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Stephanie Leavitt Named Group Director of Sales & Marketing for Rhode Island’s Ocean House Collection
Ocean House | June 26, 2024
WATCH HILL, R.I. – June 2024 -- Ocean House Collection, which includes the Forbes Five-Star Ocean House and Weekapaug Inn, announced the appointment of Stephanie Leavitt as Group Director of Sales and Marketing. In her new role, Leavitt will oversee the sales, catering and marketing departments throughout the Collection to maximize revenue in all operational areas. Her responsibilities include leading the team in developing innovative sales and marketing initiatives while curating strategic alliances to positively impact the financial goals of the properties. With over 20 years of experience, Leavitt brings a wealth of knowledge with lu...
Nobody Asked Me, But… No. 249: Hotel History: Ocean House at Watch Hill
Stanley Turkel | June 1, 2021
by Stanley Turkel, CMHS Hotel History: Ocean House at Watch Hill (49 rooms) Ocean House is a large, Victorian-style waterfront hotel originally constructed in 1868 on Bluff Avenue in the Watch Hill historic district of Westerly, Rhode Island. The original 1868 hotel closed in 2003; it was demolished in 2005 and a new facility opened in 2010 on the same site which retained much of the original structure’s form and appearance, as well as the original name. Both the original and its reconstruction are noted for their rambling Victorian architecture and distinctive yellow siding. The original Ocean House was the last waterfront...
Ocean House Names Nicolas Bour Executive Chef
Ocean House | May 17, 2017
WATCH HILL, R.I., May 17, 2017 -- Ocean House announced the appointment of Executive Chef Nicolas Bour, who will oversee all culinary operations for the resort, including the Forbes Five Star fine-dining restaurant Seasons, the more casual Bistro, four outdoor dining venues, and banquets operations. A bi-coastal culinary veteran, Chef Bour joins Ocean House from Humphreys in San Diego, CA. Previously, Bour was Executive Chef at Loews Coronado Bay in San Diego, where he was instrumental in restructuring the food and beverage program at the resort and opened two new dining outlets. Before joining Loews Coronado Bay, Bour founded AVANT Res...
Kindred Resorts & Hotels, Focused on Group & Meetings Market, Adds Four Properties to Its Portfolio
Kindred Resorts & Hotels | November 13, 2015
RICHMOND, VA – (November 13, 2015) Kindred Resorts & Hotels, a collection of independent resorts and hotels focused exclusively on the group and meetings market, welcomes four new properties to their North American portfolio. From the legendary and historic Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Ocean House, the iconic New England seaside resort in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and the family-run Purity Spring Resort in Madison, New Hampshire to Trade Winds Island Resorts on St. Pete Beach, the largest beachfront meetings resort on the west coast of Florida, Kindred now offers meeting planners and attendees more optio...
Ocean House Awarded Triple Five-Star Designation by Forbes Travel Guide
Ocean House | February 12, 2015
Iconic Rhode Island Luxury Resort is the Only New Property to be added to the List of 15-Star Hotels in the Official 2015 Star Rating Announcement; Becomes the 10th Hotel in the World and Fifth in the United States with this Distinction WATCH HILL, R.I. (February 12, 2015) - Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its annual Star Rating list, naming the luxurious Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, as a Forbes Travel Guide 15-Star recipient with the hotel and its OH! Spa and Seasons restaurant each receiving the coveted Five-Star rating. Ocean House is the only property to become a triple Five-Star hotel in 2015, making it the 10th hotel in t...
