On this Room 65 of A Room With A View, we sit down with the brilliant Richard Crawford from Marriott Hotels. Richard’s journey from growing up in Tasmania and working in the family business, to building one of Australia’s finest boutique hotels, The Henry Jones, is nothing short of inspiring.
He’s a true hotelier — passionate, creative, and deeply connected to place and people. We loved hearing his reflections on family, business, friendship and what it means to build something lasting and meaningful in our ever-evolving industry.
We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe — it helps us share more of these incredible stories from our world of hospitality
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On this Room 65 of A Room With A View, we sit down with the brilliant Richard Crawford from Marriott Hotels. Richard’s journey from growing up in Tasmania and working in the family business, to building one of Australia’s finest boutique hotels, The Henry Jones, is nothing short of inspiring.
He’s a true hotelier — passionate, creative, and deeply connected to place and people. We loved hearing his reflections on family, business, friendship and what it means to build something lasting and meaningful in our ever-evolving industry.
We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe — it helps us share more of these incredible stories from our world of hospitality
Welcome to A Room With A View LIVE, the podcast where we dive into the people, places, and perspectives shaping today’s hotel world.
In this episode, we’re joined by James Blanchett — a hotelier, owner of Quest Hotels, and, in another life, a rockstar lead guitarist. James takes us on the journey from working as a Night Porter at Quay West, sharing how he made the leap from managing hotels to owning hotels. With his third hotel now on board and more still to come, James reflects on the lessons, the risks, and the rhythm behind creating long-term value in the hotel game.
Thank you James for joining us live from No Vacancy 2025 and sharing your story with us.
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On this Room 65 of A Room With A View, we sit down with the brilliant Richard Crawford from Marriott Hotels. Richard’s journey from growing up in Tasmania and working in the family business, to building one of Australia’s finest boutique hotels, The Henry Jones, is nothing short of inspiring.
He’s a true hotelier — passionate, creative, and deeply connected to place and people. We loved hearing his reflections on family, business, friendship and what it means to build something lasting and meaningful in our ever-evolving industry.
We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe — it helps us share more of these incredible stories from our world of hospitality
