Kokua Hospitality Announces Jarnetta Manna as Director of Operations of the Axiom Hotel
Opening Fall 2015
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - March 24, 2015 - The Axiom Hotel (28 Cyril Magnin St.), opening in fall 2015, is pleased to appoint Jarnetta Manna as Director of Operations. Manna brings over a decade of experience in hospitality to her new role at the Axiom Hotel, which is owned by Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and managed by Kokua Hospitality, LLC.
Manna's career began at the Kingsmill Resort and Spa in Williamsburg, Virginia where she honed her hospitality expertise working various management positions on property. She later went on to become front office manager at the Embassy Suites Williamsburg and later became front office supervisor at the Loews Hotel in Annapolis, Maryland. Manna spent time at Maryland's Inn at Perry Cabin before joining Kokua Hospitality to oversee the conversion of the Tremont Plaza Hotel into the Embassy Suites Baltimore Inner Harbor in 2013. A year later, she made the cross-country move to San Francisco to oversee the Powell Hotel's transition to the new Axiom Hotel.
“Axiom is going to give guests a wonderful dose of creativity, comfort and warm hospitality with a twist of the latest technology,” says Manna. “The idea is to give genuine care to each guest as if we were inviting them into our home.”
With many years of management experience under her belt, Manna is a teacher and mentor at heart. She believes that employees are just as important as guests. Manna has received many accolades for her outstanding hospitality, including nominations for Employee of the Year at the Loews Hotel Annapolis in 2010 and the Maryland Hotel and Lodging Association's Guest Service Agent of the Year in the same year.
About Axiom Hotel
Scheduled to open in fall 2015, the Axiom Hotel is located in the heart of downtown San Francisco, two blocks from Union Square, three blocks from the Moscone Convention Center, and steps from the cable car turnaround. Developed by Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and managed by Kokua Hospitality, LLC, the hotel will feature 152 rooms and tech-forward amenities unrivaled to any other property in the city. For more information, please visit www.axiomhotel.com. For up-to-date news about the property, follow the hotel's Facebook and Twitter.
About Host Hotels & Resorts
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is an S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company and is the largest lodging real estate investment trust and one of the largest owners of luxury and upper-upscale hotels. The Company currently owns 97 properties in the United States and 17 properties internationally totaling approximately 59,000 rooms. The Company also holds non-controlling interests in five joint ventures, including one in Europe that owns 19 hotels with approximately 6,500 rooms and one in Asia that has interests in four hotels in Australia and India. Guided by a disciplined approach to capital allocation and aggressive asset management, the Company partners with premium brands such as Marriott®, Ritz-Carlton®, Westin®, Sheraton®, W®, St. Regis®, Le Meridien®, The Luxury Collection®, Hyatt®, Fairmont®, Hilton®, Swissotel®, ibis®, Pullman®, and Novotel® in the operation of properties in over 50 major markets worldwide. For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.hosthotels.com.
About Kokua Hospitality, LLC
Kokua Hospitality, LLC, is a hotel management firm founded by its parent, The Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, with the mandate to become the operator of choice for strategic institutional and select private lodging investors by producing superior results as turnaround specialists. Created by veteran lodging investment and management experts to appeal to an investor's sensibility, KokuaHospitality blends best-in-class operating practices with an owner's DNA. Kokua Hospitality manages a growing portfolio of hotels and resorts nationwide. For more information on KokuaHospitality, please visit www.kokuahospitality.com and follow us on Twitter @kokuahotelsand Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/kokuahospitality
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
