MORRISSEY HOSPITALITY GROUP
Morrisseyhospitality.com
Location:
8 historic properties
History/Company Profile:
Founded in 1995, Morrissey Hospitality Companies has built a well-defined
vision and strong sense of purpose in its many hospitality businesses.
By focusing on the upper Midwest, we are able to enhance our portfolio
regionally with complementary businesses and value-added services
making Morrissey Hospitality hotels, restaurants, and specialty catering
operations highly profitable for our partners. Our dynamic marketing
and brand-building programs increase sales, establish customer loyalty,
and improve the stability and overall financial health of each business.
We create wealth for our owners and opportunities for our employees,
while consistently practicing Authentic Hospitality. Our portfolio
of unique properties includes a number of the Midwest’s premiere
full-service hospitality brands. These brands are more than just hospitality
venues; they are fixtures of the communities they serve. Hotels like
Minnesota’s Landmark, The Saint Paul Hotel, and the newly positioned
Eldridge Hotel in Lawrence, Kansas, are community icons. Our market-leading
restaurants like The St. Paul Grill, Pazzaluna Urban Italian Restaurant
& Bar, and Tria Restaurant, Bar and Market, serve as venues where
guests enjoy a brand of hospitality that is increasingly becoming
all too rare. In addition to our free-standing restaurant and hotel
operations, our award-winning Wildside Caterers anchors our Sports
and Entertainment division, providing destination-restaurant quality
food and service to major event venues like the Xcel Energy Center
Arena-home of the Minnesota Wild, Roy Wilkins Auditorium, the Saint
Paul RiverCentre, and the beautiful and historic 317 on Rice Park
event facility.
Morrissey Hospitality Companies has provided consulting and management
services to eight different historic properties ranging from 20 –
250 rooms, in Minnesota (2), Illinois (2), Iowa (3) and Kansas. This
experience uniquely qualifies MHC as the Midwest authority on the
unique nature of historic properties, whether they have been continuously
operating, subject to restoration or ‘new’ hotels being
put in structures of historic significance. In all cases, MHC recognizes
the distinct advantage historic hotels have in the marketplace, due
to their conveyance of a ‘sense of place’ and related
attributes that carry through the entire guest experience.
Properties:
The Saint Paul Hotel
A member of the Historic Hotels of America, The Saint Paul Hotel,
in Saint Paul, Minnesota, is considered by guests as one of the best
hotels in the state, and is recognized annually by well respected
and acclaimed awards and critics. Built in 1910, this luxury hotel
offers European-inspired elegance and sophistication. Bill Morrissey
has managed the property, first as a General Manager and now the management
company of record, since 1989. Its revenue growth and market position
is remarkable and well recognized by its ownership and the community.
MHC Managed: 1995–present
www.saintpaulhotel.com
East Bay Suites
East Bay Suites offers beautiful, lakeside hotel rooms available for
any length of stay and unique space for a family gathering, small
groups, or executive retreats in Grand Marais, Minnesota on Lake Superior’s
North Shore. In a quaint, harbor community, East Bay Suites has over
100 years of rich history while offering first class service, amenities,
and views in each of its unique furnished and decorated rooms.
MHC Managed: 2005–present
www.eastbaysuites.com
Eldridge Hotel
A member of the Historic Hotels of America, The Eldridge Hotel in
Lawrence, Kansas, has recently regained its stature and place of prominence
in the city of Lawrence, home to the venerable institution, The University
of Kansas. Purchased from bankruptcy by the current ownership group
in 2004, MHC aided the new owner in the remodel and opening of this
legendary property.
MHC Managed: 2005-present
www.eldridgehotel.com
St. James Hotel
The St. James Hotel offers Victorian elegance in the charming river
town of Red Wing, Minnesota, located in the picturesque Hiawatha Valley.
The hotel, built in 1875, features 20-foot original ceilings, antique
and restored furnishings, its original chandeliers, and many more
treasures perfecting its 19th century charm. The ownership group invited
MHC to restore quality, hospitality, and profitability to this cornerstone
property of the community. It is repositioned and prepared for the
future.
MHC Managed: 2000–2002
www.st-james-hotel.com
Hotel Winneshiek
Located in downtown Decorah, Iowa, the Hotel Winneshiek is a restored
turn-of-the-century hotel with luxurious, historical charm. As a member
of the Historic Hotels of America, this fine hotel, built in 1905,
joins a unique group of hotels offering top service and a distinct
setting. The Hotel Winneshiek is filled with antique furnishings and
exquisite millwork, unique guestrooms, and an exceptional dining experience
in the restaurant and catering facilities. With the help of MHC, the
property completed Main Street as a symbol of community pride.
MHC Managed: 2001
www.hotelwinn.com
The Lodge at Giants Ridge
The Lodge at Giants Ridge is adjacent to one of Minnesota's best known
golf and ski resorts. MHC led the interior design and all pre and
post opening operations plans and details. It provided the pre and
post marketing sales and integrated operations with the owners of
the resort.
MHC Managed: 1999-2001
www.lodgeatgiantsridge.com
Benefits:
Vacation, Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, and
401K
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