From Hotel Guest to Hotel Owner: Building The Colony & The Hedges with Sarah Wetenhall

Sarah Wetenhall had never worked in hospitality when she and her husband decided, almost on a dare, to buy The Colony Hotel in Palm Beach. She joins me to talk about turning decades as a guest into two of the most in-demand boutique hotels in the country, and what it took to build The Hedges Inn in East Hampton next.(00:00) Introduction(02:00) The Colony: family history & buying in with zero experience(06:39) Deciding to buy The Hedges(09:00) Opening The Hedges & bringing Swifty's east(11:22) Inside the guest experience(13:35) Local recs: restaurants, shops & hidden gems(27:24) The Ina Garten story(29:43) Best times to visit East Hampton(32:00) What's next for Sarah and Andrew(34:25) Community programming: Conversations at the Hedges(39:10) Wrap-upHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.