Rethinking Formality & The Evolving Expressions of Luxury Hospitality - Gregory Day
In this episode, Gregory Day, President of Hospitality for Mani Brothers Real Estate Group and Managing Director of the Malibu Beach Inn, reflects on how formality and luxury have evolved across different hospitality environments.
Gregory shares formative lessons from his early career, from discovering true luxury at Pebble Beach Resorts to being mentored by industry leaders and later managing at Fairmont, where excellence took on a different meaning.
He discusses how definitions of formality and guest expectations vary by culture and region, and how today’s leaders can balance tradition with authenticity to create memorable guest experiences.
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Gregory Day
President of Hospitality at Mani Brothers, Managing Director, Malibu Beach Inn
With nearly thirty years of experience in the hotel business, Gregory Day is the current President of Hospitality for Mani Brothers Real Estate Group, overseeing all operations at the group’s portfolio of luxury and lifestyle hotels, a role he has held since August 2015. The current portfolio of hotels includes the award-winning Malibu Beach Inn in Southern California, a new build and current renovation of the Embassy Suites Napa Valley in Napa, CA, and the iconic Hāna-Maui Resort (previously known as Travaasa Hana) in Maui.
After the group purchased Malibu Beach Inn in 2015, Day was named general manager, now managing director, where he was instrumental in overseeing a complete remodel of the luxury property by Waldo Fernandez and orchestrated partnerships with nationally recognized brands such as Bamford, Lululemon, Johnnie-O, One Gun Ranch, The Private Suite at LAX, Champagne Henriot, Getty Villa, and many more. Within two years of purchase, Malibu Beach Inn was accepted into the prestigious Leading Hotels of the World in 2017 and became a preferred member of the Virtuoso Travel Network in 2018 under Day’s leadership.
A testament to the boutique property’s unparalleled service, award-winning facilities and truly personalized amenities, Malibu Beach Inn is consistently recognized by the industry’s leading hotel and resort networks and top publications including Condé Nast Traveler’s 2017 Hot List; 2018 and 2023 Gold List where the property was the only California hotel to be awarded; and the coveted Readers’ Choice Awards from 2016-2024 in which it w… Read More
