ABOUT BAYSTAR HOTEL GROUP

Based in Tampa, Florida, BayStar Hotel Group, LLC was founded in 2000 by DeveloperFord Smith, and George Glover, a life-long hotelier who had just left the Wilson World chain to return to his hometown. A third partner, Norman Giovenco, a Certified Public Accountant and financial turn-around expert, joined the company a few months later.

Its management team has worked with such prestigious brands as Hilton Hotels, Hampton Inn and Suites, Holiday Inn, Best Western, Residence Inns, Stouffer Hotels, Wilson Inns, Wilson World Hotels, and most recently the hot, new Hotel Indigo. In addition to developing or purchasing and renovating hotels, BayStar Hotel Group manages hotels for other owners and lenders and provides consulting services to lenders, trustees and owner-investors. The firm offers accounting, sales, marketing, administrative services, and human resources systems as well as counsel.

EXCEPTIONAL STRATEGY AND EXECUTION

BayStar Hotel Group possesses the knowledge, experience and ability to select prime locations and operate hotels in both good and bad economies. The company carefully researches sites to identify underserved or niche markets, determine demand generators for hotel rooms and select the right brand for the market.

Its first project, an 85-room Hampton Inn in northwest Tampa was an astonishing success from its first month of operation in January 2001 through its sale in March 2003. This limited-service hotel completed its second year of operation with 70% occupancy. Since then, BayStar has developed and sold three similar properties, each for substantial profits.

BayStar Hotel Group's hallmark is managing and operating hotels that are guest-centric, immaculate and efficiently managed. All BayStar Hotel Group Associates are empowered to actively and empathetically listen to guest complaints, own the request, and ensure immediate guest satisfaction. Likewise, Associates - from the Chairman/CEO on down the organizational chart - live the mantra, “If it's broken…fix it. If it's dirty…clean it. If it's on the ground…pick it up. Do it right the first time.”

As a result, BayStar Hotels are a cut above the competition.













Guest room in the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, which opened in downtown Largo, Florida in 2009.

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CORPORATE MISSION
  • To develop, acquire, operate and sell - for a profit - hotels in the southeastern United States
  • To add value to our shareholders’ and partners investments by achieving above-market return on investment
  • To operate all our hotels at a quality level that benefits our guests and shareholders
  • To make money and have fun!