Benchmark Appoints Eric Adame GM of Hotel Contessa
LUXURY, ALL-SUITE HOTEL ON THE SAN ANTONIO RIVERWALK
SAN ANTONIO, TX, September 5, 2006. Eric Adame has been named general manager of San Antonio's Hotel Contessa by Woodlands, TX-based Benchmark Hospitality. Adame, formerly the general manager of Houston's acclaimed Hotel ICON, also a Benchmark Hospitality property, brings nearly two decades of experience in the management of premium hotels and resorts to Hotel Contessa, a luxury, all-suite hotel which debuted in November 2005 on the city's famed Riverwalk.
Adame originally joined Benchmark in 2002 as director of rooms for the Scottsdale Resort & Conference Center in Scottsdale, AZ. His responsibilities at the resort involved overseeing the operations of several service departments, including the Rooms Division, Front Office, Bell Captain & Valet, Transportation, Housekeeping, Security, Engineering, Alvadora Spa and the Sports & Fitness Center.
Prior to joining Benchmark, Adame was director of rooms at the Royal Palms Hotel and Casitas in Phoenix. He has been involved with luxury properties since the early 1990s, including The Orchid at Mauna Lani on the Big Island of Hawaii, Stein Erickson Lodge in Deer Valley, Utah and the signature Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale.
Adame launched his career in hospitality in 1985, working in operations for several luxury resorts in the Scottsdale market. He has also served in numerous consulting capacities for premium resorts throughout his career.
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