We're Different
Scope Driven Hotel Management
Whether you’re an independent property looking to transition to a brand, pre-construction looking for ground-up strategy, or anything in between, we’ll create a perfectly-tailored solution to maximize your asset potential.
Our differentiation lies in our approach: we don’t have just one. In our eyes, every property is a unique entity. So, we start with questions—then we form a plan, and act on it.
We’d love to start a conversation with you.
How We Help
Our Team
Our Most Valuable Asset
We are an efficient and discerning team with global experience spanning two decades. Because of our small size, we can be flexible, agile and quick to move when and where appropriate. We are well-known in the business by brands, financial institutions and other industry stakeholders.
Small & Powerful
Francis Mairet
Principal
Principal
Francis Mairet | MBA
With more than 30 years of top hospitality management experience in Canadian and European markets, Francis thrives in transforming and repositioning hotel assets to outperform their competitive field. Francis’s hospitality journey began at the Ritz of Paris, France and brought him to work with brands such as Fairmont, Holiday Inn, Westin, Shangri-La, Marriott and Hilton. He completed an MBA at Royal Roads University where he led, as Associate Professor classes in the School of Tourism and Hospitality Management. Under his direction, his property was awarded Hotel of the Year for all Marriott hotels in North America in 2008, Top Operation of the Year in 2009 and Best Marketing Operations in 2016 for Hilton. He won General Manager of the year for Atlific Hotels in 2010. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to create Mairet Hotels in 2013, which currently manages properties within Western Canada.
Jayme Smoley-Strand
VP Operations
VP Operations
Jayme Smoley-Strand
With a passion for operations and revenue management, Jayme offers 15 years expertise in upper management and leadership roles. Jayme began her career in front office and quickly grew into managerial roles with global brands such as Fairmont, Marriott and Hilton due to her natural ability to direct and motivate people. Most recently she has spent three years as Director of Operations at the DoubleTree by Hilton Victoria. With a strategic approach to operational efficiency, an expertise in hotel operating systems, and ample experience creating complex budgets and forecasts, she is the ideal person to lead Mairet Hotels’ revenue management and operation strategies to increase overall hotel profitability.
Rajiv Dwarika
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Rajiv Dwarika | CPA, CGA
With nearly 20 years’ experience in the hotel industry, Rajiv joined Mairet Hotels in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer. Rajiv is a multilingual Chartered Professional Accountant, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He has held upper-management positions in both operations and finance with Marriott, Hilton, and independent properties. Rajiv specializes in project management and branded hotel openings; he develops and oversees all accounting, reporting, tax compliance, treasury, information systems and risk assessment. Rajiv has demonstrated expertise in identifying opportunities to reduce costs and enhance employee productivity while delivering leadership to teams of cross-functional employees.