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Hoagland Properties, owners
of Florence’s River House Inn
and Old Town Inn, recently
named Krystine Hollowell as
the recipient of its prestigious
President’s Award.
The company reserves the
award for truly exceptional
performance, far beyond that of
a typical employee-of-the-year
award.
“Krystine started working
for us at The Old Town Inn in
April of 2013,” said Craig
Sanders, company president.
“She started as a housekeeper,
was promoted to assistant head
housekeeper
within
two
months, and promoted again to
head housekeeper just 10
months later. Krystine is now
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President’s Award winner Krystine Hollowell and
Hoagland Properties president Craig Sanders
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second-in-command when the
managers are away from the
property.
“Krystine is a great example
of dedication, hard work,
dependability and professional-
ism as well as being a darned
nice person,” said Sanders.
“Krystine is the first to
arrive and the last to leave, and
is never late,” says Sharon
Birdwell, co-manager at The
Old Town Inn who nominated
Hollowell. “She is very detail
oriented and organized. She
charts staff efficiencies and
finds ways to improve turn-
around time while maintaining
our extremely high standards
for cleanliness.”
Hollowell often holds staff
competitions for the cleanest
rooms and quickest turn-
arounds. They are rewarded for
positive feedback on guest
comment cards and online
reviews.
Hollowell will not release a
room for use until she person-
ally inspects it thoroughly,
even to the extent of getting
down on her hands and knees
with a flashlight to check under
beds and chairs, and behind
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“She has also brought recog-
nition to The Old Town Inn by
making the beautiful towel art-
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that delight our guests,” said
Birdwell. “She’s trained staff in
this too. One morning, she
made 58 swans for a women’s
retreat while tending to the
front desk.”
“We continue to receive
guest comments and reviews
on TripAdvisor stating how
happy our guests are with how
clean the rooms are,” said co-
manager John Birdwell. “It is
fairly common to read guest
comments like ‘this is the
cleanest room we have seen on
our trip.’ This is due in large
part to Krystine’s leadership
and the examples she sets for
her staff.”
“Our outstanding customer
service has increased overnight
stays for new and repeat cus-
tomers, bringing more people
to the Florence area for longer
periods of time,” said Sanders.
“That’s just one more reason
we are so proud to give this
award to Krystine, who
deserves it so much, and we are
very happy she is working for
Hoagland Properties rather
than the competition.”
Hollowell received a plaque
recognizing her achievement, a
staff luncheon in her honor, and
a cash award.
The Old Town Inn is ranked
number 11 in the country by
TripAdvisor for best bargain
hotels in the United States.
In
January,
Hoagland
Properties
received
the
Florence Area Chamber of
Commerce’s Siuslaw Award
for excellence in customer
service.
“The Chamber’s recognition
validates everything we do,
everything we represent. It is a
reflection of the hard work of
our dedicated staff and man-
agement who take pride in
their work and strive daily to
care for our guests so they
return to Florence again and
again,” said Sanders.
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