Category: Our Staff
Twenty Years in Vancouver
by Bryan White Thanksgiving, and the transition to Christmas and the New Year Thanksgiving was just days ago. Now, many are getting into the Christmas spirit. We have placed our Christmas decorations on display. If you haven’t seen our lobby decked out for the holidays, you need to visit. If you haven’t been to Hudson’s for a Grand Buffet, it’s time to change that. The … Read More
What Is Your Sphere of Influence?
by Leah Sarkkinen Sales and Catering: Bringing People Together If you have been to the Heathman Lodge, you have likely witnessed a hub of action. “Hi, how’s it going?” you may have heard when walking by the front desk. Glancing into Hudson’s, a full-house of restaurant guests is the norm. Servers and banquet staff keep a fast pace attending to restaurant and banquet guests. When … Read More
Meet Dylan!
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.
Stop Wishing Success. Instead, Expect it.
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
Vancouver USA: No Longer Portland’s Tagalong Sibling
Way Back When… But not too far back I grew up on the other side of the Columbia River. At that time, Vancouver seemed like little more than a sleeper town for Portland. It had several nicknames, most not exactly complementary. I’m not proud to say I laughed at many of those names back then. In the early 2000s, there was talk that they were … Read More
Herman the Sloth: A Lodge Tradition
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
Catering Workshop 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