Inn at Union Square Scheduled for Renovation

Inn at Union Square Set for Phase One of Remodeling 

Greystone Hotels is pleased to announce that the Inn at Union Square is schedule for remodeling in mid-February (the Inn will close Feb. 17). This will kick-start phase one of a complete remodeling program that will enhance the 30-room boutique hotel to its old San Franciscan elegance. The Inn at Union Square is scheduled to reopen in June 2016. In the meantime, guests are welcomed to stay at its sister properties, The King George Hotel near Union Square and Hotel Griffon along the Embarcadero.

To read more about this, view the full press release in the Greystone Hotels Press Room.

Hotel Griffon featured on the Blog: The Mom Reviews

The Mom Reviews: Weekend Getaway to San Francisco's Hotel Griffon

Hotel Griffon was pleased to find a great review by local blogger, Jen of The Mom Reviews. Jen stayed with Hotel Griffon earlier this year, as she and her husband planned a "staycation" in San Francisco. 

"Hotel Griffon was a great spot to enjoy a night, dine on local fare, as well as being within walking distance to our Hornblower Holiday Cruise making for a perfect weekend getaway!"

"I scanned the lobby that had a concierge, plenty of modern designed seating, a computer center, and I poured myself a complimentary cup of hot apple cider. For a small boutique hotel, we didn't feel cramped at all as we gathered our luggage..."

Jen writes of her stay from check-in to check-out with absolute pleasure. Hotel Griffon is happy to have provided a great experience with exceptional service.

To read more about Jen's stay at Hotel Griffon, view her post here.

Welcome our New General Managers

Join Us in Welcoming New General Managers to The King George Hotel and Hotel Los Gatos

Candice Cancino of The King George Hotel

Brayton Gosling of The Hotel Los Gatos

Meet our new team members!

Candice Cancino

Candice is a new addition to the Greystone family. She brings with her over twenty years of luxury, lifestyle and independent collection hotel experience, which is perfect for the 153-room Union Square property, the King George Hotel. Candice has worked for various hotel brands, such as The W, Tribeca Grand, and Ritz-Carlton. Greystone Hotels is very pleased to have her on the team!

Fun Fact: Candice was born and raised a New Yorker!

Brayton Gosling

Greystone Hotels acquired Hotel Los Gatos in October of last year, 2015. Brayton began working at Hotel Los Gatos in 2009. Since then he has served in multiple roles and most recently played a key part in the transitioning the Los Gatos, CA property over to the Greystone family. Greytone Hotels is happy to announce the promotion of Brayton as General Manager of Hotel Los Gatos.  He is a great addition to the team!

Fun Fact: Brayton graduated from UCSD, where he was a 7-time, NCAA Division 2 All Star Swimmer!

Greystone Hotels Stash Champions of 2015

Greystone Associates Surprised with STASH Award!

Greystone Hotels participates in the Stash Rewards program, a hotel rewards program that is one-of-a-kind. Stash Rewards focuses on unique, independent hotels like Greystone Hotels. It is a great program that Greystone Hotels is proud to be a part of.

This past year (2015), Greystone's boutique properties that are part of the Stash Rewards program set a yearly goal for new sign-ups. Each property did such a great job at exceeding their goals that Executive Team Members - Eric Horodas, Scott Woods, and Marc Horodas - decided to give away their own Stash Reward points along with the points awarded to Eric Horodas (at the Stash Partner Summit) for the achievement of the Star Stash Award for Value and Inspiration. These points added up to a grand total of 119,000 pts. These points were be divided up between the seven properties that are part of the program (the 8th, Hotel Los Gatos began with Stash in 2016), which amounts to 17,000 points each. The points were given to one associate from each of the seven properties who enrolled the most Stash new members in 2015. Along with the 17,000 Stash Reward points, each associate was given a $200 travel stipend!

Congratulations to the following Greystone Associates:

• Christy Ruiz, The Bristol Hotel                                                        

• Noel Enriquez, The King George Hotel 
  

• Ann Mock, The Inn at Union Square
  

• Vanessa Pineiro, The Hotel Griffon
  

• Susana Calderon, The Creekside-Inn
  

• Ryan Fohne, The Empress Hotel

• Chris Garza, The Elan Hotel 
  

A huge thank you and congratulations to all of you on an Exceptional Job Well Done!!

News from the Greystone Hotels Press Room

Extra, Extra - Read All About It! 

Update on the News from Greystone Hotels 

Want to keep up with all the news from Greystone Hotels? Now you can! Feel free to stop by the official blog of Greystone Hotels to get the official news of what's new and current in the company and its properties. 

Here are some recent press releases of introductions of new General Managers:

• Joel Majors, General Manager of the Empress Hotel La Jolla
• Debra Sanderlin, General Manager of The Bristol Hotel
• Ramon Serrano, General Manager of The Inn at Union Square and the Hotel Griffon
• William Rabanalez, General Manager of the Elan Hotel

Recent property news:

• Empress Hotel Completes $1.9 Million Renovation 
• Greystone Hotels Acquires New Property - Hotel Los Gatos
• King George Completes $4+ Million Renovation

Special mentions:

• Empress Hotel featured in Hotel Business Design
• Trisha Sammons, new Director of Sales at the Empress Hotel
• Joel Majors featured in Hotel Management Magazine
• Hotel Griffon featured on New Blog
• Creekside Inn Adds Tesla for Guest Service Shuttle

There is plenty more to read and more soon to come! Check out the blog today!

Bristol Hotel Safety Meeting

Last week the Bristol Hotel had their first safety meeting of the year. Take a look! 

Once the safety meeting was over we had everyone participate in a team work building activity.

Arnel Santos- Chief Engineer, Vicky Keeling- Executive Housekeeper, Kristina Alvarez-Front Office Manager, Aaron Guerrero- Sales Manager, Debra Sanderlin- General Manager

 

   The challenge is for the group to work out how to transfer the toxic waste from the small bucket into the drain where it will be "neutralized".
The circle represents the radiation zone starting from the toxic waste in the bucket.

 The waste will blow up and destroy the world after 10 minutes if it is not neutralized. Anyone who ventures into the radiation zone will suffer injury and possibly even death. We emphasize that everyone must maintain a distance from the toxic waste

The purpose of this game was to work together because we can’t always do things by ourselves.

Local Blogger - La Jolla Mom - Reviews Empress Hotel

"Empress Hotel Excels at Value" (online review)

The Empress Hotel recently hosted popular local blogger, La Jolla Mom, aka, Katie Dillon. She booked the, "Woof Woof Package" for herself, her daughter, and their puppy - Scooby. Katie notes that the Empress Hotel, "excels at value," and was very pleased with her stay from the easy check in and parking, to the plethora of options for dining and walking areas with the pup, to the comfortable, recently re-designed guest rooms. Greystone Hotels is pleased to hear of this family's great stay and can't wait for their next! Thank you to the team at Empress Hotel for their exceptional service providing a great experience for all!

To read the entire online review (with photos), please click here, La Jolla Mom.