About Us
Retreat Hotels & Resorts is a full-service developer, owner, asset manager, and operator of hotels and resort communities with a growing portfolio of award-winning properties and a presence in the East Coast and Midwest. Our relationships—with our guests, employees, and partners—are at the heart of everything we do. We’ve earned a reputation as an honest broker and trusted partner to local governments, investors, and top brands such as Marriott, Hilton, Choice, and independent flags by doing what we say we’ll do.
Our team of knowledgeable, hard-working, ethical professionals has extensive experience across multiple asset classes, including hospitality, residential, multi-family, and commercial. We’ve developed more than half a billion dollars in hospitality assets to date and have a robust pipeline of new projects currently underway. Building on the legacies of two industry leaders with roots in public service, Retreat Hotels & Resorts brings a combined 140 years of experience and a mission-driven approach to hospitality.
Our Mission
Our mission is to enhance our communities with thoughtfully-designed hotel and residential developments that offer world-class guest experiences, boost local economies, protect our environment, launch and sustain rewarding careers, and deliver exceptional returns to our investors.
Values
Imagination & Creativity
It takes a trained eye and an expansive vision to see potential where others don’t. We’ve been doing it since 1985, when Retreat visited a dilapidated historic hotel on a little-known barrier island off the Georgia coast and envisioned a world-class resort. Today the four-star Jekyll Island Club Hotel is the centerpiece of Jekyll Island’s celebrated Historic District and the island receives more than 3.5 million visitors each year.
We apply imagination and creativity to everything we do, from bold visions for new developments, to automating repetitive processes, to navigating uncertain markets. Innovation is at the core of what we do.
Excellence in Execution
We’ve earned the trust of our guests, communities, and business partners for one simple reason: we do what we say we’re going to do. Before we agree on something, we think it through. We’re thorough with our analysis and we follow through on our commitments, communicating proactively and transparently at every stage.
We’re passionate about the projects we select and we take a hands-on approach to our work. From getting up at dawn to walk the job site with our architect to spending late nights delving deep into market research, to marching through mosquito filled plots to better assess the topography, our team is dedicated, thorough, and responsive. It’s why so many of our partnerships—with government agencies, other developers, contractors, banks, and more—have turned into fruitful, long-term relationships.
A Tradition Rooted in Service
Service is not just a core element of hospitality, service is in our DNA.
Standing on the shoulders of those who came before us, our company’s roots are in public service. Our forebears started in real estate by providing quality, safe, affordable housing, while engaging in civil rights activism and today, we are led by a a former Peace Corps volunteer.
We take our responsibility to communities seriously and strive to make a positive impact wherever we go. On Jekyll Island, where we’ve developed several properties, we’ve collaborated closely with community members and the Island Authority to protect the island’s delicate ecosystem while attracting transformative economic development to the area. Our team is engaged in a range of non-profit and civic organizations in the communities where we live and work and we are always looking for new ways to serve our neighbors.