Founder of Recreation Stays · 25 Years in Luxury Hospitality

Adam Knight

I spent over two decades running five-star hotels for Fairmont and St. Regis. Now I bring that same operating discipline to vacation rentals and boutique properties, through Recreation Stays and Recreation Hotels, and to the owners and operators who want the same systems in their own business.

The Philosophy

Hospitality isn’t magic.
It’s a system.

Great stays aren’t built on luck. They’re built on structure. After two-plus decades running five-star hotels, I learned that consistency, not charisma, is what drives reviews, revenue, and reputation.

I’m here to help you build the same systems top hoteliers use, tailored for short-term rentals and boutique properties.

Where To Start

Three ways to work with what I’ve built

Frameworks and playbooks from 25 years in luxury hospitality, built for professional short-term rental and boutique hotel operators.

On YouTube

Video breakdowns of the same frameworks

I’m building out the channel with short, direct breakdowns of the systems behind Recreation Stays, for operators who’d rather watch than read.

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New episodes cover pricing discipline, owner communication, service recovery, and the operating systems that separate professional operators from everyone else managing a listing.