DANBURY, Connecticut—Meyer Jabara Resorts assumed administration of the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge, Autograph Assortment, on Lake Kittamaqundi in Columbia, Maryland. The complete-service boutique property has 212 guestrooms and suites; an upscale restaurant and lounge; a rooftop swimming pool; and 14,000 sq. ft of occasion house. Owned and operated by IMH Columbia LLC, the lodge is inside strolling distance of the Merriweather Submit Pavillion outside live performance venue.
“We’re delighted so as to add the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge to our portfolio,” mentioned Justin Jabara, president, Meyer Jabara Resorts. “Because the early Nineties, Meyer Jabara Resorts has owned and operated a number of property in Maryland. Given our background with such a property, the Merriweather turns into the proper complement to our rising portfolio. As an employer of alternative throughout the hospitality business, our staff will ship impeccable service to friends and top-line income progress to its proprietor.”
David Costello, proprietor of the Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge, mentioned he’s thrilled to have Meyer Jabara Resorts on the helm.
“For any lodge to achieve success, there must be collaboration between possession and administration,” mentioned David Costello, proprietor, Merriweather Lakehouse Lodge. “That factor was lacking beforehand, and it’s a refreshing factor of how they function at Meyer Jabara Resorts. As a unified staff with a single imaginative and prescient and stellar tradition, MJ will enhance the extent of service we offer to our prospects and function the lodge to the standard requirements that it was constructed for. ”
As a part of its administration initiative, Meyer Jabara Resorts has chosen Jeff Candy as normal supervisor. Candy served as vp of operations, normal supervisor, and space managing director with Pyramid International Hospitality; director of operations, government chef, and F&B director for Starwood Resorts & Resorts; and proprietor/operator of Candy Household Farms/Stone Barn Kitchen and Catering.
“This can be a lovely boutique lodge in a tremendous neighborhood—a lot in order that having the chance to run it introduced me out of retirement,” Candy mentioned.
Latest property enhancements embrace a 78-room tower addition and a pair of,000 sq. ft of latest assembly house. Additional enhancements embrace a newly designed foyer with fire, wooden accents, nature scenes, and showings of performances by artists who’ve carried out at Merriweather Submit Pavilion; a 1,200-square-foot penthouse suite; and a lakefront vista.
