovator, today unveils its latest insider escape with the opening of W Boston and The Residences at W Boston, the W brand’s 35th hotel globally. Owned and developed by Sawyer Enterprises, W Boston is the newest addition to Boston’s historic and revitalized Theatre District, located in the heart of Midtown, near Downtown and the Back Bay.
IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the leading provider of pricing, forecasting and optimization solutions and services, today announced that Boston's Lenox Hotel, a member of Historic Hotels of America (HHA) -- a Preferred Hotel Group brand, has chosen IDeaS V5i, a unique forecasting and pricing tool, to ensure increased profitability in a competitive marketplace.
Ms. Hayden has extensive experience in sales and marketing, most recently as director of sales & marketing at the Lenox Hotel and Swissotel Boston. She was also the northeast director of sales for the Garrett Hotel Group. She is active in several professional organizations, including membership in NEMICE, NEBTA, NBTA, MPI, and HSMAI. Located on the Cambridge side of Boston, the AAA 4-diamond 400-room Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston is situated on the banks of the Charles River, overlooking the spectacular Boston skyline.
In his new position, Mr. Grigelevich will not only oversee the Lenox's entire sales team, but will also spearhead innovative strategies in business development, marketing, community relations, e-commerce— all the while fostering and furthering Saunders Hotel Group's eco-tourism initiatives. Scott Grigelevich joined The Lenox in 2007 following over a decade of trailblazing in Boston's boutique and luxury hotel circuit. As a launch strategist for XV Beacon and Nine Zero, he carved his niche as Boston's "boutique-chic" go-to-guy. It was that reputation which later led to demand for his unique vision by The Charles Hotel in Harvard Square and ultimately the The Lenox Hotel in Back Bay. "Although the glitz of Boston's shiny new hotels continues to beckon, it has proven enormously fulfilling to reignite the spark, preserve the lore, and put the shine back in 'The Original Boutique,'" exclaims Grigelevich.
Robert Watson ic the current Chief Concierge of the Willard InterContinental Washington D.C. In his new role, as International President of Les Clefs d'Or International, Watson will lead the global efforts of the prestigious association, first founded in 1929 in Paris and today represented in over 50 countries by more than 3,000 members. As the world's first truly global hotel brand and one that is committed to providing guests with authentic and enriching local experiences, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts regularly consults with Les Clefs d'Or International. It is also the world's only hotel brand to offer destination specific concierge websites and videos, so guests have access to full concierge services even before they arrive at the destination. Watson brings over 30 years of concierge service experience to his new role, which he accrued from working in hotels spanning the globe.
On the environmental sensitivity front, the Lenox Hotel has long been ahead of the curve. The Lenox and other hotels in the Saunders Hotel Group have been using earth-friendly cleaning products and pursuing resource efficiency since 1989. But with their Pure rooms, the hotel has taken sensitivity to another level - the 11th level to be precise. The 23 rooms on the hotel's top floor constitute the first hypoallergenic floor in Boston hostelry.