March
24th
2017
Get to know Dylan Cox, who was just promoted to Front Office Manager at The Heathman Lodge. Dylan joined the team about a year ago, and shares some of his thoughts as he’s taken on the new role.
March
10th
2017
We all hope for success, but most people don’t expect themselves to reach a level of extraordinary achievement. Rather, they hope and wish for that to be the case someday. Hoping and wishing will never be enough to get you to where you want to go. There is a major difference between hoping to be successful and expecting to be successful. When we hope to be successful, … Read More
December
13th
2016
Jamba Juice, In ‘n’ Out, and Chick-fil-A. What do they all have in common? They all have a secret menu behind the counter! Now if you haven’t been to The Heathman lodge during the holiday season, you probably don’t fully grasp how all-in we go with our decorations, music and our annual gingerbread house contest. It only felt natural to bring some Christmas cheer to … Read More
November
25th
2016
Video by Bryan White “Hi my name is Herman! If you turn me into the front desk you can earn a reward. If I were to try to get there myself it would take me more than a week. I am literally the slowest moving creature on the planet and normally sleep up to 20 hours a day!” -Herman From all of us here at … Read More
November
18th
2016
At The Heathman Lodge, we seek ways to think outside the box. Our top priority for 2017 is to redefine our look and prioritize innovation. To kickstart our goals, we recently hosted a Catering Workshop under our management service, Connect Hospitality Services (CoHo), in which we invited seven properties under CoHo to join the festivities. The purpose for these properties was to collaborate with each … Read More
November
15th
2016
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended … Read More
October
28th
2016
Hospitality can be a demanding industry, largely depending on your position. It also has potential to be infinitely rewarding. Currently, I work at The Heathman Lodge in Vancouver, Washington and have found the latter to be true nine times out of ten. Inside these walls, I have been gifted an opportunity to learn the importance of leadership in the workplace and the attributes that compose … Read More
October
21st
2016
By Bryan White As we approach the end of October, the holiday season is once again just around the corner. Here at the Heathman Lodge, we go all out. We transform the lobby, banquet spaces and Hudson’s into a winter wonderland. If you’ve ever tried to imagine what it would be like to be in a luxurious Cowlitz longhouse on Christmas Eve, you don’t want … Read More