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Salamander Resort Gets Five-Star Rating: An Interview with Sheila Johnson | The Network Journal

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Salamander Resort Gets Five-Star Rating: An Interview with Sheila Johnson | The Network Journal

[dropcap]Ever[/dropcap] think of opening a world-class luxury resort & spa over 340 gorgeous acres of land in an idyllic setting? Entrepreneur Sheila Johnson thought about it a decade ago after visiting a quaint area in Loudoun County, Virginia; and in 2013, she did it. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″]

Today, the 168-room Salamander Resort & Spa (part of Salamander Hotels & Resorts), where “forever First Lady” Michelle Obama was spotted with her daughters in 2014, has a Five-Star rating from Forbes Travel Guide – the gold standard in the hospitality industry since 1958.

Considered one of the country’s finest luxury hotel companies, SHR recently opened the magnificent Hotel Bennett in Charleston. It also operates three Florida resorts: The Henderson in Destin; Hammock Beach Resort near St. Augustine; and Innisbrook Resort in Tampa, which will host the PGA TOUR’s Valspar Championship next month.