Enloe Foundation Golf Tournament 2015

The King George Hotel was a proud supporter of the 30th Annual Enloe Foundation Golf Tournament this past Sunday on September 25th. The Enloe Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the Enloe Medical Center from equipment to facilities to the programs offered. All proceeds from the golf tournament will go towards the future development of the Enloe Cardiovascular Care Center, which is already in the final stages of planning.

The King George Hotel was happy to contribute to the Enloe Foundation Golf Tournament's live auction by partnering with others in a special package, "Stay and Play San Francisco." The winner from the live auction will get to enjoy a one night stay at the King George Hotel, conveniently located near Union Square, along with club level seats at a San Francisco Giants game, and lastly with a gift certificate for Chaya Brasserie. The "Stay and Play San Francisco" package becomes available for the winner in 2016 and has a value of $1,300.

As a proud supporter, the King George had an absolute pleasure being part of such a great organization!

Warm Welcomes at Greystone Hotels

Greystone Hotels Proudly Announces 4 New General Managers

Debra Sanderlin of The Bristol Hotel (SD)

Joel Majors of The Empress Hotel (La Jolla)

Ramon Serrano of Hotel Griffon and The Inn at Union Square (SF)
William Rabanalez of The Elan Hotel (LA)

Meet and Greet:

Debra "Deb" Sanderlin

Debra "Deb" Sanderlin began working at Greystone Hotels in 2002. We are proud to announce her promotion from Conference and Administrative Manager to the General Manager of The Bristol Hotel in San Diego. Prior to her roles at Greystone Hotels, she has held travel and hospitality positions with The Japan Travel Bureau and the U.S. Grant Hotel in Downtown San Diego, just to name a few,

Fun fact: Debra is a Hawaii native, born and raised. She didn't move to the "mainland" until 1997.

 Joel Majors

Joel Majors has been a part of Greystone Hotels since 2002. He served as the prior General Manager at The Elan Hotel of Los Angeles, which is another property under Greystone Hotels. Majors is now the new General Manager of the newly renovated Empress Hotel in La Jolla. He is known for his great work ethic and his genuine care for all his guests from various Los Angeles hotels, such as Le Parc Suites and The Mondrian. 

Fun fact: Joel is a fan of the arts and live theater.

Ramon Serrano

Ramon Serrano is a new addition to the Greystone Family. He comes from the role as General Manager of Dunton Hot Springs in Dolores, Colorado. We are proud to introduce Ramon as our new General Manager for Downtown San Francisco's The Hotel Griffon and The Inn at Union Square. Before his position in Colorado, he was a part of the Hotel Les Mars in Healdsburg.

Fun fact: Ramon fell in love with the hotel industry in Quito, Ecuador.

William Rabanalez

William Rabanalez has been promoted to General Manager of The Élan Hotel in Los Angeles, CA. William has been a part of the Greystone family of boutique hotels since 2006, most recently as Operations Manager of The Élan. William began his career as a Parking Attendant and moved his way up through the ranks via the Front Desk, Housekeeping, Engineering Manager, Front Office Manager, and most recently as Operations Manager. 

Fun fact: William is the proud father of three children and enjoys spending time outdoors riding bikes and playing soccer.

Happy International Housekeeping Week, 2015! Best Western Seven Seas

This past week, The Best Western Seven Seas honored and celebrate International Housekeeping Week with their staff. An annual celebration, the team celebrated with a Carne Asada Luncheon for their housekeeping and maintenance staff. As a part of Greystone Hotels, the staff does a phenomenal job every day...year after year!

Each year, The Best Western Seven Seas gives gifts to housekeeping staff as a token of their appreciation.
                               Here are some fun shots from the celebration:

    

The lovely staff enjoying their luncheon with gifts, food, and great company!

                                     
It was also a great day of celebration for Executive Housekeeper, Rosario, who celebrated her 20th anniversary with the Best Western Seven Seas!

 Congrats and Thank You, Rosario!!

The Best Western Seven Seas appreciates all of their staff for all their hard work, dedication, and commitment.... especially during Happy International Housekeeping Week!

Greystone Hotels', "Team San Francisco" Eaten by Zombie

                                      Zombie: 1 Team Greystone SF: 0.

What an exciting and thrilling evening Greystone Hotels' SF cluster experienced! Together, they voluntarily entered zombie territory. The team was locked in a windowless room with only one hour to find 5 hidden clues which would lead to the key to unlock the door and release them back into the our zombie free world.

The Greystone SF team was trapped with a very, very hungry zombie! The team worked together to find each clue. Unfortunately, two of the team members sacrificed themselves to save the others! The zombie touched them, so they became zombies themselves. Thanks Ramon and Elena for taking one for the team (as they say)! With 15 seconds left on the clock, the team figured out the last clue that would set them free, but the clock ran too fast and the team was devoured by the ruthless enemy. They ALL became zombies!

This was a great team bonding experience where the team was able to learn and communicate with each other. Next time, Team Greystone SF will survive!

Thank you to Room Escape Adventures for putting on a great night. We'll be back to try again!!

Team Greystone Hotels SF who so valiantly battled our zombie nemesis included:
Mark Murphy, Dir. of Sales
Jessica Pancoast, VP Revenue Management
Elena Marinksa, Area Revenue Manager
Dave Rubin, VP Digital Marketing and PR
Ramon Serrano, GM Hotel Griffon + Inn at Union Square
Marc Horodas, GM King George Hotel
Christian David, FOM Creekside Inn
Erin Cabreros, Marketing and eCommerce Asst.
Beth Comandao, FOM King George Hotel

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL HOUSEKEEPING WEEK!

We (The Bristol Hotel) gave thanks to our wonderful Housekeeping Team today and awarded them with food, candy, and a gift!

Thank you again team.

 Everyone's signature in honor of International Housekeeping Week.

We all appreciate your hard work!

 Debra Sanderlin (GM) standing behind the table of gifts! She was trying to take a peek!

  Every Housekeeper got a gift bag of their own!

  Spread across the tables we placed delicious Halloween candy!

(Also in their gift bags!)

 We are ready to receive our guests!

 Our first group of guests have arrived and are looking for their bag!

 Everyone enjoying their food and some natural lighting!

 Debra (GM) and Lupe (Admin Assistant) talking to the team and they have a special award up their sleeve!

 Maribel! She is our winner of the Rising Star Award! CONGRATULATIONS MARIBEL!

 Debra (GM) and Maribel (Housekeeping)      

 Debra Sanderlin(GM), Vicky Keeling(Exec HSKP), Maribel Guzman(HSKP), Lupe Veliz(Admin Assistant)

 We also wanted to recognize the person behind the whole operation of housekeeping, VICKY KEELING our Executive Housekeeper!

We appreciate all that you do to make the Bristol what it is today.

 Debra Sanderlin(GM), Vicky Keeling(Exec HSKP), Lupe Veliz(Admin Assistant)

                  THE BRISTOL HOTEL SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER!

Greystone's SF Cluster Holds Court

Greystone's San Francisco Cluster Holds Court at 
ABC Travel Agent Event

Greystone's San Francisco team, consisting of Director of Sales, Mark Murphy, King George Hotel General Manager, Marc Horodas, Hotel Griffon and Inn at Union Square General Manager, Ramon Serrano and VP of Digital Marketing and PR, Dave Rubin, attended the 2015 ABC Travel Agents Event on a recent Thursday night in Fisherman's Wharf.

Panorama of The Event

Holding court, passing out SWAG and chatting with travel agents from across Northern California, the group of four had an extremely successful evening which could not have happened without the help of ABC Global Services' William Bennett (Director, Hotel and Supplier Relations).

Mark Murphy

Ramon Serrano and Marc Horodas

Travel Agents!

Marc and Ramon

Ramon 

Greystone Presence

SWAG for All!