Hotelier Sarah Wetenhall On Bringing Palm Beach's The Colony Back To Life

About this episode

Sarah Wetenhall discusses her journey in revitalizing The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach.

Sarah Wetenhall is the owner and CEO of The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach and the soon-to-open Hedges in East Hampton. With no prior experience of running a hotel, Sarah used her marketing background and love of entertaining to bring Palm Beach’s iconic luxury beach house back to life. ‘We have one foot in the sand and one foot on Worth Avenue,' she says. The hotel is a go-to for celebrities and Sarah has collaborated with luxury brands and clients such as Aerin Lauder and Gwyneth Paltrow. Apple TV also came calling for a takeover when its Palm Royale TV show went live: a wonderful story of a love affair with an iconic hotel. Sponsored by Aqualisa Showers .

People in this episode

Guest: Sarah Wetenhall

Topics covered

• hotel management
• luxury brands
• celebrity culture
• interior design
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• hotelier
• Palm Beach
• luxury hotel
• interior design
• celebrity hotel

Sponsors

Aqualisa Showers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Colony Hotel, Aerin Lauder, Apple TV

Places: Palm Beach, East Hampton, Worth Avenue

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