DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City appoints new GM

DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre has named Adam Flint as its new general manager, bringing more than 20 years of experience to the business. This will be Flint’s first position with Focus Hotels Management Ltd, which has operated the hotel for more than a decade, and he said it’s a very exciting time to join the Focus family. Flint started a career in hospitality through Marriott’s fast-track management graduate programme and has worked at that group’s hotels in Regents Park, Heathrow, Swindon, Leicester and Birmingham. He has also worked for EQ Hotels and Hilton and then the Doyle Collection, a private Irish business. He won a prestigious Acorn Award in 2003, which annually recognises the 30 brightest under-30-year-old prospects in the hospitality industry, which he said was a “big moment” in his career. Regarding the appointment Flint said: “We are looking to build upon our strong ESG credentials and do everything we can to make this hotel the preferred place to stay in Bristol. We’re in an excellent location, with Temple Meads rail station on our doorstep and the historic harbourside just a ten-minute walk away. “This hotel has a rich history going back 50 years, but there is so much investment and development going on in this part of the city that I am very much looking to the future, and for this hotel to be a major player in the vibrant heart of Bristol.” He added: “I am passionate about hospitality, I live and breathe it, and will be bringing that into all that I do in this exciting new role.” DoubleTree by Hilton Bristol City Centre has 206 bedrooms, 17 meeting rooms as well as Kiln Restaurant, located in an original 17th century glass kiln which was part of Bristol’s glass industry. Devin Grosse, CEO of Focus Hotels, said: “We’re excited to welcome Adam to the Focus family and look forward to him bringing his infectious enthusiasm for our industry to a hotel which has been a beacon of hospitality and hope for more than fifty years – and counting!”