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Mainsail
Lodging & Development Add to Executive Team
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the Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club
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Anna
Maria Island, FL – August 2018 / Newsmaker Alert / Waterline
Marina Resort & Beach Club, a full-service boutique waterfront
hotel on Anna Maria Island, announces new additions to the hotel’s executive
team: Christopher Hunter, general manager and Noland Dunnan, food and beverage
manager.
General
Manager Chris Hunter will oversee the hiring of new staff and day-to-day
operations of Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, as well as its
sister property, Mainsail Beach Inn, an award-winning 12-unit luxury beachfront
property on the west coast of Anna Maria Island. With more than 14 years
of experience in the hospitality industry, Hunter comes to Waterline from
MGM Hotels & Resorts in Mississippi, where he worked for one and a
half years as front service manager. During his career, Hunter has earned
several recognitions, including Manager of the Year at both The Resort
at Singer Island and Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort &
Spa. Hunter also served eight years in the U.S. Marine Corps and during
his time was Sergeant of Marines stationed around the world.
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Noland
Dunnan has been appointed as the food and beverage manager of Eliza Ann’s
Coastal Kitchen, the resort’s signature restaurant. Dunnan will oversee
day-to-day restaurant operations, staff training and customer relations.
Prior to joining Waterline, Dunnan served for more than one year as manager
of the upscale Pier 22 Restaurant in downtown Bradenton, where he directed
daily operations and coordinated seamless functions between restaurant
and culinary teams. He also worked as a manager at the Sandbar Restaurant
on Anna Maria Island. Dunnan has more than 15 years in the hospitality
industry and served in the U.S. Army.
“This
team we have formed at Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club is truly
exceptional,” said Joe Collier, Mainsail
Lodging & Development president. “Our employees are the spirit
of the hotel and are responsible for our continued success, and we look
forward to seeing them succeed and grow with us.”
Waterline
Marina Resort & Beach Club features 37 stylish, two-bedroom suites;
a 50-slip marina offering a variety of water activities; 2,000 square feet
of indoor and outdoor meeting space; the signature Eliza Ann’s Coastal
Kitchen restaurant and bar; as well as a resort-style swimming pool with
oversized sun deck extending into the marina.
For
more information on Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club, visit WaterlineResort.com.
About
Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club
Tampa’s
Mainsail Lodging & Development
opened Waterline Marina Resort
& Beach Club, a full-service resort on Anna Maria Island, Florida,
this past winter. The boutique waterfront hotel offers exclusive amenities,
distinctive services and numerous opportunities for guests to enjoy the
authentic, laidback, beach town vibe of Anna Maria Island. The new resort
features 37 stylish, two-bedroom suites with gourmet kitchens, a 50-slip
marina offering a variety of water activities, 2,000 square feet of meeting
space, the signature Eliza Ann’s Coastal Kitchen restaurant and bar, and
a resort-style swimming pool with oversized sun deck extending into the
marina. Waterline’s separate Beach Club offers exclusive beach access,
kayaks, lounge chairs, umbrellas and beach toys. Through a partnership
with Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch & Shorebird Monitoring, the resort
will support efforts to maintain a suitable habitat for sea turtles, shorebirds
and the island ecosystem through special guest programs, promotions and
messaging.
Media
Contact:
Nori
Rodriguez
386-677-7000
ext. 3
About
Mainsail Lodging & Development LLC
Mainsail
Lodging & Development is a Tampa-based hospitality company that
develops and operates lodging products in the Southeastern US and the Caribbean.
Their property portfolio includes – Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina
(ScrubIsland.com), a private island resort in the British Virgin Islands;
the boutique food-focused Epicurean Hotel (EpicureanHotel.com) in Tampa,
Florida; and Waterline Marina Resort & Beach Club on Anna Maria Island,
Florida; in addition to Mainsail Beach Inn (MainsailBeachInn.com), a boutique
beachfront hotel on Anna Maria Island, Florida. The company also operates
corporate housing throughout the Southeast, exclusively managing the Florida
market for Oakwood Worldwide® under both its ExecuStay® (ExecuStay.com)
and Oakwood® (Oakwood.com) brands, while also operating ExecuStay in
Georgia, portions of Alabama, and The Carolinas. Two additional Florida
hotels are planned for 2018 and 2020, respectively – Fenway Hotel in Dunedin
and Luminary Hotel & Co. in Fort Myers. Just north of Tampa in Pasco
County, Mainsail Lodging is also developing a 128-room Residence Inn in
conjunction with an indoor sports complex, opening in 2019. Mainsail Lodging’s
corporate charity is Feeding Tampa Bay – the largest food rescue and distribution
organization in the community. Mainsail actively supports the cause through
a variety of employee and guest programs ranging from packing and sorting
at the warehouse to annual events including Epic Chef Showdown.
Visit
www.MainsailHotels.com for
more information.
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