Hotel MOHI by Appellation Opens 2025, Boasting
76 Guestrooms,
Lush Pool Oasis and Spa, Field-to-Fork
Cuisine & Unparalleled Weddings & Event Space
MORGAN
HILL, Calif., Aug. 15,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Appellation, the
groundbreaking culinary-first hotel brand by celebrated American
chef Charlie Palmer and luxury
hospitality veteran Christopher
Hunsberger, joins forces with visionary vintner Frank Léal
of Léal Hospitality to announce Hotel MOHI by
Appellation. Set to debut in fall 2025 in Silicon Valley's
charming Downtown Morgan Hill, the
opening will mark the first full-service luxury boutique hotel in
the destination.
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Léal Hospitality has established Morgan Hill as a bourgeoning food and wine
scene for Northern California,
with epicurean-focused locations like MOHI Farm, Léal Vineyards,
and MOHI Ranch, among others. Appellation's foray into the
community takes the Morgan Hill
guest experience to another level. The 76-key, five-story Hotel
MOHI by Appellation will offer unmatched accommodations for
exploration and discovery of this vibrant town. As one of the
pioneers behind the transformation of the Sonoma County Wine
Region, Charlie Palmer now has his
sights set on putting Morgan Hill
on the map in a similar fashion.
"Our vision for Appellation is to uncover lesser-known culinary
destinations by opening hotels in locales like Morgan Hill," notes Appellation co-founder
and Chief Executive Officer Charlie
Palmer. "Appellation hotels are meant to express the
essence of the place with a sense of 'here.' Like the rest of our
portfolio, we will be truly embedding food and beverage into every
aspect of Hotel MOHI by Appellation, from design to
programming."
Hotel MOHI by Appellation will be thoughtfully designed as the
ultimate urban retreat for exploring Morgan
Hills' walkable downtown area – whose lively restaurant
scene, boutique shops, cozy cafes and historic buildings are
complemented by surrounding Santa Clara
County vineyards. Intentionally positioned at 4.5 stars with
approachable luxury in mind, the hotel will feature world-class
service with a suite of modern amenities and experiences, while
also intimately immersing guests in the local community.
At the heart of the hotel will be a 215-seat signature
Charlie Palmer restaurant and bar,
sourcing from on-site gardens, Léal Hospitality's estates and other
local purveyors. The hotel plans to produce key ingredients from
scratch, including roasting small-batch coffee and making olive oil
with olive trees grown on the premises.
"Frank Léal is a beloved pillar of the community. Leveraging his
long-time commitment to Morgan
Hill and to farm fresh, locally sourced dining will be key
to the success of Hotel MOHI by Appellation," says Appellation
co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Christopher Hunsberger. "His establishments
have long drawn in crowds from the greater Silicon Valley area, and
we are excited to start bringing wider, much-deserved attention to
the region with Hotel MOHI by Appellation."
Additional hotel amenities will include a serene terrace pool
and deck with lush greenery complete with a tucked-away pocket bar,
a marketplace and flower shop lounge, and a café and bakery that
transitions into a cocktail and wine bar come evening. The
state-of-the-art, wine-country-inspired spa and fitness club will
boast five treatment rooms offering olive scrub treatments, salt
cleansing massages and a sauna room.
Hotel MOHI by Appellation's 7,730 square-feet ballroom will have
the capacity to host up to 500 people, representing the single
largest indoor event space in Morgan Hill. The ballroom will
also provide a modern organic design flex space that can open to a
show-kitchen for live action culinary experiences. With an
additional 1,861 square-feet of dedicated indoor function space,
Hotel MOHI by Appellation will offer the most premium
accommodations of any competitive luxury resorts or wineries in the
region.
"Léal Hospitality's existing portfolio of Morgan Hill-based venues currently host more
than 65,000 annual guests across 400 weddings and events per year,
and we are consistently forced to turn away 50 percent of inquiries
due to limitations in venue space and surrounding lodging
accommodations," remarks Frank Léal, Owner, Léal
Hospitality. "Our partnership to create Hotel MOHI by
Appellation will allow us to accommodate a wider array of meetings
and celebrations, solidifying Morgan
Hill's position as a major hub for gatherings in Silicon
Valley and the surrounding wine country."
With the addition of Hotel MOHI by Appellation, the Appellation
brand continues to carve a name for itself in several iconic
destinations. The brand will continue a steady stream of new-build
openings with Appellation Healdsburg next year, followed by
Appellation Sun Valley, Appellation Petaluma and Appellation
Pacific Grove.
For more information, please visit appellationhotels.com.
About Appellation
Appellation, meaning "to give a name
to a place," crafts unparalleled culinary-centered places of
hospitality that immerse guests in the uniquely local aspects of
exceptional destinations. The first hotel brand born from the
merger of culinary and hospitality, Appellation is about comfort
and connection over formality and extravagance – perfectly blending
luxury amenities with real world experiences born of this place.
The company is the vision of co-founders Charlie Palmer, one of America's best-known
chefs who arguably created the successful hotel restaurant model,
and Christopher Hunsberger, who
spent over 30 years in strategic leadership roles with Four Seasons
Hotels and Resorts. When the first Appellation hotels open in
Healdsburg (CA), Morgan Hill (CA), Sun Valley (ID), Petaluma (CA), Pacific Grove (CA), they will set a new
standard for immersion in culinary, culture and community that can
only be found "here." To learn more, visit
www.appellationhotels.com.
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