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The Stratford Park Hotel and Golf Club has appointed Snehal Lakhani as its new deputy general manager to support its growth and events portfolio.
Lakhani, from Leicester, joins the hotel with 35-years’ experience in the hospitality and events sector, working in hotels across the country and as managing director of an events company.
He was previously operations manager at Bromsgrove Hotel and Spa and has worked across brands including Crowne Plaza, Hilton and Marriott.
During his career in the events industry, Lakhani delivered events for Harrods, BAFTA, Mitchell and Butler, the National Space Centre and internal events for Barclays and Santander.
Lakhani, who has also worked with many IHG properties across the country, was operations manager at the Bromsgrove Hotel and Spa prior to joining The Stratford Park.
The family-owned 32-bedroom hotel on Ingon Lane has expanded its calendar of events over the last 12 months, hosting a range of special brunch and lunch events, and relaunching its summer music and street food festival ‘StratFest’, which will be held on Saturday, 1 June .
The 14th Century hotel features an 18-hole golf course and is set in 150 acres of Warwickshire countryside. Its on-site Meadow Barn wedding venue has hosted more than 80 weddings in the last year.
Lakhani said: “I’m pleased to be joining a beautiful family-owned hotel. It is a thriving business and has great growth potential. I’ll be working with the team and striving to enhance our offer, ensuring the perfect experience for our guests.
“As an independent hotel, with a stable family foundation, there are opportunities for us to be more adventurous, in particular with our events programme. It’s exciting to be part of a great team with ambition to deliver brilliant experiences, be that for hotel stays, events, weddings or golf days.”
Beverley Haynes, general manager and co-owner of The Stratford Park Hotel and Golf Club, added: “Snehal joins us with a great pedigree in the hospitality sector and his skillset in events will be a great asset as we continue to expand that area of the business.
“We’ve had a fantastic few years at The Stratford Park, with all areas of our business seeing growth, and a programme of investment to improve experiences for our guests – including a new outdoor area which will be opening soon. We look forward to working with Snehal to support our plans.”
