![]() ![]() “I think people who have been unsure of where it’s going or what it wants to be should go down and check it out,” said Knoblauch, who has toured the property. The lakefront in particular is appealing and a great thing to be able to promote and brag about, Knoblauch said, but she also appreciates how the hotel staff concentrated on what this property means to locals and its place in the community. The hotel’s opening comes on the heels of the opening last month of a boutique hotel in downtown Canandaigua, Canandaigua 1892 Hotel, and three years after the opening of the nearby lakeside luxury hotel, The Lake House on Canandaigua.Ĭertainly, it is nice to have additional options for people, according to Valerie Knoblauch, president and CEO of the Finger Lakes Visitors Connection, the tourism agency for Ontario County. “We’re just excited to be here and to be part of the community,” Walters said. The staff also has been talking up the property locally. The property has been promoted in Toronto, Buffalo, Syracuse, and Albany for months, which has generated a lot of interest, anticipation and bookings, according to Paul Walters, director of sales. “But we’ve got a great dedicated team.” Reaction to the Canandaigua Hotel “We’ve got our work cut out for us because we’re smacking right up against the summer,” Holden said. That proved to be a “gargantuan task,” Holden said, but now the work begins- welcoming guests, starting to serve first meals and checking people into rooms for the first time. That included preventative checks on the rooms, serving dinner and drinks for friends and family, and making beds “over and over and over again so people understand how that process works and what the expectation is,” said General Manager Darren Holden. The operations team has been preparing for some time for this big day, getting the kinks out in anticipation of opening the hotel, which is part of the Hilton hotel chain’s Tapestry Collection. “It was my promise to my dad that I was going to do this.” “I believe my dad and mom are smiling down from heaven, saying, ‘Way to go,’” Boyce said. ![]() When doors to the hotel at 205 Lakeshore Drive finally opened late afternoon Wednesday – an occurrence that many in the community thought might never happen - relief is among the words that came to mind for Kim Boyce, whose father, the late Bob Murphy, was among the major partners behind the project.Īnd the hotel’s opening - the hotel was supposed to be ready for guests in 2015 but numerous delays plagued the development- is a promise kept to him by Boyce. CANANDAIGUA, NY - After years of stops and starts in construction, the Hotel Canandaigua is finally open. ![]()
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