Lots and Lots to See on This Blog

If you want to see everything, be sure to click on the link that says "Older Posts" on the bottom of each big page. There are over 40 posts for this conference alone, so don't miss a thing by just stopping at the bottom of the page.

Juli

The REAL Top Ten Reasons . . .

Earlier in this blog I posted the 'funny' top ten list that was presented to us by the General Manager of the Greenbrier regarding why we should look forward to going to this resort next year for the annual conference.

Following is the 'serious' list. I wish I could show you their beautiful photography, but I cannot, so I guess you will just have to trust me when I say "I'm not missing this one, and neither should you!"

#10 No ducks. . . but falcons (they have a school of falconry there)

#9 Over 50 activities on the property

#8 The Spring House

#7 The Spa

#6 Prime 44 West

#5 The Bunker

#4 The Casino at the Greenbrier

#3 Golf (The GM says no charge to resort guests to golf after October, so let's pray for another mild November!)

#2 The Greenbrier

#1 The Ladies and Gentlemen of the Greenbrier

I hope to see you there.

Juli

Interesting Things I Saw at the Peabody Memphis Hotel

 
I loved the faux painting on the elevator doors on the skyway level. I think it is a great way to make something ordinary a bit extraordinary.
 

This piano was built for Francis Scott Key (the author of The Star Spangled Banner, our national anthem.) According to the history book of the Peabody, it seems the piano was owned by Ivers and Pond, a piano company that owed the Peabody owners a great deal of money, so the piano was part of that settlement.

If you are interested in knowing more about the history of this elegant 'grande dame' hotel, you can purchase a book called "The Peabody, A history of the South's grand hotel" by contacting The Peabody at 901-529-4000. It is a lovely book, full of history, photos, and recipes.

Juli

20th Anniversary Celebrates Charter Members of HHA

 

Left to right in this photo are some of the charter member hotels' representatives, along with a representative of the National Trust and of Historic Hotels of America:


Ø Greg Sligh, Managing Director, The Hermitage, Nashville, TN. (representing The Jefferson, Richmond, VA; founding member -- same ownership group)

Ø Kathleen Flowers: Director of Sales, La Valencia, La Jolla, CA

Ø Greg Coble of the National Trust for Historic Preservation

Ø Christopher Lowe, General Manager, Martha Washington Hotel & Spa, Abingdon, VA

Ø Thierry Roch, Executive Director, Historic Hotels of America

Ø Rick Widman, Principal, Kings Courtyard & John Rutledge House, Charleston, SC

Ø Monte Hansen, GM, The Greenbrier, W. Sulphur Springs, WV

Congratulations to all charter members of HHA -- we are so happy to still have your company.

Juli Lederhaus
General Manager
Hawthorne Hotel
Salem, MA
(we are an 'almost' charter member, having joined the year after HHA was formed)

Our Second Duck Master, Bill Ott

Why was it NO SURPRISE when Bill Ott, of the 1886 Crescent Hotel and Spa, was chosen to be the second of two honorary duck masters from HHA this week at our annual convention? If you don't know Bill, then you will have a hard time with this question. And if you don't know Bill, it is only because you haven't attended these conventions! So next year you best be planning to come.

Here are the photos of Bill's turn at the job of herding the ducks from their lobby fountain, along the red carpet, and up to the roof to their new palace.

With what The Greenbrier appears to already have planned for us, I can hardly wait.

I hope to see you there.

Juli

The Memorabilia Room at the Peabody Hotel

The photos here are of the Peabody Memphis' memorabilia room which is just terrific, and for some of us with smaller hotels, the room itself is an absolute dream -- something many of us can only hope to achieve. I hope you enjoy getting a look, in case you could not make it here to Memphis for the 20th annual HHA conference.
















Jim Waldrop of the Wort Hotel and Nina Smiley of the Mohonk Mountain House were enjoying the display when I walked in to photograph it, so I paid their huge modeling fees to get them to pose for my photos.


Nice job, Doug Browne!


Juli

Photos from the Conference, Link (including Graceland)

Here is a link to all of the photos I took during the conference, including a complete look at all we saw at Graceland. I hope you enjoy seeing this photo album. You can use any of the photos with my compliments. Just right-click on the individual photo to save, print, or email right out of Picasa.



http://picasaweb.google.com/HHAHotels/HistoricHotelsOfAmericaVisitMemphisTNAndGraceland#



Just fyi, Picasa is the photo editor and organizer that I use for all my blogging. You can blog right out of Picasa, and you can download Picasa for free at http://www.picasa.com/



Have fun, and y'all come back now, hear?



Juli