OGUNQUIT, Maine/SHELTON, Conn. – March 30, 2015 – Officials of New Castle Hotels & Resorts, a leading hotel owner, operator and developer, today announced that Lisbeth Yori of Hampton, N.H., has been named director of sales and marketing of Maine’s historic 166-room resort, The Cliff House Resort and Spa, a Rockbridge portfolio hotel, which reopens next month for its 143rd season. Most recently, Yori was the corporate area sales manager for Ocean Properties, representing five Maine hotels and resorts.
“Lisbeth is a proven sales talent who has risen through Starwood’s sales and marketing ranks, exceeding goals and building top line business for every hotel she represented,” said Gerry Chase, president and COO of New Castle. “The Cliff House has so much to offer corporate and leisure groups, and I’m certain that Lisbeth will do an exceptional job of introducing the resort beyond its traditional base.”
Yori came to Maine from the Sheraton Downtown Denver Hotel where she was the director of group sales, responsible for a team of 13 and overall rooms revenue in excess of $47 million. She brings 25 years of sales and catering management experience to her new role.
“The Cliff House is an extraordinary hotel with a fascinating history and limitless potential,” said Yori. “I have no doubt that its best days are ahead, and I look forward to bringing new groups and creative ideas to the resort and meeting the legacy guests who have made The Cliff House their vacation and special event destination for generations.”
The Cliff House Resort and Spa is situated on 70 oceanfront acres high atop Bald Head Cliff in Ogunquit, on the southern coast of Maine. Each of the 166 guest rooms features a large, picture window and deck with views of the coast and the ocean. The resort offers fine and casual, ocean-view dining options with menus based on freshly caught Maine seafood and locally grown products. For weddings and social occasions, The Cliff House can accommodate up to 225 guests and offers spectacular settings for once-in-a-lifetime ceremonies and photographs. Meeting facilities include 13,000 square feet of meeting space with a 150-seat amphitheater.
The Cliff House Spa offers services using indigenous Maine ingredients, such as blueberries, juniper and wild roses, and features a 2,500 square-foot fitness center, 75-foot indoor lap pool, whirlpool, steam room and sauna. The resort also features an oceanfront, vanishing edge swimming pool.
For additional information about The Cliff House, please visit www.cliffhousemaine.com.
