Luxury Hoteliers Magazine 1st Quarter 2019 | Page 55

SPOTLIGHT Known for their deep connection with the local community, along with their guest, Judy explains the strategy behind Dream Hotel’s F&B concepts, social media brand ethos and how it’s no longer good enough to design around potential instagrammable moments. WHO IS Dream Nashville YOUR GUEST? WHY DO THEY CHOOSE DREAM HOTELS? Instead of a core demographic, we tend to focus more on psychographics or a mindset. We like to think that the Dream Hotel guests are energetic, fun and young at heart! In many of the markets we enter, there is a lack of true lifestyle product, which really allows us to differentiate ourselves from other properties. However, that doesn’t mean we simply take what has been done before and replicate in its entirety elsewhere. Our company’s goal is to always build for the community first. We do extensive market analysis to create a destination that becomes part of the neighborhood’s fabric. Therefore, we attract both local residents who eat and drink at our venues and out-of-town visitors who want a place to hang out and stay overnight. People choose Dream Hotels for a beautifully designed environment, great F&B venues, highly- activated public spaces with great programming and a consistent level of service. That thread remains throughout all our properties. ILHA 55