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“The world is a community, and you are welcome no matter where you are from.” – Julian MacQueen, Innisfree Hotels Founder and Chairman
‘The Redmont Story’
By Julian MacQueen, Founder and CEO, Innisfree Hotels In 1992, I bought a hotel I knew I shouldn’t have. In fact, I tried really hard not to buy it. This is that story. In the early 1990s, basketball stars Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Ralph Sampson purchased and gutted the...
Innisfree Hotels Hits Construction Milestone in Orange Beach
Best Western Premier, Tides Hotel Orange Beach Coming Summer 2016 On Jan. 8, 2016, Innisfree Hotels hosted a ‘topping out’ event for its newest property in Orange Beach, Ala. The Best Western Premier, Tides Hotel Orange Beach is set to open in Summer 2016. Topping out...
‘From the Ground Up’ Garden Grows Opportunity for Persons with Disabilities
Jeff’s Corner Garden, Pensacola FL When Innisfree Hotels planted the seed for its ‘From the Ground Up’ garden, the company never could have dreamed of the types of opportunities it could grow. Just two seasons into harvesting sustainable crops, the garden carved out a...
Transforming a Hotel Lobby into an Art Gallery
Innisfree's Modern Contemporary Children's Art Gallery The stylish, social lobby of the Hilton Pensacola Beach has always been beautiful – with bright whites and cool blues like harbingers of the water and sand just beyond its back door. In 2015, it became even more...
Innisfree Hotels Breaks Ground on Embassy Suites by Hilton
180 All-Suite Hotel Marks New Flag and Market for Florida-Based Hotel Management Company On Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, Innisfree Hotels joined real estate developer Jim Bridges of JEBCO Ventures, Inc., to break ground on the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Sarasota, Fla....
An Inspection Story
By Harlan Butler, Past President, Innisfree Hotels Back in Topeka, before Innisfree was established, we had a hotel near Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. Running that hotel was one of the finest General Managers we could ever have hired. He was young and...
The Wedding Cake Story
By Harlan Butler, Past President, Innisfree Hotels Back in Topeka, at the hotel where I was working for Innisfree, we had the best venue for wedding receptions of anyone in town. It was beautiful. The owner of the TV station’s daughter was getting married, and, as you...
‘Back in Topeka’, President Mike Nixon
Reflections from Innisfree Hotels' President Mike Nixon It’s universal that young people barely hear advice on aging or dating or financial responsibility. 'In one ear and out the other' perfectly describes this phenomenon. It sounds a lot like “blah, blah, blah” to...
Innisfree Hotels Wins IHG Newcomer
PENSACOLA, FLA. – Oct. 5, 2015 – Innisfree Hotels was recognized with a 2015 Newcomer Award from InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for the Holiday Inn Resort Fort Walton Beach. The Newcomer Award is presented only to the best hotels to enter the IHG family each...
Meet Our Celebrity Chef Dan Dunn
Pensacola Celebrity Chef Dan Dunn is a casual, easy-going guy and a long time, well-loved Pensacola Beach local. When he’s not working, he’s most likely to be found bumming around the beach or enjoying a casual outdoor feast with his family and the large tribe of...
Giving Guests a Voice in our Operations
Innisfree is a hotel company, but we are in the hospitality business. What’s the difference, you ask? A hotel company sells rooms. A hospitality business transforms this simple financial transaction into an experience. Innisfree’s reputation management program is a...
Time Management Tricks For Busy Bees
Innisfree Hotels is proud to employ an in-house digital marketing agency, a team of tireless and creative professionals who work hard and have fun telling the story of our company, our guest experience and our philanthropic efforts in the communities we serve. For...
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