Gregory Day

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 was named a top-3 hotel in Southern California. Malibu Beach Inn won the World Travel Awards and was named North America’s Leading Boutique Hotel (2021-2024). Day’s background in food and beverage has served the property well as the on-site CBC Restaurant has achieved the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in each year of his tenure. Additional awards include: California’s Best Coastal Gems in the 2023 Sunset Travel Awards; Most Scenic Seaview Hotel 2023 - Greater LA by Global Luxury Hotel & Spa Awards; GBAC STAR Accreditation for 2024 through 2025; and the inaugural Oprah Daily Hotel O-Awards (2024).

Before joining Mani Brothers Real Estate Group, Day served as the General Manager of Shutters on the Beach for eight years. Earlier in his career, he worked for 14 years with the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, in multiple capacities at properties ranging from San Francisco to Toronto to New Orleans; before that he headed aspects of the food and beverage divisions for the Pebble Beach Resorts in Northern California, at both The Lodge at Pebble Beach and the Inn at Spanish Bay.