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Express , before Molly and Robert acquired it outright five years later . That ’ s when the real work began . The entire property was shut down in 2018 to make way for an ambitious multi-year renovation led by Hardie and
A guestroom at Keswick Hall .
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in conjunction with New York design firm Hart Howerton . Design plans and briefs were aplenty , but one of the main focuses was establishing a more sustained connection to the outdoors and nature ; the |
wide panoramas called for it . Large windows on the back of the property already helped and Hardie and the team also added two large staircases on the back for easy guest access to the outside below . The property |
also partnered with local artists to depict nature abstractly throughout .
The interceding pandemic worked in the hotel ’ s favor as it inch by inch began opening facilities before a full reopening in summer 2022 , adding 32 rooms to bring it up to its current key count . Luckily for the Hardies , despite the pandemic and its attendant supply chain problems , they hedged and locked in pricing prior to the full-on outbreak .
In fact , not being able to do a huge grand reopening , Hardie said , allowed them to further cultivate a relationship with the local community , which is vital to Keswick Hall : the property , part of SLH , retains the feel of an estate home , from the arrival to stepping into the open lobby area that shoots off into opposing corridors . The Instagram-worthy infinity pool , placed toward the middle of the hotel and perched above the championship golf course , which is literally in the backyard , is one sign that this is not an average home . ( For those who prefer rackets over golf clubs , there are also red-clay tennis courts on the property .) Though design served as Hardie ’ s draw into hospitality , not unlike many who catch the hotel bug , ultimately , it ’ s the people — guests and staff — that are the glue , which kind of makes sense for someone who also works in medicine . “ I love , love , love the people ,” she emphatically said . “ It ' s those relationships that you form . My favorite part of medicine was
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26 hotelsmag . com Jan / Feb 2025 |