Juan Mera
Ac/Residence Inn/SpringHill Suites Nashville Downtown, General Manager
Juan got his start in hospitality as a bellman at the Canyon Ranch Resort in Tucson, Arizona. From there, he was promoted to night auditor, desk agent, and then front office manager. Juan then moved on to work for Remington Hotels, where he served as a rooms division manager and sales manager. He then went to work for Meristar Hotels as a rooms manager at the Latham Hotel in Georgetown, and got his first general manager job at the Hampton Inn Atlanta Gwinnett.
Juan joined North Point Hospitality in 2004 and has served as the opening general manager at several current and former North Point hotels, including the SpringHill Suites Buckhead Atlanta, Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Midtown, Hilton Garden Inn Nashville Midtown and the Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites Atlanta Midtown, a dual-branded property opened in 2012. Juan has also served as the area general manager of the DoubleTree Savannah Historic District, the Hilton Garden Inn Savannah Historic District and the Quality Inn Savannah Historic District. He currently serves as general manager for the first tri-branded Marriott hotel in the country, the SpringHill Suites/Residence Inn/AC Hotel Nashville Downtown.
Juan is from Lima, Peru and enjoys traveling as much as he can and spending time with his wife, Harumi, and his family.