He was probably much more engaged with guests, and I am much more engaged with the staff. I’m probably more hands-on than my predecessor. His general philosophy when it comes to directing a fine luxury resort: , ‘everything in its place, and a place for everything,’ and I’m always on time. I enjoyed being in airports and hotels, and meeting new people every day I found it very appealing. My father was CEO of an international electronics company, so he traveled all the time, and I would spend all my summers in Switzerland, so I went back and forth a lot. I was born in Switzerland (both my parents are Swiss), but I grew up Los Angeles. The Boca Raton (rendering) Where he’s from and why he does it: Hostettler agreed to grant us his first interview in Boca Raton, and give us an idea of who he is-and what his priorities are. In addition to his job at the Resort, he will continue his role as North American President of Relais & Châteaux, promoting and working with 88 properties in the United States, Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. Hostettler comes to Boca Raton from the Northeast, after 12 years as president and group managing director of the Ocean House Management Collection (all Relais & Chateaux properties) that includes the five-star Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, the three-star Weekapaug Inn in Westerly, Rhode Island, as well as the Watch Hill Inn in Watch Hill, the Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington, Massachusetts, and the Preserve Sporting Club & Residences, in Richmond, Rhode Island.īefore that, he worked at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort in New Mexico, Meadowood Napa Valley in California, and The Peninsula Beverly Hills. He is Daniel Hostettler, 52, married father of two and a longtime luxury hospitality leader. But perhaps the most important development was the naming of a new president and CEO of the resort this spring. The MSD ownership has played it close to the vest in terms of what’s coming, releasing only a rendering of the new waterfront-called Harborside-early on, and rolling out a campaign this summer heralding a new “golden era” of the resort. Boca Raton is used to new owners at the resort, new changes and multimillion-dollar re-dos, but this time around, the change is big.
One of the biggest stories of the last two years has been the sale of the Boca Raton Resort & Club to MSD Partners, Michael Dell’s company, and its subsequent sweeping renovation (and we’re on only in “phase one”) that is changing the face of the property’s waterfront entirely. New Boca Resort President and CEO Daniel Hostettler wants to bring the golden days back
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