- Ua kapa ʻo Fenway Hotel iā Michael Melendez ma ke ʻano he luna nui hou
- Ua hana ʻo Melendez ma ke ʻano he luna nui o The Daytona, Autograph Collection
- Ua ʻoi aku ʻo Melendez ma mua o 17 mau makahiki o ka hoʻokipa hoʻokipa, e hoʻomaka ana i kāna ʻoihana me Columbia Sussex
Ua hoʻolaha ʻo Fenway Hotel ma Dunedin, Florida i kēia lā i ke koho ʻana iā Michael (Mickey) Melendez i luna nui hou. E mālama ʻo Melendez i ka hoʻolimalima ʻana i nā limahana hou a me nā hana i kēlā me kēia lā ma ka Fenway Hotel kaulana. Ua neʻe ʻo Melendez mai ke kahakai hikina o Florida, kahi āna i hana ai ma ke ʻano he luna nui o The Daytona, Autograph Collection.
"ʻO ka ʻike like ʻole o Michael a me ke ʻano alakaʻi maikaʻi e hoʻohui iā ia i Fenway a me ka ʻohana Mainsail nui," wahi a Joe Collier, Pelekikena, Mainsail Lodging & Development. "He manawa paʻakikī kēia i ka ʻoihana huakaʻi a me ka ʻike maopopo ʻana a me ka ʻike i ka mālama ʻana i kahi waiwai Autograph e hiki ai iā ia ke hana koʻikoʻi i ka holomua o kā mākou Grand Lady."
Ua ʻoi aku ʻo Melendez ma mua o 17 mau makahiki o ka hoʻokipa hoʻokipa, e hoʻomaka ana i kāna ʻoihana me Columbia Sussex, kahi i hana ai ʻo ia mai ka bellman a i ka luna o nā hana. Ua komo ʻo ia i ka hoʻokele ʻana me ka Shaner Hotel Group, kahi āna i lawelawe ai ma ke ʻano he luna nui no kekahi mau waiwai a puni ka hikina hema, me Courtyard Jacksonville Beach Oceanfront, Durham Marriott City Center, a me nā mea ʻē aʻe. Ma kāna kūlana hope loa, ua wehe ʻo Melendez a lawelawe ʻo ia ma ke ʻano he luna nui o The Daytona, a ʻo ia ka luna nui o ka task force ma Playa Largo Resort & Spa, nā lālā ʻelua o ka Autograph Collection hanohano o Marriott. Ua hele ʻo Melendez i ke Kulanui ʻo Coastal Carolina ma Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, kahi i loaʻa ai kāna kekelē ma ka Hospitality & Tourism Management.
Ua wehe mua ʻia i ka makahiki 1927, Fenway Hotel He hōʻailona ia o ka makahiki jazz, e pāʻani ana i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi kaulana, nā mea pena kiʻi, nā kālai'āina, nā mea mele a me nā moʻolelo ola i kona manawa ma ke ʻano he hōkele hana. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka "hoʻokumu waiwai nui loa" ma Dunedin, ʻo ka hōkele hoʻi ka hale o ka lekiō mua ma Pinellas County, ka mea i hoʻomaka i ka hoʻolaha ʻana mai ka hale o Fenway i 1925. I kēia lā, loaʻa ka hōkele i nā lumi hoʻokipa 83 a me nā suites; HEW Parlor & Chophouse, e hōʻike ana i nā ʻoki ʻoki hale ʻoki, nā hoʻomākaukau hoʻomākaukau ʻana i ka wā kuke a me ka whiskey nui a me ka hōʻiliʻili Scotch; Hi-Fi Rooftop Bar e nānā ana iā St. Joseph Sound; he 10,000 kapuaʻi kuea hui pū ʻia o loko a me waho o ka hanana hanana, e hōʻike ana i ka Caladesi Ballroom me ka nānā wai; he loko wai hoʻokipa; a me kahi lau nahele mua i kūpono no nā hanana.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- “This is a challenging time in the travel industry and having a clear vision and familiarity with managing an Autograph property will enable him to play a vital role in the continued success of our Grand Lady.
- Ua manaʻo ʻia ʻo ia ka "hana waiwai nui loa i ka mōʻaukala" ma Dunedin, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hale o ka lekiō mua ma Pinellas County, ka mea i hoʻomaka i ka hoʻolaha ʻana mai ka hale o Fenway i ka makahiki 1925.
- Originally opened in 1927, Fenway Hotel is an icon of the jazz age, playing host to notable explorers, artists, politicians, musicians and living legends in its time as an operating hotel.
