Mansion on Forsyth Park Names Jeff Homad to Director of Sales & Marketing
The luxurious, AAA Four-Diamond Mansion on Forsyth Park, a Kessler Collection property recently named to the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler 2007 Gold List, is pleased to announce that Jeff Homad joins the team as Director of Sales & Marketing. He brings over 20 years of experience to the hotel.
Jeff Fuller, General Manager of the Mansion on Forsyth Park, said, Jeff brings extensive hotel management experience to the Mansion on Forsyth Park. We are excited to have him join our team here and look forward to furthering our sales and marketing initiatives with him on board.
Prior to his appointment at the Mansion on Forsyth Park, Homad held the title of Director of Sales & Marketing at La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. There, he directed and managed the marketing, reservation, group and catering sales efforts at the 554-room resort.
Other positions Jeff has held include his roles as Director of Sales & Marketing at the Daufuskie Island Resort & Breathe Spa in Daufuskie Island, SC and the Sofitel Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. During his position as Director of Sales at the Wild Dunes Resort in Charleston, SC, Jeff directed the group and reservation sales effort at the resort. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Central Michigan University.
The Mansion on Forsyth Park opened in April 2005 as a new hotel built adjacent to a renovated 1888 mansion and has been featured in esteemed publications including Bon Appetit, Town & Country and The Robb Report. The original 18,000-square-foot Victorian-Romanesque building houses the gourmet 700 Drayton Restaurant with six private dining galleries, the hands-on 700 Kitchen Cooking School, Casimir's Lounge and intimate Carriage Wine Cellar. The hotel features 8,500 square feet of meeting space, over 400 pieces of original artwork, three Bösendorfer pianos and a vintage ladies hat collection dating from 1860-1960.
The 126 oversized guestrooms and suites within the hotel captivate guests with chartreuse or fuchsia color schemes, 9-12 ft. ceilings, crystal lighting fixtures, Bose Wave radios, plush chairs or chaises, king and queen-size pillow-top mattresses with down pillows and comforters, a his and her armoire and a large whirlpool or soaking tub. The unique Bohemian Floor features a free-standing claw foot soaking tub with provocative open air bath design. Just off the opulent lobby, appointed with Versace furnishings, an antique chandelier and 200-year-old pink Verona marble columns, lies the Grand Bohemian Gallery, Bösendorfer Lounge and Viennese Ballroom.
About The Kessler Collection
Richard C. Kessler's Luxury Hotel Collection includes the AAA Four-Diamond Beaver Creek Lodge in Beaver Creek, CO; the AAA Four-Diamond Celebration Hotel in Celebration, FL; the AAA Four-Diamond Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando, FL; El Monte Sagrado in Taos, NM; the AAA Four-Diamond Mansion on Forsyth Park; Savannah, GA; Columbia Place luxury condominiums, Savannah, GA; and Grand Bohemian Hotel & Residences, St. Petersburg, FL – scheduled to open 2009.
Kessler’s Grand Theme Hotel collection includes the Doubletree Castle Hotel in Orlando, FL; Sheraton Studio City Hotel in Orlando, FL; and Sundy House, a Kessler-managed property in Delray Beach, FL.
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