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Mr. Reagoso

Edward Reagoso

General Manager, The Wilshire Grand Hotel

Edward Reagoso is a member of the ownership as well as the General Manager of The Wilshire Grand Hotel - a boutique hotel in West Orange, NJ. The Wilshire Grand Hotel boasts more than twenty thousand square feet of upscale banquet space, a complimentary full breakfast, state of the art WIFI and VOIP. The hotel also serves as home to the Zagat-Rated Primavera Restaurant & Bar, American Yoga Academy, and Jason Craig Entertainment, allowing clients one-stop shopping during their stay. Mr. Reagoso's interpersonal and managing skills were developed early in his career as an assistant manager for Omni Hotels in what was their “Classic” Division in their early years in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Princeton, New Jersey. Having gained invaluable experience of a proficient systems & controls execution, Mr. Reagoso switched gears and went to work Prime Hospitality, knowing they were a sales- driven company that would teach him the sales process. With Mr. Reagoso's next opportunity came the promise of experience in brand change, conversion, and his first chance at multi-unit management including brands such as Sheraton, Courtyard, Holiday Inn, and three boutique projects that led him to Gettysburg, Philadelphia (where he was born & raised) and Wilmington, Delaware. It also presented him the opportunity to meet with hotel customers again and work directly with private owners. From this point until his tenure at The Wilshire Grand Hotel, Mr. Reagoso served as Regional Manager of Operations for Innkeepers Hospitality working with brands such as Residence Inn, Hampton, & Courtyard, and as Regional Vice President for Prime Hospitality with the AmeriSuites and Wellesley brands. Mr. Reagoso decided in 2007 to join the ownership in West Orange, New Jersey and has been building his business enjoying life while breaking records.

Please visit http://www.thewilshiregrandhotel.com for more information.

Mr. Reagoso can be contacted at 862-252-8440 or er@thewilshiregrandhotel.com

Coming up in April 2021...

Guest Service: Health and Safety First

Though expectations are that hotels will return to some semblance of normalcy in 2021, their highest priority must continue to be the health and safety of guests and employees. To that end, hotels are training their guest service personnel in enhanced cleaning routines, which include the following practices - bathrooms, elevator buttons, remote controls and other high-touch items, are disinfected and cleaned with a higher frequency; all tables, chairs and menus in restaurants are cleaned at a much higher frequency, and after each seating; floor markers in public areas to remind guests and team members to maintain physical distance; hand alcohol stations and disposable gloves in lobbies and restaurants; loose items such as pens, note pads and information material removed from rooms and meeting rooms; limiting the number of seats in restaurants and public areas; and revised food & beverage offerings. The April issue of the Hotel Business Review will review how guest service personnel are being trained to maintain health and safety protocols in their operations.


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