Building a boutique hotel chain on the African continent
In this week’s episode, we talk to Gabriel Leavell, an accomplished multi-industry entrepreneur with a focus in hospitality.
Gabriel is originally from Everett, Washington and moved from Seattle to New York City to work in multiple industries and start businesses there.
About 6 years ago, Gabriel and his business partner saw a gap in the market for high-quality Airbnb’s throughout the USA and quickly gained steam in acquiring, designing and managing vacation rentals.
Having learned a great deal about the industry through this venture, moved to South Africa, bought an old house in Observatory, Johannesburg and renovated it into a hotel, Daze House.
In this podcast he shares with us the journey of renovating, buying property in South Africa and opening a hotel during the pandemic and how they had to pivot to stay in business.
He also shares what makes Daze House so unique and why it has attracted some high profile guests and celebrities, including Jidenna.
Gabriel has since embarked on a journey to develop a new and exciting boutique hotel chain on the continent of Africa and is currently working on a new project in Morocco.
