LIZ LAMBERT

HOTELIER, SAINT VINCENT HOTEL

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA

Liz Lambert was born and raised in West Texas.  A former attorney turned hotelier, she began her career in hospitality two decades ago, transforming a rundown motel on South Congress into an iconic boutique hotel, Hotel San Jose. At that same time, she opened Jo’s Coffee, a South Austin institution, with her brother, Lou Lambert.  Liz went on to found Bunkhouse Group, where she led her team to create, reposition and manage numerous other hotels.  In early 2021, she joined MML Hospitality as a partner, where she focuses on creative direction, hotel projects and company culture, while continuing to co-lead concept and interior design at Lambert McGuire Design.  Liz is also the principal at FarWest, a wholesale and retail company.