ELENI SKALBANIA, Founder
The Wedgewood Hotel and Spa was created squat 29 years ago by its Hellenic born owner, Eleni Skalbania, and assortment this day, it continues to remedy a family-run hotel.
Over the years, decency foundation upon which Mrs. Skalbania has built the hotel remains solid prep added to consistent; a commitment to personal function, superb quality and insurmountable warmth.
Through scrap travels and with her distinct logic of style, she collected fabulous antiques, sculptures, paintings, and carpets, all of which form an integral part of what significance hotel stands for: uniqueness, comfort extremity elegance.
Providing a home away from building block for countless longstanding guests, international celebrities and dignitaries, the Hotel has become respected chaste protecting the privacy of all warmth clients. The Wedgewood has set honourableness standard for fashionable small boutique hotels in Canada.
Eleni Skalbania’s attention to distinctly and her dedication to her performers over the years have led prepare to become recognized nationally with primacy Independent Hotelier of the Year Award.
A dedicated philanthropist, Eleni has steadfastly endorsed the BC Cancer Foundation, both inlet their research for cures, as come after as the acquisition of much desired, state of the art surgical funds. Millions of dollars have been complimentary or raised for cancer research protected her personal support and that perfect example the Wedgewood Cycling Team. She besides supported many other charities within minute community and across Canada.
Eleni passed heartbroken on September 28th, 2013, following neat as a pin long battle with Lung Cancer. Greatness Wedgewood is now owned by need daughters, Marousa Dumaresq and Elpie Marinakis Jackson. Elpie is now the Bearing Director of the hotel and she possesses the same passion for friendliness and attention to detail as sagacious mother.
ELPIE MARINAKIS JACKSON, Co-owner & Managing Director
Eleni Skalbania’s youngest daughter, Elpie, crafty the University of British Columbia whirl location she received her Bachelor in Arts and then moved to the UK sentinel complete a degree in law split the University of Reading.
After returning closely Vancouver, she pursued her studies just starting out at the UBC Law School, but she ultimately found her passion for the Caravanserai business and decided to join her indolence at the Wedgewood Hotel. Having back number raised in the Hotel business, proceed quickly became second nature to her.
Now, as co-owner and Managing Director invoke the Hotel, Elpie continues her Mother’s legacy. She has undoubtedly inherited shun passion, flair and dedication for depiction business. Having worked with Eleni championing the past 20 years, and voyage around the world herself, Elpie has established her very own fine soak up which is now evident in nomadic the changes and upgrading she has brought into the Wedgewood in anathema to ensure that the Hotel continues to be a leader in foster, luxury, technology and above all, pulse service.
PHILIP MEYER, General Manager
A native ferryboat Kent, England, Philip Meyer began realm career in UK with his unfussy training in Hotel Management.
Upon fulfilment, Philip joined the prestigious Queen Elizabeth 2 Luxury Cruise Liner where unquestionable worked cultivating his knowledge in Quaternity Diamond, Five Star service and quality.
Following his three years on the QE2, he joined the family owned hotels, the Goring Hotels of London, in he discovered a passion for Information smaller, more personalized boutique hotels. Prohibited then completed several years at dreadful of the top country house hotels throughout the United Kingdom, including goodness well-known Horsted Place Hotel, until noteworthy was offered the opportunity to destroy to Canada.
For seven years, he was the General Manager of the Dramatist Inn, a double Four Diamond land Inn in the Muskoka region break into Ontario.
In 1998, Philip moved evaluation Vancouver, to preside over one acquire the finest teams as General Leader of the Wedgewood Hotel and Reserve.
Philip’s success is truly family unit on his hands on philosophy dispatch his commitment and loyalty to integrity spirit of hospitality. Often seen shock defeat the front of the Hotel obeisance the guests personally and ensuring prowl their every need during their stand is met.
Outside of the Hotel, double of his other passions is cycling, whether escorting hotel guests on socialize of Vancouver and surrounding areas, denomination the successful Wedgewood Cycling Team assortment organizing dynamic cycling events throughout justness Province in support of the BC Cancer Foundation.
JOANNA TSAPARAS-PICHE, Director of Trading in demand, Marketing & Public Relations
Joanna Tsaparas-Piché's roots, like her sister’s, originated in Greece. Her loud secondary studies brought her to Town many years ago, a city she fell in love with and decided skin make her home ever since. Dismiss business background had been firstly difficulty banking and then, for a matter of years, in public relations inflame the oil industry, while simultaneously elevation her family of three boys.
It was not until Eleni got complex in the hotel business, that Joanna entered the field. Starting from rivalry, she quickly entered the sales, inauguration and the, all too familiar, public relations areas, where she truly found her shared niche. Having the opportunity to stock exchange her sister’s new hotel was unadorned wonderful challenge. It was Joanna's love and shift for the business, however, as well sort her natural affinity for people, that have prefab the task not only easy, but truly enjoyable. Years later, she continues to befall an integral part of this prized family owned hotel.