Metwest Terra

What Metwest Terra does

Metwest Terra is a privately held, for-profit hospitality investment and operating company headquartered in New Orleans, with a team described as combining capital managers, real estate professionals, and lifetime hotel operators across 101-250 employees. Its principal operating asset in the input data is Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, a historic waterfront boutique property at 801 Bridgeway in Sausalito, California, originally built as a Victorian residence in 1885 and converted to a hotel in the 1980s. The company positions itself as a real-asset operator with a long-duration, value-add approach to historic hospitality properties, anchored by Casa Madrona's Historic Hotels of America designation and National Register of Historic Places listing.

The core product surface comprises three accommodation types — Hillside cottages, the Historic Mansion (anchored by the Alexandrite Suite), and Contemporary rooms — complemented by the Spa at Casa Madrona, the Poggio Italian trattoria (operated as a sub-brand), and dedicated meeting, wedding, and corporate retreat venues. The technology footprint is conventional hospitality: a Tambourine-hosted content platform, direct booking on the official website, phone reservations, and organic social marketing via Facebook, Instagram, and TripAdvisor, with an email newsletter for demand capture. No mobile app, API, or proprietary platform is disclosed.

The business model is direct-to-consumer hospitality revenue from lodging, food and beverage, spa, and event rentals, with pricing not publicly disclosed and all reservations routed through the property's own channels rather than third-party OTAs. The customer base spans luxury leisure travelers, couples on romantic getaways, corporate retreat groups, and wedding parties in the San Francisco Bay Area and broader California market, with no named enterprise anchors or contract customers disclosed in the input.

Name

Metwest Terra

Legal name

Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa

Website

https://metwestterra.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Metwest Terra is a New Orleans-based private hospitality investment and operating firm whose team combines capital management, real estate, and hotel operations expertise, anchored by Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, a historic Victorian waterfront boutique property in Sausalito, California.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel Management and Hospitality

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (721110), Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000), Hotels & Motels (7011)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort Convention Hotels (THAGALAC)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel operations
• Hospitality investment management
• Luxury hotel management
• Hotel real estate
• Lifestyle hospitality

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Metwest Terra is a hospitality investment and management firm composed of capital managers, real estate professionals, and lifetime hotel operators. The firm owns and operates luxury boutique hotel properties, with Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa in Sausalito, California as its flagship evidenced asset — a National Register of Historic Places property designated a Historic Hotel of America. Core offerings include heritage lodging (Hillside cottages, Historic Mansion, Contemporary rooms), a holistic spa, the destination Italian restaurant Poggio, and event/wedding venues.

Product overview

Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa offers a multi-faceted hospitality experience centered around its historic property in Sausalito, CA. The core offering consists of three distinct accommodation types: Hillside cottages, The Historic Mansion (including the Alexandrite Suite), and Contemporary guest rooms. The property also features a full-service spa, Poggio Trattoria Italian restaurant, and extensive event venues including corporate retreat and wedding spaces. Special packages and exclusive offers provide additional value to guests.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Poggio: Classic Italian trattoria with comfortable neighborhood charm and destination-caliber cuisine, located within the Casa Madrona property.

Products and services

• Hillside Guest Rooms Bright and airy Hillside cottages at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, each unique in layout and nautical design, with select guest rooms offering sweeping views of Richardson Bay Harbor; targeted at leisure guests and couples seeking a tranquil Sausalito escape.
• The Historic Mansion A residential-style Victorian retreat at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, anchored by the Alexandrite Suite, offering an intimate and private escape for guests seeking heritage-luxury accommodations.
• Contemporary Guest Rooms Modern guest rooms at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa delivering laid-back California luxury with calming ambiance, modern interiors, and courtyard access or harbor views.
• Spa at Casa Madrona Full-service holistic spa at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa offering bespoke wellness treatments centered on calm, renewal, and overall well-being for overnight guests and spa day visitors.
• Poggio Trattoria A classic Italian trattoria located at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa, serving destination-caliber cuisine with comfortable neighborhood charm to hotel guests, locals, and visitors.
• Meetings, Weddings and Corporate Events Event venues at Casa Madrona Hotel & Spa including the historic Alexandrite Suite with bay views, supporting weddings, milestone celebrations, and Bay Area corporate retreat gatherings for couples, event planners, and corporate groups.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Historic Hotels of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial member of Historic Hotels of America, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and maintains membership standards for preserving historic authenticity while delivering modern hospitality.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Pebblebrook Hotel Trust: Hotel REIT that owns and operates lifestyle and independent luxury hotels across major U.S. markets. Comparable institutional hospitality real estate exposure and an indicator of public-market comp valuations for similar boutique-heritage assets.

Direct peers

• Post Ranch Inn: Iconic cliffside luxury boutique resort in Big Sur, California. Directly comparable on small-property scale, destination-caliber pricing, spa and F&B amenities, and heritage/setting-led brand.
• Auberge du Soleil: Luxury Napa Valley resort with destination restaurant, spa, and wedding/event venues. Closely matched on luxury-resort-plus-event-business model in Northern California.
• Meadowood Napa Valley: Luxury residential-style resort in Napa Valley featuring fine dining, spa, and private event spaces. Comparable high-end resort-with-F&B-spa-events model in Northern California.
• Ojai Valley Inn: Historic luxury resort in Southern California with spa, multiple restaurants, weddings, and corporate retreat business. Comparable on heritage property, luxury positioning, and event-revenue diversification.
• Cavallo Point: Luxury lodge and spa also located in Sausalito at the foot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Operates a comparable historic-heritage-plus-bay-view product with full-service F&B, spa, and event venues — direct head-to-head competitor in the same micro-market.
• Inn at the Presidio: Boutique historic inn operated within the Presidio of San Francisco. Comparable on small-format, heritage-positioned, leisure-and-event Bay Area boutique-hotel model.
• Hotel Drisco: Boutique historic luxury hotel in Pacific Heights, San Francisco. Comparable in scale, heritage positioning, and affluent-leisure-plus-corporate customer mix.

Broad incumbents

• The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay: Coastal Bay Area luxury resort with extensive F&B, spa, golf, weddings, and corporate event programming. Wider product portfolio and brand scale, but directly competing for the same affluent Bay Area leisure and corporate bookers.
• Fairmont Heritage Place, Ghirardelli Square: Larger-format Bay Area heritage luxury property in San Francisco. Comparable historic-Bay-Area positioning with broader distribution and loyalty reach than Casa Madrona.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CasaMadronaHotel
• Instagraminstagram.com/casamadrona

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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