Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway Appoints Arthur Viot as New General Manager
Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway in Puerto Vallarta welcomes Mr. Arthur Viot as General Manager for the property. Mr. Viot will reinforce existing efforts to elevate the already high quality of service and overall guest experience at the property, continuing an intense promotional campaign emphasizing not only service but wellness and gastronomy via its All-Inclusive “Exquisite” Gourmet Plan.
"I am thrilled with the opportunity to join Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway,” said Mr. Viot. “When this opportunity presented itself, I decided to take it because I wanted to continue specializing in luxury properties, providing personalized service to all guests and making them feel like they are home, but better. This might define me as a romantic, but this also identifies me perfectly with Villa Premiere's philosophy. I now find myself with a strong and consolidated team, passionate for service and with an unbeatable warmth. My duty will be to bring the best of myself to Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway and Buenaventura Hotels."
Mr. Viot boasts vast experience, with more than 20 years in the hospitality and tourism industry. He possesses a bachelor's degree in hospitality industry administration from the Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France and began his career in 1998 in the French food and beverage sector, specializing as a sommelier. He thereafter relocated to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he started his specialization in Food and Beverage. Mr. Viot claims that was his greatest professional experience, in which he both learned a lot and successfully overcame a language barrier.
Mr. Viot moved to Mexico in 2008, working in different regions — from the Pacific coast to Mexico City and then northern Mexico, in Monterrey — and different types of hotels, directing food and beverage departments at beach resorts and business hotels. His most recent position was General Manager at Hotel Habita in Monterrey, formerly, he worked at Live Aqua & Grand Fiesta Americana Monterrey Valle of Grupo Posadas as Food & Beverage Director in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. He returns to the country's Pacific coast, in sunny Puerto Vallarta, in his new position as General Manager at Villa Premiere Boutique Hotel & Romantic Getaway.