Pendry Hotels Names Michael O'Donohue General Manager for Flagship Hotel, Pendry San Diego
ORANGE COUNTY, CA. January 12, 2016 - Pendry Hotels, the new brand established by Montage Hotels & Resorts, is pleased to announce Michael O'Donohue as General Manager of their first hotel, Pendry San Diego, in San Diego's historic Gaslamp District. Pendry San Diego will blend exceptional service with inspired design, and will deliver original, exciting and authentic offerings to guests and locals.
With over 22 years of experience in luxury hotel management, O'Donohue joins Pendry with an extensive and diverse hospitality background. He spent the last ten years working in various positions at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, most recently as General Manager of W San Diego, where he spent three years overseeing the 258 room hotel. Before that, he was the Hotel Manager at W Atlanta Midtown. Prior to his tenure at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, O'Donohue worked at Intercontinental Hotels and Hilton Hotels.
“We are excited to welcome Michael to the Montage Hotels & Resorts team,” said Jason Herthel, President and Chief Operating Officer, Montage Hotels & Resorts. “His exceptional track record and in-depth knowledge of San Diego, make him ideally suited to take the helm of Pendry San Diego.”
In his new role as General Manager of the first Pendry Hotel, he will be responsible for building the team, integrating the Pendry service culture, and managing day-to-day operations.
Pendry San Diego, opening late 2016, will feature 317 guest rooms, including 36 suites, a rooftop pool, nightclub, beer hall, spa and fitness facility, two uniquely designed restaurants and over 22,000 square feet of meeting space. Culinary and entertainment experiences will be locally inspired and have a quality that appeals to a broad range of well-traveled guests.
Pendry San Diego is a development of The Robert Green Company.
For more on Pendry Hotels, please visit www.pendryhotels.com
About Pendry Hotels
Pendry is the new hotel establishment for today's luxury traveler. Founded by Alan J. Fuerstman and his son Michael Fuerstman, the brand is born into the lineage of Montage Hotels & Resorts, and represents a collection of luxury hotels for the new, emerging hospitality guest. For today's sophisticated traveler, Pendry is more than a place; it is a promise. A promise to blend an exceptional service culture with stunning design, while delivering original, exciting, and authentic offerings tailored to guests and locals in taste-making destinations. The first Pendry Hotel, located in the Gaslamp District of San Diego, Calif., will open late 2016. For more information, please visit www.pendryhotels.com.
About Montage Hotels & Resorts
Montage Hotels & Resorts is a hotel and resort management company founded by Alan J. Fuerstman. Designed to serve luxury travelers and homeowners, the company features an artistic collection of distinctive hotels, resorts and residences in stunning settings that offer comfortable elegance, a unique sense of place and spirit, impeccable hospitality and memorable culinary, spa and lifestyle experiences. For more information please visit www.montagehotels.com.
About The Robert Green Company
Founded over 17 years ago by Robert S. Green, Jr., The Robert Green Company is a fully integrated real estate development company specializing in high quality hospitality and mixed use urban and resort projects throughout the western United States. www.therobertgreencompany.com
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