Meet the Hotel Pepper Tree Owners

The Hotel Pepper Tree is owned and operated by two Australian families who started providing extended stay accommodations in San Diego in 1998. On the eastern seaboard of Australia, from Melbourne to Queensland, many hotels provide serviced apartments for short term business and leisure travel. Most travelers prefer the convenience of having a separate bedroom and  living room with a kitchen to staying in a conventional hotel room. These hotels have been reviewed as friendlier and more homely.  It was with this in mind that John and Mark moved to California to develop a similar style of hotel .

John is an architect and has been responsible for the hotel set up including building detail, color, landscaping and furnishings .Mark has a  background  in accounting and sales and is responsible for hotel operations and marketing. Viktoria and Fiona are also involved in the hotel but the boys like to think that they do all the "Hard Yacka"! John and Mark made several trips to Guadalajara to have rustic wooden furniture, paintings and ironwork made specially  for the hotel. They are both involved with the day to day operations so don’t be surprised if you find the odd jar of Vegemite hanging around or if you hear a few G'days or Howyagoin . You can contact Mark at mark@hotelaaa.com and John at john@hotelaaa.com .