The Hotel Britomart has been created by architects, artists, ceramicists, carpenters, and more. In this section you can meet a few of the folk who helped make this special place.
Clinton Farley
After two decades in hotels across New Zealand and Australia, Clinton Farley has come home to Auckland to open The Hotel Britomart as its general manager.
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Andrew Lautenbach
As Executive Chef across the culinary offerings at The Hotel Britomart – kingi, kingi Private, The Libraries and in-room dining – Andrew aims to give guests a sophisticated dining experience that reflects the hotel’s sustainable and local ethos.
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Ciaran Molloy
From keeping an eye on how The Hotel Britomart is tracking on its sustainability goals to hosting guests who stay in the hotel’s premium Landing Suites, Ciaran Molloy pairs a high level of attention to detail with a love for creating a great experience in his role as Operations Manager.
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Tayla Mitchell
As manager of the events sales team at The Hotel Britomart, Tayla Mitchell is always aiming to create a memorable experience for clients, and to find new ways to make the most of the hotel’s series of different event spaces, from The Libraries and The Courtyard to kingi Private and new space The Kronfeld Room.
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Dajiang Tai
Dajiang Tai is a principal at Cheshire Architects, and one of the leaders of the team that designed The Hotel Britomart. Here, he talks about why the hotel looks like it does, how it will feel inside, and the way it stitches into its neighbourhood.
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Moneeta Nadan
As guest services manager The Hotel Britomart, Moneeta Nadan is responsible for day-to-day leadership of Front Office, Housekeeping and Maintenance. We talked to her about the work that goes into ensuring the departments consistently exceed expectations.
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Rachel Carter
The work of local artisans is found throughout The Hotel Britomart. Organic yet modern, Rachel Carter’s stoneware brings a sense of luxury to everyday rituals.
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Tom Hishon
Tom Hishon spotlights sustainable seafood at his restaurant, kingi, working with independent suppliers to nurture fish stocks and the ocean.
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Elena Renker
Elena Renker is an Auckland potter whose hand-made vases are in every room in The Hotel Britomart.
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Tamzin Hawkins
From covetable linen homewares under her brand Mavis & Osborn to the elegant staff uniforms for The Hotel Britomart, this Nelson-based designer is dedicated to sustainable textile craft.
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Harry Urquhart-Hay
The long-lasting natural fibres created by Wisewool play a key part in creating one of the cosy aspects of the hotel where guests love to spend time.
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Lucy Vincent
International award-winning former hairdresser Lucy Vincent now leads the sustainable clean hair and skincare brand Sans, found in every guest room at The Hotel Britomart.
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