Desires Names Henny Schaeffer GM of Hotel Astor in Miami Beach
MIAMI, FL, February 14, 2006. Desires HotelsTM, the boutique division of Tecton Hospitality, today announced that it has named Henny Schaeffer general manager of the award-winning 40-room Hotel Astor in Miami Beach, Fla. Designed by architect T. Hunter Henderson in 1936, the Hotel Astor is one of the most sought out boutique hotel on South Beach.
Schaeffer has more than 15 years of experience in the hospitality industry and has worked in Europe, the Caribbean and the Middle East. Prior to joining Tecton, Schaeffer was the director of residences with The Ritz Carlton in Coconut Grove, Fla., where he was responsible for overseeing two, 218-unit condominium towers. Before this, he was a general manager of the Sonesta Hotel & Suites in Coconut Grove, Fla., where he was responsible for the successful opening of this condominium hotel.
Tecton Hospitality provides a wide range of management services to both institutional and individual owners of hotels in the United States and Caribbean. The Miami-based company operates branded hotels, including full-service properties and resorts under the Sheraton, Marriott, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn and Best Western names, as well as boutique hotels through the Desires boutique-hotels division. The Desires portfolio currently includes the award-winning 84-room Water Club in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the 50-room Aqua Hotel, the 66-room Wave Hotel, the 83-room Circa 39, the 40-room Hotel Astor, the 61-room Betsy Ross Hotel and the 87-room condo hotel The Strand Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Fla., and the 110-room Glenn Hotel in Atlanta, Ga.
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