ST. LOUIS (August 2, 2023) — Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton (7730 Bonhomme Ave, St. Louis, MO 63105), the 268-room hotel in Clayton, MO, announces the appointment of Matt Korsos as the hotel’s new general manager. Korsos brings over 20 years of hospitality leadership experience to his position at Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton with executive leadership at Magnolia Hotel (CoralTree Hospitality) in St. Louis, MO, and Hancock Hotel (First Hospitality Group) in Findlay, OH. In his new role, Korsos oversees the daily operations of the hotel, along with the hotel’s European-inspired restaurant, Cafe la Vie.
Originally from San Antonio, TX, Korsos started his hospitality career as a bellman in 1998. He quickly learned he had a passion for taking care of guests, being creative, and providing the utmost hospitality. Korsos worked his way up over the last 20 years from a bellman, to room operations, including housekeeping, food and beverage, sales, to his current position as general manager. Korsos started his general manager career in 2016 at Hotel Deco XV (Aparium Hotel Group) in Omaha, NE, where he helped to increase room revenues by $300,000 over prior year and cut labor expenses in a third. During his time as general manager at the Hancock Hotel (2017 – 2020), Korsos increased revenue and helped achieve its #1 rating on Tripadvisor, he was also awarded an Inner Circle Award, which recognizes less than ten hospitalty professionals per year for doing exemplary work, from the hotel’s management group, First Hospitality. In his most recent role at Magnolia Hotel in St. Louis, he helped to move its Tripadvisor rating to #5 in the market, focused on guest interaction and engagement, and built budget to exceed 2019 topline revenues.
“I am thrilled to join the incredible team at Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton and deepening our involvement with the vibrant community and downtown Clayton,” says Matt Korsos. “I look forward to bringing my own experience to take Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton to the next level to give guests the best experience possible.”
Matt Korsos officially took on the role as general manager on Monday, July 10.
