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Operations Director, Douglas Waddell 2020

Hand Picked Hotels makes recruitment and retention changes as group scales up business

CAREERS INTERVIEWS & ANALYSIS by Zoe Monk on November 2, 2021

Fresh on the back of three new acquisitions, Douglas Waddell, operations director at Hand Picked Hotels shares an insight into the company’s recruitment and retention schemes as the portfolio grows

Hand Picked Hotels completes on three new acquisitions on the Channel Islands

BEST PRACTICE HOTEL MANAGEMENT by Zoe Monk on September 16, 2021

The family-owned group has now taken over Fermain Valley and Ziggurat hotels in Guernsey and The Braye Beach Hotel in Alderney, first announced in May 2021

Sunil Kanjanghat set to join Fawsley Hall Hotel as general manager in October

APPOINTMENTS CAREERS by Zoe Monk on August 31, 2021

Kanjanghat has previously been general manager at Lainston House in Winchester since February 2019, and will join Fawsley Hall, part of Hand Picked Hotels, this autumn

Hand Picked Hotels sinks £1.5m into new destination spa at Fawsley Hall Hotel

LEISURE & SPA by Zoe Monk on June 22, 2021

The hotel, part of the Hand Picked Hotels portfolio, has invested into a complete renovation of its pool area and treatment rooms, plus opened a new ‘Spatisserie’ café

Hand Picked Hotels steps up pace in the Channel Islands with three new acquisitions

INDUSTRY OWNERS & OPERATORS by Zoe Monk on May 19, 2021

CEO & Chairman Of Hand Picked Hotels, Julia Hands

The hotel group, founded in 2001 by CEO and chairman Julia Hands, has confirmed it has exchanged contracts on the purchase of Fermain Valley Hotel and Ziggurat Hotel in Guernsey and the Braye Beach Hotel in Alderney, subject to regulatory approval

‘Beloved’ head concierge at The Grand Jersey passes away

ALSO IN THE NEWS by Zoe Monk on January 27, 2021

The much-loved concierge had worked at Hand Picked Hotels' The Grand Jersey Hotel and Spa for the last 38 years and won a multitude of awards during his career

Hand Picked Hotels sinks £1.5m into spa investment at Fawsley Hall

LEISURE & SPA by Zoe Monk on January 6, 2021

The project will see a new wellness area introduced as well as the expansion of the outdoor pool and new sauna and steam rooms unveiled

HOTELIER HOT SEAT: Douglas Waddell, operations director, Hand Picked Hotels on repositioning the group

EDITOR'S BLOG by Zoe Monk on June 30, 2020

Waddell, who looks after 19 properties in the portfolio, discusses reopening expectations, forward bookings and how the brand has used lockdown to reposition itself in the market

Hand Picked Hotels commits care packages to local NHS and care workers

ALSO IN THE NEWS by Zoe Monk on March 27, 2020

Woodland Park Hotel Delivering scones to hospice

On Mother’s Day, a handful of the group’s hotels around the country donated food items to those working at local care homes and hospitals

L’Horizon Beach Hotel named Hotel of the Year by Hand Picked Hotels

DESTINATIONS ENGLAND by Sam Lewis on January 15, 2020

L’Horizon was originally built in 1850, and boasts an award-winning spa, recently added terrace and ocean views.

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