WEBVTT 00:00:09.139 --> 00:00:12.060 Hello and welcome to a special edition of Good 00:00:12.060 --> 00:00:14.619 News York. I'm your host Mike Brindisi. Matt 00:00:14.619 --> 00:00:17.839 is not with us and that is his own fault because 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:21.000 he's missing out on a good one. This is not our 00:00:21.000 --> 00:00:23.519 new studio. Yes, if you've heard we are moving 00:00:23.519 --> 00:00:26.480 to a brand new 17 ,000 square foot facility soon. 00:00:26.640 --> 00:00:29.160 Our new studios and hopefully they're as beautiful 00:00:29.160 --> 00:00:31.789 as this. Where am I? I am in Skinny Atlas, New 00:00:31.789 --> 00:00:36.270 York at the Skinny Atlas Fields Resort and Spa. 00:00:36.409 --> 00:00:38.289 And I am sitting with a very special gentleman. 00:00:38.450 --> 00:00:42.990 Good morning to Kyle Hares, the GM of this beautiful 00:00:42.990 --> 00:00:44.469 place. Thanks for sitting down with me. And thanks 00:00:44.469 --> 00:00:46.310 for the coffee. Of course. It's a pleasure to 00:00:46.310 --> 00:00:48.789 have you in as a guest. I mean, I guess I'm technically 00:00:48.789 --> 00:00:51.750 a guest. But I mean, I sat down to do this interview. 00:00:51.789 --> 00:00:53.450 And all of a sudden, you have people waiting 00:00:53.450 --> 00:00:56.409 on us. And you run a tight ship around here. 00:00:56.670 --> 00:00:59.609 Service forward. Service first. Absolutely. Well, 00:00:59.710 --> 00:01:02.450 obviously this place is just gorgeous. Skinny 00:01:02.450 --> 00:01:05.209 Atlas itself has always been gorgeous. So it's 00:01:05.209 --> 00:01:07.930 a perfect spot. If you don't mind, talk a little 00:01:07.930 --> 00:01:11.810 bit about your background and how your journey 00:01:11.810 --> 00:01:14.069 to get here as the general manager. Yeah, absolutely. 00:01:14.950 --> 00:01:17.390 So I actually grew up in Auburn, New York. So 00:01:17.390 --> 00:01:21.680 my household growing up is 12 minutes. driveway 00:01:21.680 --> 00:01:24.200 to driveway. So I take a lot of pride in this 00:01:24.200 --> 00:01:29.260 area, this community, if you will. For me, right 00:01:29.260 --> 00:01:31.219 in my yearbook, I put that I want to be a general 00:01:31.219 --> 00:01:34.040 manager or resort down south. I checked two of 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:36.260 those, the down south piece. One, I guess, could 00:01:36.260 --> 00:01:37.959 say it's relative. Maybe I'm a little south of 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:41.159 my house. There you go. Went to school for hospitality 00:01:41.159 --> 00:01:43.159 management, spent some time in Orlando, Florida. 00:01:44.000 --> 00:01:46.140 Was fortunate to work for Gaylord Palms, now 00:01:46.140 --> 00:01:50.359 Marriott Brand. And 1 ,406 rooms really understand 00:01:50.359 --> 00:01:55.180 things very directly. And for me, it opened my 00:01:55.180 --> 00:01:58.159 eyes to a new world, a hospitality world, one 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:01.340 that was very service -forward, where the guests 00:02:01.340 --> 00:02:05.239 were important. Worked my way through and back 00:02:05.239 --> 00:02:07.760 to Syracuse, New York. Worked at the Crowne Plaza 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:09.879 as Director of Sales and Marketing and General 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:14.479 Manager there. Did that for about 11 years. I 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:16.780 had to be part of this project. I had coffee 00:02:16.780 --> 00:02:18.240 with Tom. I've been with the company three years, 00:02:18.300 --> 00:02:21.020 but I had coffee with Tom. And I said, I want 00:02:21.020 --> 00:02:22.479 to be a part of this from the beginning, from 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.800 ground up. So I was fortunate to be here through 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:27.180 the construction phase and really see it from 00:02:27.180 --> 00:02:29.860 dust to what it is today. That's amazing. And 00:02:29.860 --> 00:02:32.280 so getting it on the ground floor is always... 00:02:32.280 --> 00:02:35.379 you know, best case scenario for situations like 00:02:35.379 --> 00:02:39.099 this. Were you involved in any, did they allow 00:02:39.099 --> 00:02:41.800 you to be involved in any of the planning process 00:02:41.800 --> 00:02:44.979 or the building process? Absolutely, ownership, 00:02:45.419 --> 00:02:47.659 Woodbine Hospitality, fantastic company to work 00:02:47.659 --> 00:02:51.379 for, a family company. rooted here in the community 00:02:51.379 --> 00:02:55.500 and very open to ideas. It was their vision. 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:59.080 I was executing and assisting with the construction 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:01.900 side. So, you know, from a design phase, obviously, 00:03:02.060 --> 00:03:04.800 that was done in a different, you know, through 00:03:04.800 --> 00:03:06.819 teaser wood designs and some of the design firms. 00:03:07.980 --> 00:03:10.840 But at the end of the day, it was, you know, 00:03:10.960 --> 00:03:13.400 small operational tweaks. Obviously, we were 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:16.240 very able and capable to make those changes throughout 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:19.419 to make sure that, you know, right down to, hey, 00:03:19.539 --> 00:03:21.319 does this plug make sense here? Does this plug 00:03:21.319 --> 00:03:24.199 make sense there? Type of changes and making 00:03:24.199 --> 00:03:26.639 sure that it makes sense for our guests. Yeah, 00:03:26.639 --> 00:03:28.840 and that's, I'm so glad that they leaned on you 00:03:28.840 --> 00:03:31.180 for that because with your extensive background 00:03:31.180 --> 00:03:34.120 in hospitality, going to school for it, you want 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:37.840 that kind of input from somebody who is Literally 00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:40.039 like where should we put the phone chargers that 00:03:40.039 --> 00:03:42.259 stuff matters and especially in a place like 00:03:42.259 --> 00:03:44.000 this now This is also a I don't want to make 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:47.479 sure I say you're a curio How do I say curio 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:50.960 resort curio resort by Hilton, which is a very 00:03:50.960 --> 00:03:52.620 well -known name. Talk about that a little bit 00:03:52.620 --> 00:03:54.879 Yeah, absolutely. So we wanted to be part of 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.629 a larger. We are a franchise of Hilton We went 00:03:58.629 --> 00:04:01.509 with the Curio brand because of what Curio encompasses. 00:04:02.509 --> 00:04:05.550 Curio is food and beverage focused, and it's 00:04:05.550 --> 00:04:08.389 a lifestyle brand, so it fit well with our focus 00:04:08.389 --> 00:04:12.310 of wellness. So we also strive to be a Curio 00:04:12.310 --> 00:04:15.729 resort. We are the only resort, Hilton Resort 00:04:15.729 --> 00:04:19.209 in the Northeast, and the only Curio Resort north 00:04:19.209 --> 00:04:21.410 of Key West. So we're very fortunate to be a 00:04:21.410 --> 00:04:23.470 part of that. And again, you said you wanted 00:04:23.470 --> 00:04:26.610 to go down south. I mean, so you're not in Key 00:04:26.610 --> 00:04:29.009 West, but... You know, you're in a resort that 00:04:29.009 --> 00:04:31.050 would be in Key West. Let's look at it that way. 00:04:31.930 --> 00:04:33.689 We'll talk about all the amenities, which are 00:04:33.689 --> 00:04:38.110 incredible here in a second. Was Skinny Atlas 00:04:38.110 --> 00:04:41.089 always the target place for them to build something 00:04:41.089 --> 00:04:43.149 like this, or did they kind of have to come here 00:04:43.149 --> 00:04:46.149 and see the beauty for themselves first? Yeah, 00:04:46.269 --> 00:04:50.370 so ownership is local. So they've had wonderful 00:04:50.370 --> 00:04:53.709 hotel establishments in Syracuse, New York, previously 00:04:53.709 --> 00:04:56.490 the Genesee Grand, Hotel Schuyler, which is a 00:04:56.490 --> 00:05:00.769 tapestry, Parkview Hotel, and currently the Tailwater 00:05:00.769 --> 00:05:04.370 Lodge Resort up in Altmar, New York. So all of 00:05:04.370 --> 00:05:08.649 those kind of stepped into what their passion 00:05:08.649 --> 00:05:12.959 really became, which is this wellness. service 00:05:12.959 --> 00:05:17.319 -oriented facility which every detail is hyper 00:05:17.319 --> 00:05:21.639 -focused. And the guest is the important piece 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:24.680 of the equation. So the experience kind of stepped 00:05:24.680 --> 00:05:27.220 them from Syracuse into the skinny Atlas market 00:05:27.220 --> 00:05:30.019 because they saw a great opportunity, especially 00:05:30.019 --> 00:05:33.279 pre -COVID and into post -COVID. The leisure 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:37.459 traveler is wellness driven. They care more about 00:05:37.459 --> 00:05:39.720 what their wellness is. They're more mindful 00:05:39.720 --> 00:05:42.860 of when they get away. And they also travel with 00:05:42.860 --> 00:05:44.560 families. So we're a family friendly resort, 00:05:44.939 --> 00:05:47.620 which was an important aspect for ownership. 00:05:47.720 --> 00:05:50.319 Because again, staying with those trends, people 00:05:50.319 --> 00:05:51.740 are traveling with their family as they should. 00:05:52.019 --> 00:05:54.579 Absolutely. You know, you hear that word wellness, 00:05:55.060 --> 00:05:58.079 and we hear it a lot in society these days. And 00:05:58.079 --> 00:06:02.379 you said it's a primary focus of this place. 00:06:02.939 --> 00:06:04.980 Talk a little bit about what that means to you 00:06:04.980 --> 00:06:08.220 and what it means overall. What is the focus 00:06:08.220 --> 00:06:09.779 on wellness? Absolutely. I'm glad you asked. 00:06:10.600 --> 00:06:13.180 So wellness for me is specific to the individual. 00:06:13.379 --> 00:06:16.740 So the wellness journey. could be simplistic 00:06:16.740 --> 00:06:19.560 in one's mind or it could be very complex. They 00:06:19.560 --> 00:06:21.800 could have no experience with it or they could 00:06:21.800 --> 00:06:24.980 be very well experienced in wellness. We have 00:06:24.980 --> 00:06:28.500 every aspect of that. So as a resort, we give 00:06:28.500 --> 00:06:31.800 the options and we help. We're happy to create 00:06:31.800 --> 00:06:34.019 a journey for a guest, but ultimately we want 00:06:34.019 --> 00:06:36.199 them to come and experience it as they see best 00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:38.850 fit. Some of those amenities could be as simple 00:06:38.850 --> 00:06:41.209 as snowshoes and mountain bikes to get out into 00:06:41.209 --> 00:06:44.649 nature. We have walking trails. Obviously, we 00:06:44.649 --> 00:06:47.769 have spa and our various spa treatments. We have 00:06:47.769 --> 00:06:50.910 a partnership with Teproot Fields that infuses 00:06:50.910 --> 00:06:54.730 a wonderful growing practice into our produce 00:06:54.730 --> 00:06:57.730 to give us a local flair. with our restaurant. 00:06:58.250 --> 00:07:00.050 So yeah, so the wellness piece I think for me 00:07:00.050 --> 00:07:02.629 is specific to the journey of the guest and the 00:07:02.629 --> 00:07:04.569 individual. See, this is so unique and I'm not 00:07:04.569 --> 00:07:06.230 just saying this, it's not like I'm paid to say 00:07:06.230 --> 00:07:09.050 this stuff. Everything I talk about on air is 00:07:09.050 --> 00:07:11.769 from the heart and from the mind, which can be 00:07:11.769 --> 00:07:15.310 scary. But you're talking about wellness and 00:07:15.310 --> 00:07:17.189 how it's really an individualized experience. 00:07:17.810 --> 00:07:21.509 I've been to resorts and spas and... It's hard 00:07:21.509 --> 00:07:24.730 to complain about a resort and spa because it's 00:07:24.730 --> 00:07:27.290 incredible no matter what you experience there. 00:07:27.790 --> 00:07:30.889 But it is very unique in the way that you guys 00:07:30.889 --> 00:07:34.290 say, hey, it's not like here's package one, here's 00:07:34.290 --> 00:07:37.149 package two, here's package three. Here's what 00:07:37.149 --> 00:07:39.910 we offer, let's customize it to you. And I think 00:07:39.910 --> 00:07:45.790 that is so unique and I commend you on that. 00:07:45.959 --> 00:07:48.699 Let's talk about some of those amenities because 00:07:48.699 --> 00:07:51.160 it's absolutely incredible. The first part, you've 00:07:51.160 --> 00:07:53.480 got rooms and suites, obviously, which include 00:07:53.480 --> 00:07:57.420 hot tubs, fire pits for s'mores. You've got your 00:07:57.420 --> 00:07:59.519 leisure activities. You can do weddings and events 00:07:59.519 --> 00:08:03.360 here. You also offer, you know, the town itself 00:08:03.360 --> 00:08:05.220 is kind of an add on, you know what I mean, for 00:08:05.220 --> 00:08:08.759 no charge. You could go downtown and have an 00:08:08.759 --> 00:08:13.079 incredible experience on its own. Talk a little 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:16.060 bit about. Oh, and then the culinary aspect that's 00:08:16.060 --> 00:08:17.980 the big one I want to talk about after too because 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:19.980 you guys are very unique in that way But talk 00:08:19.980 --> 00:08:22.420 about a little bit a little bit about you know 00:08:22.420 --> 00:08:24.959 some of the amenities the packages the experience 00:08:24.959 --> 00:08:27.860 And the details on yeah, so so many things done 00:08:27.860 --> 00:08:30.600 rap here, but I know things that we're very excited 00:08:30.600 --> 00:08:33.610 to bring to this community I'll start with the 00:08:33.610 --> 00:08:35.809 community. We've forged some wonderful community 00:08:35.809 --> 00:08:39.370 partnerships. Local Branch is a shop in town. 00:08:39.490 --> 00:08:42.110 They help to curate our pantry, which is our 00:08:42.110 --> 00:08:44.830 little gift shop, if you will. We have our partnership 00:08:44.830 --> 00:08:47.490 with Taproot Fields. Taproot Fields is where 00:08:47.490 --> 00:08:51.769 we get our produce for our farm -to -table, fork 00:08:51.769 --> 00:08:55.370 -to -seed, whatever buzzword we want to use concept. 00:08:56.170 --> 00:08:59.870 And we also have Scan Strength, which is a recreation 00:08:59.870 --> 00:09:04.029 company, a family -owned small business. And 00:09:04.029 --> 00:09:06.870 they help assist with curating our activities 00:09:06.870 --> 00:09:10.889 throughout. So when the guest gets here, there's 00:09:10.889 --> 00:09:12.990 the natural activities. I say the natural activities. 00:09:13.029 --> 00:09:15.889 We have seven different vessels of water. We 00:09:15.889 --> 00:09:18.649 have an outdoor pool that is heated year -round 00:09:18.649 --> 00:09:21.289 to 90 degrees. So you could go for a swim today. 00:09:21.529 --> 00:09:23.750 It's not too cold out for Central New York, but. 00:09:24.350 --> 00:09:26.509 I mean, we're Bill's fans. I can handle the cold. 00:09:26.649 --> 00:09:29.090 Exactly. I'll take a dip. Jump through a table 00:09:29.090 --> 00:09:30.490 and then jump in the pool. Yeah, just jump through 00:09:30.490 --> 00:09:32.070 one of your tables. I'll pay for it. And then 00:09:32.070 --> 00:09:34.190 I'll jump in the pool. Absolutely. So we have 00:09:34.190 --> 00:09:36.590 our outdoor pool. We have two outdoor hot tubs 00:09:36.590 --> 00:09:39.389 for guests to enjoy. And then we have our indoor 00:09:39.389 --> 00:09:43.309 pool, if a guest prefers. And on the spa side, 00:09:43.330 --> 00:09:45.330 we have an indoor hot tub, outdoor hot tub, and 00:09:45.330 --> 00:09:47.610 we have a cold plunge. So speaking a little bit 00:09:47.610 --> 00:09:50.090 about the spa, we've got some unique amenities, 00:09:50.190 --> 00:09:51.990 cold plunge being one of our differentiators. 00:09:52.330 --> 00:09:55.950 We also have a salt chamber. There are some great 00:09:55.950 --> 00:10:00.190 benefits to inhaling salt, and it is a salt therapy. 00:10:00.210 --> 00:10:04.110 It's a ritual, so it's a small room where it 00:10:04.110 --> 00:10:05.929 dispenses salt into the air, and then obviously 00:10:05.929 --> 00:10:08.269 it's breathed in for lung health and circulatory 00:10:08.269 --> 00:10:15.149 health. We also, on the spa side, I talked about 00:10:15.149 --> 00:10:16.769 the cold plunger, talked about the salt therapy. 00:10:17.389 --> 00:10:19.570 We've got saunas. We have two barrel saunas outside. 00:10:19.669 --> 00:10:23.090 We have two saunas on the inside. So our spa 00:10:23.090 --> 00:10:26.070 is really a class act, and we take a lot of pride 00:10:26.070 --> 00:10:28.710 on the treatment is important, but the experience 00:10:28.710 --> 00:10:30.789 overall, I think, is what really differentiates 00:10:30.789 --> 00:10:33.750 us. We have a large lounge area. We've got private 00:10:33.750 --> 00:10:36.370 nooks. They can order lunch in. They can really... 00:10:36.360 --> 00:10:38.399 come and enjoy themselves in whatever manner 00:10:38.399 --> 00:10:42.200 they think is best. You nailed it, because looking 00:10:42.200 --> 00:10:44.600 on the site and doing research with the place, 00:10:44.980 --> 00:10:46.340 there's all those amenities and services that 00:10:46.340 --> 00:10:47.980 you listed. But what I really keyed in on is 00:10:47.980 --> 00:10:50.720 the culinary aspect. You've got the Fields restaurant. 00:10:51.019 --> 00:10:52.679 You've got a lobby bar. You've got a pool bar. 00:10:52.700 --> 00:10:55.379 You've got that pantry. Farm to field, field 00:10:55.379 --> 00:10:57.200 to fork, whatever you want to call it, that's 00:10:57.200 --> 00:11:00.279 really unique in itself. Talk a little bit about 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:05.679 that and the unique kind of process in which 00:11:05.679 --> 00:11:08.659 you guys take care of your... Very fortunate. 00:11:09.139 --> 00:11:13.159 So, Taperu Fields, local farm. Literally, you 00:11:13.159 --> 00:11:14.980 could throw a baseball three times and be there. 00:11:15.500 --> 00:11:17.980 And our walking trails will eventually connect 00:11:17.980 --> 00:11:20.139 over to the farm. We're going to start doing 00:11:20.139 --> 00:11:21.919 tours of the farm, and they already do tours 00:11:21.919 --> 00:11:24.519 of the farm. They take a lot of pride in their 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.879 regenerative growing practices. They grow in 00:11:27.879 --> 00:11:31.539 living soil, for example, and they have... healthy, 00:11:31.860 --> 00:11:35.240 above organic type thought process in their growing. 00:11:36.840 --> 00:11:40.600 Great partners, basically we have the farm operator 00:11:40.600 --> 00:11:42.480 that works directly with our executive chef, 00:11:42.639 --> 00:11:46.529 Esperenza. And they're basically saying, hey, 00:11:46.570 --> 00:11:48.090 we should grow this. Hey, we should grow this. 00:11:48.789 --> 00:11:50.450 You know, your carrots are purple. Why? Because 00:11:50.450 --> 00:11:53.269 that's the natural color of carrots. So it's 00:11:53.269 --> 00:11:56.149 just really high end. It's produced the way that 00:11:56.149 --> 00:12:00.210 it should be. It's not bulk produced. And literally, 00:12:00.230 --> 00:12:01.830 it comes out of the ground from this community, 00:12:01.870 --> 00:12:03.649 which is just part of our story and our charm. 00:12:03.909 --> 00:12:07.289 You don't hear about that. When it comes to, 00:12:07.330 --> 00:12:10.570 let's be honest, when you hear of a big company 00:12:10.570 --> 00:12:13.230 coming to an area and building a plant, like 00:12:13.230 --> 00:12:16.590 this you think corporate you think okay it's 00:12:16.590 --> 00:12:19.049 gonna be beautiful but it's not community this 00:12:19.049 --> 00:12:22.429 is so unique that this really is community involved 00:12:22.429 --> 00:12:27.289 in every step of the way even even the food is 00:12:27.289 --> 00:12:29.549 supporting local farmers I just I think that's 00:12:29.549 --> 00:12:34.350 absolutely absolutely wonderful and I did notice 00:12:34.350 --> 00:12:37.169 when I came in one of the your employees mentioned 00:12:37.169 --> 00:12:39.149 something about a Fox and I'm knowing noticing 00:12:39.149 --> 00:12:42.190 a Fox on your Is there some sort of relevance 00:12:42.190 --> 00:12:44.850 that I missed with the Fox? Yeah, this is Scout. 00:12:46.009 --> 00:12:50.590 Scout is our resident Fox. During construction 00:12:50.590 --> 00:12:53.950 and in the area, we do have Fox in the area. 00:12:54.730 --> 00:12:57.730 During construction, this is kind of a fun story. 00:12:58.330 --> 00:13:01.830 We had a passive security system, if you will, 00:13:01.909 --> 00:13:04.190 that any sort of movement would call me in the 00:13:04.190 --> 00:13:06.690 middle of the night. Well, there was a Fox that 00:13:06.690 --> 00:13:08.889 used to love to play about 2 .30 in the morning. 00:13:09.789 --> 00:13:12.470 And that same Fox was the reason I got a handful 00:13:12.470 --> 00:13:16.330 of calls. Obviously false alarms. Deer and Fox 00:13:16.330 --> 00:13:21.210 were the biggest threat up here. So, originally 00:13:21.210 --> 00:13:23.649 had a different animal for the logo, but we kind 00:13:23.649 --> 00:13:26.450 of diverted to Scout, the Fox, and it's kind 00:13:26.450 --> 00:13:28.610 of grown from there. We have different renditions 00:13:28.610 --> 00:13:32.250 of Scout. We really feel that Scout embodies 00:13:32.250 --> 00:13:36.629 a lot of what our brand is. Agile, witty, fun, 00:13:36.990 --> 00:13:40.960 curious. And really friendly and cute in certain 00:13:40.960 --> 00:13:44.340 aspects too, right? So as you walk around the 00:13:44.340 --> 00:13:48.409 resort, this is... sitting fox. So our standard 00:13:48.409 --> 00:13:51.809 is our curious standing fox is what you see on 00:13:51.809 --> 00:13:54.190 the sign. We've got a jumping fox by our fitness 00:13:54.190 --> 00:13:56.809 center, a swimming fox by our pool, a curled 00:13:56.809 --> 00:13:59.190 up fox on our robes that kind of show the comfy 00:13:59.190 --> 00:14:02.049 side. So, you know, we really leaned into Scout 00:14:02.049 --> 00:14:05.149 and I think it's been fantastic. There's even, 00:14:05.149 --> 00:14:08.250 you know, on the hand painted murals, there's 00:14:08.250 --> 00:14:10.210 a small scout back there. So we, you know, kind 00:14:10.210 --> 00:14:12.110 of interject them everywhere. So this is again, 00:14:12.129 --> 00:14:15.049 this is another tip of the cap to you on just 00:14:15.049 --> 00:14:18.559 the that you put into everything about this place. 00:14:18.820 --> 00:14:21.159 Okay, a fox comes every night at 2 .30 and you 00:14:21.159 --> 00:14:22.899 find a way to incorporate that and embrace it. 00:14:23.019 --> 00:14:25.740 I love that. Before I moved to our new house, 00:14:25.940 --> 00:14:28.460 we had fox in our backyard and my children used 00:14:28.460 --> 00:14:30.980 to get scared and I would go... I don't know 00:14:30.980 --> 00:14:33.460 if you have, I don't know anything about Fox. 00:14:33.879 --> 00:14:35.779 I was like, I don't think you have to be scared 00:14:35.779 --> 00:14:39.379 or maybe you do. Do Fox, they don't attack people, 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:41.820 right? They're pretty, they just kind of exist. 00:14:42.019 --> 00:14:43.919 It's part of the chain, so to speak. Yeah. And 00:14:43.919 --> 00:14:46.139 I think, you know, we have a local artist, Chris. 00:14:47.720 --> 00:14:50.539 that did some of our photos on our art wall, 00:14:51.340 --> 00:14:54.200 and he had a barn here. One of his family members 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:57.100 has a barn, and he had a group of fox, and he 00:14:57.100 --> 00:14:59.039 has a cool picture, so again, we leaned into 00:14:59.039 --> 00:15:02.740 it. We've got a local artist that we're going 00:15:02.740 --> 00:15:06.700 to showcase his artwork, and the fox just kind 00:15:06.700 --> 00:15:08.929 of worked. And I'll tell you, the decor here 00:15:08.929 --> 00:15:11.509 is unbelievable. The New York Times, I'm not 00:15:11.509 --> 00:15:12.889 quoting them. I don't remember the quote. But 00:15:12.889 --> 00:15:15.009 basically, it was like, this place is an incredible 00:15:15.009 --> 00:15:19.370 gem. And it's a perfect mixture of modern and 00:15:19.370 --> 00:15:23.950 rustic. Was that kind of the idea when the build 00:15:23.950 --> 00:15:28.500 was originally happening? Lodge was a modern 00:15:28.500 --> 00:15:30.740 lodge feel I would say would be the best description 00:15:30.740 --> 00:15:34.720 I would give it. We own and operate the Tailwater 00:15:34.720 --> 00:15:37.100 Lodge up in Altmar, New York. They are on the 00:15:37.100 --> 00:15:40.360 Little Salmon River. They're very good about, 00:15:40.679 --> 00:15:43.360 again, a similar feel. But they're a little more 00:15:43.360 --> 00:15:46.639 lodged. They're a little more remote. Snowmobiling 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:50.440 and fishing is huge for that property. For us, 00:15:50.600 --> 00:15:53.100 we kind of have a modern twist on the Lodge, 00:15:53.179 --> 00:15:55.440 but we kind of lean into that. You'll see some 00:15:55.440 --> 00:15:58.539 of our white oak, or white birch rather, accents 00:15:58.539 --> 00:16:01.100 that was actually cut from Altmar, New York on 00:16:01.100 --> 00:16:03.379 the tailwater property. Amazing. So kind of again, 00:16:03.620 --> 00:16:05.919 it's from an ownership side, an intentional detail 00:16:05.919 --> 00:16:08.080 that was interjected that really has some meaning 00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:10.440 behind it. That's great, man. A couple more questions. 00:16:10.519 --> 00:16:14.090 I want to be respectful of your time. I know 00:16:14.090 --> 00:16:17.070 that every experience here is individualized, 00:16:17.269 --> 00:16:20.409 which is just amazing, but let's say I'm coming 00:16:20.409 --> 00:16:24.529 for the weekend and I say, listen, give me one 00:16:24.529 --> 00:16:27.289 thing that I must do or I must experience here. 00:16:27.450 --> 00:16:30.610 What would you say? I know it's tough. I'll let 00:16:30.610 --> 00:16:32.789 you do two or three if you want. No, that's a 00:16:32.789 --> 00:16:36.090 good on the fly. For me, I lean into, I have 00:16:36.090 --> 00:16:38.389 a 12 -year -old daughter. I lean into families. 00:16:38.690 --> 00:16:41.960 Me too. And I think we're a family -friendly 00:16:41.960 --> 00:16:44.960 Finger Lakes Resort. We have a wonderful family 00:16:44.960 --> 00:16:48.679 package that we sell online. That package includes 00:16:48.679 --> 00:16:52.100 resort credits for breakfast, resort credits 00:16:52.100 --> 00:16:54.759 for the facility, as well as a game room. We 00:16:54.759 --> 00:16:58.500 have a small arcade downstairs. So the game room 00:16:58.500 --> 00:17:01.740 itself, again, family -friendly. But I think 00:17:01.740 --> 00:17:04.220 the family piece is what I would want to interact 00:17:04.220 --> 00:17:06.900 with, whether it be, you know, putting at our 00:17:06.900 --> 00:17:09.700 executive putting course. You know, toasting 00:17:09.700 --> 00:17:11.920 us some more by the fire at nighttime, you know, 00:17:12.059 --> 00:17:14.180 jumping in the pool outside. So for me, it would 00:17:14.180 --> 00:17:17.460 be just a family, you know, staycation, I think 00:17:17.460 --> 00:17:19.640 is the best way. And I think... We've already 00:17:19.640 --> 00:17:22.539 seen a lot of it. Over our December break, before 00:17:22.539 --> 00:17:25.099 Thanksgiving, we had people in town that were 00:17:25.099 --> 00:17:27.220 booking rooms just so the grandkids could come 00:17:27.220 --> 00:17:30.680 here and swim. So I think the family piece for 00:17:30.680 --> 00:17:33.180 me would be the, and really the activities that 00:17:33.180 --> 00:17:35.440 we provide would be what I would lean into. I 00:17:35.440 --> 00:17:37.839 have a wife and two kids, and one of our favorite 00:17:37.839 --> 00:17:41.119 things to do are to do staycations. We'll come 00:17:41.119 --> 00:17:44.380 to Syracuse or somewhere not too far away from, 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:47.869 I live in Ithaca, and... I mean, when you're 00:17:47.869 --> 00:17:49.390 thinking of doing stuff like that, you don't 00:17:49.390 --> 00:17:51.549 think that a resort would be family -friendly. 00:17:51.869 --> 00:17:54.450 That's kind of unique in this industry, right? 00:17:54.710 --> 00:17:56.529 Absolutely. And especially in the Finger Lakes 00:17:56.529 --> 00:18:01.390 region, having that area, we have a specific 00:18:01.390 --> 00:18:04.470 suite called our family suite. Awesome. And it's 00:18:04.470 --> 00:18:06.829 got a bedroom with two queen beds and a common 00:18:06.829 --> 00:18:08.589 area with one king bed. And the thought process 00:18:08.589 --> 00:18:10.829 there is you can put the kids to bed, and mom 00:18:10.829 --> 00:18:12.670 and dad could have a glass of wine in that common 00:18:12.670 --> 00:18:15.730 area, enjoy some of the flair of Finger Lakes. 00:18:16.700 --> 00:18:19.859 And so, yeah, I think for us, you know, our restaurant's 00:18:19.859 --> 00:18:22.619 very family friendly. We have a kid's menu, if 00:18:22.619 --> 00:18:25.559 that's necessary. Or, to be honest, kids nowadays, 00:18:26.099 --> 00:18:27.460 let's call it what it is, they're ordering off 00:18:27.460 --> 00:18:29.400 the adult menu. They're getting into some of 00:18:29.400 --> 00:18:30.799 those wonderful dishes as well. Oh, I know. My 00:18:30.799 --> 00:18:33.200 kid eats sushi. I'm like, who are you? You're 00:18:33.200 --> 00:18:36.460 six. Elevated palates. Elevated palates. For 00:18:36.460 --> 00:18:38.119 me, it was hot dogs and mac and cheese when I 00:18:38.119 --> 00:18:41.079 was at age. Before we go though, I do want to 00:18:41.079 --> 00:18:44.420 make sure I mention, you also do events. What 00:18:44.420 --> 00:18:47.559 kind of... facility do you offer like is there 00:18:47.559 --> 00:18:49.660 a conference room event center like what kind 00:18:49.660 --> 00:18:52.150 of events and and how do people Kind of book 00:18:52.150 --> 00:18:54.910 that. So our main focus is our wellness leisure 00:18:54.910 --> 00:18:57.509 traveler. However, we have a partnership. We 00:18:57.509 --> 00:19:00.589 own and operate the Allen Lodge, which is literally 00:19:00.589 --> 00:19:03.509 across the street. It is the largest northeast 00:19:03.509 --> 00:19:06.670 timber structure. So again, a cool lodge feel 00:19:06.670 --> 00:19:09.950 that really almost perfectly fits what we're 00:19:09.950 --> 00:19:12.809 going after in some of our field. So the Allen 00:19:12.809 --> 00:19:16.150 Lodge is an event meeting space with plenty of 00:19:16.150 --> 00:19:19.170 ballrooms and meeting areas, 30 ,000 plus square 00:19:19.170 --> 00:19:23.269 footage. events over there and then they could 00:19:23.269 --> 00:19:25.470 stay over here so some of the thought would be 00:19:25.470 --> 00:19:27.190 you know some of these corporate meetings are 00:19:27.190 --> 00:19:28.549 going a little bit of leisure a little bit of 00:19:28.549 --> 00:19:31.329 business we can do both sides of that so you 00:19:31.329 --> 00:19:33.009 know they could you know have their meetings 00:19:33.009 --> 00:19:35.289 over there their general sessions their their 00:19:35.289 --> 00:19:37.710 high -end elevated dinners and then maybe they 00:19:37.710 --> 00:19:39.670 have a cocktail before after here at our bar 00:19:39.670 --> 00:19:42.210 so our partnership at the Allen Lodge we see 00:19:42.210 --> 00:19:44.230 is a key opportunity for that Sunday through 00:19:44.230 --> 00:19:48.190 Thursday business. Amazing before we go obviously 00:19:48.190 --> 00:19:50.640 give us some plugs do you have any of coming 00:19:50.640 --> 00:19:53.180 up or how can people contact you and find you 00:19:53.180 --> 00:19:57.319 guys? Yeah skinnyatlasfields .com is the best 00:19:57.319 --> 00:19:59.700 way to get a hold of us all of the resources 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:01.460 will be at your fingertips there you can book 00:20:01.460 --> 00:20:04.380 your spa appointments on there you can book your 00:20:04.380 --> 00:20:07.579 restaurant reservations here for Fields restaurant 00:20:07.579 --> 00:20:10.319 you know coming up you know we're leaning into 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:15.240 the busy season and really just really expanding 00:20:15.240 --> 00:20:18.240 our activities. So coming up, we have an expansion 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:19.819 where we're going to start getting into some 00:20:19.819 --> 00:20:22.940 hot yoga classes and really focusing on how do 00:20:22.940 --> 00:20:25.519 we elevate and enhance the stay at no additional 00:20:25.519 --> 00:20:28.619 cost to the guests. So these amenities that we're 00:20:28.619 --> 00:20:30.519 going to bring forward at the end of January 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:32.119 into February, I think are going to be some key 00:20:32.119 --> 00:20:33.500 elements that are going to spring us. And you 00:20:33.500 --> 00:20:35.740 said busy season. What is busy season? A busy 00:20:35.740 --> 00:20:37.720 season would be your typical Lake Town. So I 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:39.720 would say Memorial to Labor Day would be our 00:20:39.720 --> 00:20:41.980 quote unquote busy season. You know, things slow 00:20:41.980 --> 00:20:43.779 down a little bit, although again, you know, 00:20:43.779 --> 00:20:45.809 we have these amenities outside for a reason. 00:20:45.849 --> 00:20:47.390 Yeah. You know, you can jump in the pool even 00:20:47.390 --> 00:20:49.809 if there's 12 inches of snow on the ground. Absolutely. 00:20:50.109 --> 00:20:52.890 So it's, you know, for us, you know, the staycations 00:20:52.890 --> 00:20:54.630 are gonna be big but people kind of hunker down 00:20:54.630 --> 00:20:57.410 a little bit. Obviously in the summer once school 00:20:57.410 --> 00:21:00.609 gets out, kids, family. Leisure travel couples 00:21:00.609 --> 00:21:03.269 and we're also pet friendly. I should really 00:21:03.269 --> 00:21:06.509 that as well because from a we've had a couple 00:21:06.509 --> 00:21:09.210 of actually very famous pets stay with us a couple 00:21:09.210 --> 00:21:11.549 that have been I can't remember them by name, 00:21:11.549 --> 00:21:14.029 but there was one that was like written on USA 00:21:14.029 --> 00:21:17.190 Today came and experienced. So yeah, so even 00:21:17.190 --> 00:21:20.089 even pets are all -stars So, you know if you 00:21:20.089 --> 00:21:21.950 were questioning if they've thought of everything 00:21:21.950 --> 00:21:25.430 they even have celebrity dogs I mean, what don't 00:21:25.430 --> 00:21:27.809 you have here? Listen Kyle. Thank you for your 00:21:27.809 --> 00:21:29.109 time from the box Bottom of my heart, I mean 00:21:29.109 --> 00:21:32.329 this. Just in this small experience of just coming 00:21:32.329 --> 00:21:35.750 in, asking, you know, to speak to you and your 00:21:35.750 --> 00:21:38.190 staff taking care of us. I mean, everybody is 00:21:38.190 --> 00:21:41.609 so friendly, so welcoming. And it's absolutely 00:21:41.609 --> 00:21:43.289 gorgeous here. But more importantly, everything 00:21:43.289 --> 00:21:45.470 you've talked about is so unique and I'm wildly 00:21:45.470 --> 00:21:47.250 impressed. And you have my word, my family is 00:21:47.250 --> 00:21:49.450 going to be here. I've already made that decision 00:21:49.450 --> 00:21:54.210 up here. Any last words? Anything else you want 00:21:54.210 --> 00:21:56.890 to get out there? Like I said, we just we want 00:21:56.890 --> 00:21:58.549 to welcome the community. We want to welcome. 00:21:59.039 --> 00:22:00.960 our guests, we want people to come and try us 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:04.359 out. I think there's a lot of opportunities coming 00:22:04.359 --> 00:22:07.299 up, so challenge yourself to... Put wellness 00:22:07.299 --> 00:22:09.640 first, and more importantly, come visit us. If 00:22:09.640 --> 00:22:12.660 I bring my kids, can we at night come out and 00:22:12.660 --> 00:22:15.519 look for Scout? Not actively go out there, but 00:22:15.519 --> 00:22:17.759 just kind of. Absolutely. Yeah, I want to see 00:22:17.759 --> 00:22:21.799 him. Even some stargazing. We've got some stargazing 00:22:21.799 --> 00:22:24.339 stuff, but yes, Scout does live in the tree line 00:22:24.339 --> 00:22:27.240 as you drive up. It's absolutely amazing. Skinny 00:22:27.240 --> 00:22:31.849 Atlas Fields Resort and Spa Acurio Resort. And 00:22:31.849 --> 00:22:35.910 in Skinny Atlas, New York, you need to come see 00:22:35.910 --> 00:22:38.089 this. It's absolutely amazing. Kyle Harris, you 00:22:38.089 --> 00:22:40.809 are wildly impressive. Well, you were impressive 00:22:40.809 --> 00:22:42.690 when you told me you were a Bills fan. Automatically 00:22:42.690 --> 00:22:44.910 points right off the bat. But on top of that, 00:22:45.190 --> 00:22:46.950 you're obviously very good at what you do. Thank 00:22:46.950 --> 00:22:49.089 you for your time. I really do appreciate it. 00:22:49.390 --> 00:22:50.910 This was great. Thank you so much. It is Mike 00:22:50.910 --> 00:22:53.329 Brindisi saying goodbye to you on this Wednesday 00:22:53.329 --> 00:22:55.089 edition of Good News York, sponsored by Ads on 00:22:55.089 --> 00:22:58.210 the Go. Get ads on the go .com. Follow us on 00:22:58.210 --> 00:23:00.730 all socials at Good News York, GoodNewsYork .com, 00:23:00.809 --> 00:23:04.049 and I'm on all socials at MikeBTV. We will see 00:23:04.049 --> 00:23:04.970 you tomorrow.