Posted: October 28, 2024
TAMPA, Fla. (Oct. 28, 2024) – Mainsail Lodging & Development, a Tampa-based hospitality company that develops and operates lodging products in the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean, has won the 2024 J.W. Marriott Jr. Guest Experience Award, Topline Activator Score Award, and F&B Excellence Award. The company’s Trilith Guesthouse, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel in Fayetteville, Georgia, was also awarded Opening of the Year. The awards were presented during Marriott International’s Full-Service Owners Conference (MINA), Oct. 21-22, at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.
“It is truly a thrill and honor to be recognized once again at such a high level by Marriott, one of the world’s leading hotel companies,” said Joe Collier, President and Founder of Mainsail Lodging & Development. “As the Mainsail portfolio grows and evolves, our team just continues to shine, determined to maintain the excellent, award-winning customer service and unparalleled experiences our guests expect.”
Marriott’s annual two-day conference brings together full-service owners, franchisees, and management companies from across the country for the MINA member meeting that encompasses keynote speakers, senior leadership sessions, networking, and the award ceremony. The J.W. Marriott Jr. Guest Experience Award recognizes hotels and organizations that are the best of the best and exemplify Marriott’s “Take Care Culture” by achieving extraordinary guest satisfaction scores. The Topline Activator Score Award highlights franchise management companies who leverage Marriott International’s systems and tools to drive topline performance in their portfolios. The F&B Excellence Award celebrates properties that create destination food and beverage experiences that enliven the senses, and delight both Marriott travelers and the local market.
In addition, Trilith Guesthouse was recently named Marriott International’s Opening of the Year of 2024. The accolade recognizes the very best hotel openings that bring new brand thinking to life and move Marriott forward by introducing a new experience to guests and bringing Marriott brands to exciting locations. These hotels showcase forward-thinking design and services while executing efficient and thoughtful pre-opening strategies.
Mainsail Lodging & Development has earned numerous prestigious awards from Marriott, including the Alice S. Marriott Award for Community Service for Luminary Hotel & Co. in Fort Myers, Florida, and Marriott International’s Partnership Circle Award (2017), the highest honor bestowed by Marriott to its owners and franchise partners for hospitality excellence. The company was also inducted into the Partnership Circle Award’s Hall of Fame.
Mainsail Lodging & Development operates five full-service Marriott Autograph Collection properties, including the boutique, food-focused Epicurean Hotel in Tampa, Florida; the Epicurean Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia; Waterline Villas & Marina on Anna Maria Island, Florida; the historic Fenway Hotel in Dunedin, Florida; and the riverfront Luminary Hotel & Co. in downtown Fort Myers, Florida. Mainsail’s portfolio also includes two Tribute Portfolio by Marriott properties: Hotel Forty Five in Macon, Georgia, and Trilith Guesthouse in Fayetteville, Georgia.
For more information, visit MainsailHotels.com.
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About Mainsail Lodging & Development
Mainsail Lodging & Development is an award-winning, Tampa, Florida-based company specializing in hotel, furnished housing, and resort property management and development, marketing and sales. An established company with a dynamic entrepreneurial spirit, Mainsail prides itself in finding unique lodging opportunities with a purpose and applying its passion and expertise to each project. Founded by President Joe Collier with a combination of daring vision and dogged determination, Mainsail has built an impressive portfolio of top-branded properties throughout the southeastern United States and Caribbean. Each Mainsail property inspires guests with a distinct character and meticulously crafted, sophisticated style, from a private island resort, and urban culinary showplaces, to waterfront marvels, boutique southern hotels, and a historic jazz-era icon. Stay Sojo, Mainsail’s newest brand, provides short-term furnished living options across the country, while Mainsail Vacation Rentals manages a collection of private vacation homes in Florida and the Caribbean. To ensure long-term success and profitability, Mainsail relies on the dedication of its high-performing associates, a growing group of enterprising investors, and a commitment to giving back, every step of the way. MainsailHotels.com
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