Recast: Building relationships through reservations: Insights from The Broadmoor

In this recast episode of Hotel Moment, Karen Stephens sits down with Sarah Stephens, Room Reservations Manager at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs — the world's largest and longest-running Forbes Five-Star hotel. With 14 years of managing a 13-15 person reservations team, Sarah shares how the voice channel creates unforgettable guest experiences through personal connections. From surprising guests with Doritos and handwritten notes to generating nearly $1 million in outbound call revenue over three months, Sarah reveals how luxury hospitality thrives on listening, training, and human-to-human connections that technology can enhance but never replace.