The Fireside Room in the Hunt Club at the Sorrento Hotel Seattle, Washington is the place to be this Friday night if you are looking for a relaxed Halloween event to meet new people.  Cocktailmatch.com is hosting the event which will include live blogging, awesome cocktails, prizes and great live music.

This is just a fun way to go out without all the pressures of moshpit.  We look forward to seeing you around 8pm on Halloween Night.

In the world of blogging, I have discovered through a colleague cocktailmatch.com.  This is a very interesting social networking site that is based in Seattle.  Since the Hunt Club is known for its classic cocktails (as well as the hottest young chef in Seattle), I have become very interested in the world’s perception of the Hunt Club Bar.

To me it is one of the great afterwork cocktail lounges in the city.  The best part is that it is affordable, relaxing, and authentic.  I encourage you Capitol Hill/1st Hill residents to come by and revisit the best cocktail in town.

I just got back from Maui.  My spouse and I were able to take a parents holiday of four glorious nights in heaven.  Yet, when we reflected on the resort, we asked ourselves what was memorable other than location.  There is not doubt that we chose this resort (and we had been there before we were parents) because of its location.  Yet, I found myself being somewhat critical of the service or lack thereof.

Mind you, nothing bad happened.  Yet, if attitude reflects leadership, you can identify that it is a resort lead by a Policy and Procedure Manager vs. a Service Nut.  I hate when we, as managers, put in rules for the 1%.  At this resort, everything was geared around making sure that the hotel didn’t get bested by its clientele instead of making sure that the clientele got bested by the service.

The culture of any service organization has to be focused on the elimination of customer sacrifice.  Once we eliminate the possibility of sacrifice, we may then focus on created a “Positively Outrageous Service” environment.  As a disciple of T. Scott Gross, who wrote Positively Outrageous Service, I can tell you that when you exist within that environment, truly exceptional experiences begin to happen to you as a guest and you as an employee.

When Policies and Procedures override the guest experience, then we have failed to meet our mission which is to truly dazzle you as a guest.  I can guarantee you that any organization that I lead has a true Guests’ First attitude.  Our culture is always grounded in the elimination of guest sacrifice.

Finally, we have to be consumed with passion.  For without passion, vision is meaningless.  On the flipside, Passion begins with Vision.  Dr. Les Parrott wrote a book called “3 Seconds.”  In his book, he states that, “Vision is a picture of the future, that gives passion in the present.”  I wonder what the vision and the passion are at that resort at Black Rock in Maui.

At the Sorrento Hotel, I can assure you that our vision is quite simple.  We dazzle every guest with our relentless attention to detail and the elimination of guest sacrifice.  I encourage you to come and visit us at the Sorrento Hotel and experience the passion.

If you haven’t visited the Club…The Hunt Club lately, then you haven’t ever visited the Club.  We are excited about our new menus that focus on sustainability, affordabililty, and likeability.  Chef Jason Dallas has completely realigned his menu to allow you the opportunity to sample more of your favorites. 

“We have created small portion tasting plates to complement our large plate entrees.  Our new 3 oz. Pasta Specialties featured house-made pasta and sauces that bring you closer to Sorrento, Italy than ever before, states Chef Dallas.”

Jason’s commitment to using fresh, clean, sustainable products from the Pacific Northwest allow him the flexibility to have new items on his menu daily. 

If you haven’t been to “The Club” for a while, get in here.  The Hunt Club is not for special occasions.  It is for a dining experience like none other.

To our guests:

I really crave feedback.  I want to create an authentic outlet where our guests can share their experiences at The Sorrento Hotel and The Hunt Club Restaurant.  I want the good, the bad, and the ugly.  I am so confident in our commitment to eliminating guest sacrifice and creating an awesome experience for you that I will post your comments.

I won’t post anything that is libelous, foul, or harmful to an individual colleague of the hotel.  If you have personal remarks to make in that arena, please call me directly at the hotel for a discussion.

Otherwise, share…share…share.  I want the world to understand what a fantastic experience the Sorrento Hotel represents in the city of Seattle.  We are committed to creating unique experiences focused on mass customization.   No two people are the same.  Therefore, no two experiences are the same. 

At the Sorrento Hotel, we are focused on bulding an experience that results in a religious awakening of the senses in an urban setting.  Our goal is to destroy limitations that cause customer sacrifice by allowing our guests to design and determine their own personal experience.

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Jeff Jobe, General Manager