Wrapping the US hospitality landscape: Q&A with Erik Warner, Eagle Point Hotel Partners
BHN spoke to Erik Warner, co-founder of Eagle Point Hotel Partners and lead partner in Cache House and Anvil Hotel, about the rise of alternative accommodation in the US.
You’ve just opened Cache House underneath the Anvil Hotel. Does this mark your first foray into the shared accommodation sector? And what prompted the decision to do so?
“Yes it does! This type of lodging has excited me for many years. There is a growing demographic of travellers who want to see as much of the world as they can and seek lodging in spaces that provide very comfortable bare necessities with a touch of privacy. They want to be surrounded by similar types of travellers who relish living in a community of “where did you come from, where are you going” is a part of the dialogue. Cache House provides exactly this.”
How does the building of a boutique hotel and hostel within the same family play into your vision as an owner?
“It is a great feeling to be able to accommodate a wider variety of guests by having the hotel and hostel in the same family. Even though the price point is different, the ethos of the experience is exactly the same. And then when everyone ends up at our restaurant, Glorietta, that feeling of being part of a special community of travellers starts to create moments where strangers start to feel like old friends. It goes back to the one piece of the property I kept during the renovation: the original motel sign in our parking lot that says “You’re Only a Stranger Here Once”.