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Laguna
Beach, CA – April 2023 / Newsmaker Alert: Soul
Community Planet (SCP) Hotels, the holistic hospitality company dedicated
to providing sustainable and wellness-focused hospitality experiences,
announces the acquisition of the Albion
River Inn, a luxury boutique hotel located in Mendocino County on the
Northern California coast. The property, to be renamed the SCP Mendocino
Coast Lodge, marks the brand’s fourth coastal California property. The
SCP Mendocino Coast Lodge will be operated in conjunction with the nearby
SCP Mendocino Inn & Farm, which SCP acquired in June 2022.
SCP
Mendocino Coast Lodge will be reimagined as a chic, upscale coastal
lodge. It also will feature a farm-to-table restaurant catering to the
growing share of travelers who wish to maintain healthy, responsible, regenerative
lifestyles while experiencing spectacular natural destinations on California’s
Northern Coast.
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“We’ve
been inspired by the spectacular beauty and touched by the kind and welcoming
culture of Mendocino. We are honored to welcome the Albion River Inn to
our growing family of destination lodges, inns and hotels. The inn, with
its world-class ocean-front restaurant, manicured gardens, and charming
cottages, has been a beloved Northern California coast destination for
more than forty years thanks to the care and dedication of the Healy and
Wells founding families and the talents of the outstanding hospitality
team. We will look to preserve the inn’s romantic warmth and character
while introducing unique adventures and experiences catering to modern
conscious travelers,” said Soul Community Planet Founder & CEO Ken
Cruse.
Anchored
by its commanding oceanfront, blufftop location, the 22-room lodge will
undergo a comprehensive renovation and refresh. This will include upgrading
the guest cottages and adding SCP’s trademark food and beverage offerings,
including Terra Kitchen - a restaurant featuring a delicious, locally-sourced,
seasonal, plant-forward menu - and Provisions Market, which offers coffee,
smoothies, drinks and picnic items, along with local crafts and sundries.
Other planned upgrades support SCP’s commitment to sustainability and conservation,
including the addition of EV charging stations, water-conserving fixtures
and solar.
The
property is steeped in local history that began when the original
owners Flurry Healy and Peter Wells met in a local Mendocino bar called
the “Sea Gull.” Wells had a lease on a property in Albion and was looking
for a partner. Healy was looking for a new adventure and happened to have
the right business connections to get a loan. Together they purchased the
property in 1981 and the Albion River Inn was open for business in 1982.
Flurry
Healy said, “We are pleased for Soul Community Planet to lead the Albion
River Inn into its next chapter. Through this acquisition, the vision Peter
and I had in 1982 to create a spectacular hospitality experience for our
guests will continue into the future.”
As
with every SCP Hotel, the SCP Mendocino Coast Lodge will be an active participant
in SCP’s Every
Stay Does Good (ESDG) program. ESDG underscores SCP’s core values
while making positive connections between SCP’s guests and the places they
visit. ESDG works through hand-selected partnerships with world class organizations
who advance the values of healthy, kind and green.
This
announcement marks the continuation of Soul Community Planet’s proactive
growth strategy, which most recently included the December 2022 acquisition
of the SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge in Costa Rica and the June 2022 acquisition
of the SCP Mendocino Inn & Farm.
About
Soul Community Planet
Laguna
Beach, Calif.-based Soul
Community Planet (SCP) was born out of a vision to make the world a
better place by serving those who value wellness, kindness and sustainability.
As the first and only Holistic Hospitality company, SCP’s handcrafted venues
provide clean, fresh, energy-efficient, low-waste accommodations, plant-forward
food choices, places for socializing, collaborating and working, along
with superior wellness experiences. SCP’s ten hotels include SCP Colorado
Springs, SCP Redmond (Ore.), SCP Depoe Bay (Ore.), SCP Hilo, SCP Seven4One,
Laguna Riviera Resort, SCP Mendocino Coastal Lodge, SCP Mendocino Inn and
Farm, SCP Mendocino Coast Lodge, Salishan Coastal Lodge by SCP Hotels and
SCP Corcovado Wilderness Lodge. SCP supports a range of causes that share
its vision through its Every
Stay Does Good program and by donating five percent of its profits
to causes that align with its core values. For more information, visit
www.SoulCommunityPlanet.com
or www.SCPHotels.com.
SCP
Press Room
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Contact:
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714-423-4394 |
