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The Stanza

Not everyone can nor should do luxury hospitality

Saying what everyone is thinking but won't say out loud.

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Nadine @ The Stanza
Apr 10, 2026
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Hello everyone,

Thank you for your feedback on the interview I published this week with Jonathan Goldstein. If there is one interview you should watch from The Stanza, this would be it.

The Stanza is designed to make you feel like you’re in the right room.

Last week, I asked you all to share with me any names of companies building the ultimate CRM for luxury hospitality. It turns out, unsurprisingly, that Dorsia is building an operating system for members clubs. The move makes intuitive sense. Dorsia has always been a membership business at its core, and the technology stack they built to manage reservations, payments, access, and member behavior in the restaurant vertical translates naturally to what a members club needs to run well. The platform covers the full stack: member CRM and lifecycle management, bookings and reservations, frictionless payments, access control, a white-labeled member-facing app, communications, and a data intelligence layer that gives club operators visibility into member behavior and engagement. They are covering switching costs for select early partners and offering a free demo to clubs interested in seeing the platform before committing. If you run a members club and have been looking to replace the system you are currently tolerating, reach out to knox@dorsia.com.

Enjoy reading this week’s letter,

Nadine


If you’re new here, or want to catch up on the best of The Stanza, I’d recommend that you start here.

Links to the latest podcast episode can be found here.

In today’s newsletter:

  • Is the asset-light model incompatible with competitive ultra luxury hotels?

  • Why do so many luxury hospitality brands look and feel the same, and when will that become a drag on returns?

  • The next market contraction will expose why “brand” is overrated in hospitality.

  • What is the most interesting whitespace in hospitality right now?

Read previous issues of The Stanza here.


No new listings this week.

Current listings:

  • For sale: Beachfront 5-Star Boutique Hotel in Mykonos

  • For sale: Fully-entitled hospitality site in West Hollywood (~45,000 SF)

For all live listings & inquiries (hotels for sale, investment opportunities, open job roles), click here.

Advertise with The Stanza Classifieds: via classifieds@thestanzamedia.com.


Paris on my mind. Painting by Yukiko Noritake.

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