Our Team
General Manager – Maz Jurko
Maz has worked in hospitality since the age of 19, beginning first as a Utility Cleaner on Celebrity Cruises before making his way to the UK and taking up a position at Cotswolds Inns as a Bar Supervisor. Having reached the rank of F&B Manager he ultimately moved to Stonehouse Court in 2012, and immediately fell in love with the place.
Showing excellent leadership and commitment Maz was promoted to Hotel Manager in June 2016 and General Manager in January 2017.
Operations Manager – Dominic Weager
Dominic began his career in hospitality at Stonehouse Court back in 2012 as an F&B assistant. In his time here he has risen quickly through the ranks including Restaurant Manager and then onto Food and Beverage Manager in 2016. In 2018 Dominic was promoted to Operations Manager and works alongside Marian in running the hotel and managing the day to day operations.
Sales & Marketing Manager – Gemma Phillips
Gemma began working self-employed in the wedding industry 10 years ago and she instantly loved every aspect of it.
Stonehouse Court Hotel became one of her customers for venue styling, and she built a great working relationship with the team and in April 2018 she became our wedding co-ordinator. This is something she has a great passion for and hopes every couple has a fabulous wedding day. After a team member has moved on to new adventures she has now taken on the role of Sales and Marketing Manager
Accounts – Sue Partridge
I Started work at Stonehouse Court Hotel in March 2012 on a temporary basis for 6 weeks, whilst the current Accounts Assistant was on Sick leave. I soon proved myself and became a full time contracted member of the team on 5th July 2012.
I had no previous knowledge of Hotel work as my previous role was Payroll Supervisor at local Building Society (21 years) before being made redundant. But this served me well in the position of hotel account manager and took to the role quickly.
The position has evolved within Hotel greatly since starting, and now includes Sales Ledger, making sure all paperwork for new starters is complete and more involvement with senior members of the team.
I was only meaning to stay for 6 weeks but fell in love with the hotel and the team and feel I will never leave now.
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Reception Manager – Chelsea Hebberts
Chelsea has worked in hospitality for 7 years, starting off as a waitress.
She then seized the opportunity to work in France as hotel supervisor for 1 year, where she got a flavour for every department in the hotel. On returning back to the UK she then joined Stonehouse court hotel, where she has now worked her way up to Reception Manager.
Head of House Keeping – Karen Kelly
Starting out as a chamber person at 15 at the famous Mermaid hotel, Rye, East Sussex, I worked there for 8 years, learning all the ins and outs of the work involved in housekeeping. As I had spent most of my teen years working I decided I wanted to see the world and got a job as an au pair in America for a year.
On returning back to the UK Karen worked at the Wellington hotel, Tunbridge Wells. A job opportunity of head housekeeper arose in Gloucester at the New County hotel where I stayed for 3 years. During my time here I learnt many different skills that came in handy when applying for the role of Head Housekeeper at Hatherley Manor hotel where I stayed for 8 years. Then moved to oversee two hotels in Burford as head housekeeper, before joining Stonehouse Court as Housekeeping Manager in 2015.
Maintenance Manager – Dave Watts
Since 1979 I have been self-employed working in all areas of the construction industry, the largest sites I have worked on are Disney land Paris and the centre point building in London.
My expertise are mainly in interior decorating but I can put my hand to anything.
I have always wanted to work Stonehouse House Court hotel and when an opportunity arose to become the maintenance manager I jumped at the chance.
I am very interested in the history of old buildings and working on them, so is my dream job!
Gardener – Rich Newman
My love for outdoor work and gardening started when I was about 10 years old, watching my father and helping him in the gardens. I say gardens because he had more than one – he was the head gardener at Standish Hospital, and at weekends he would work on people’s gardens around Painswick & Stroud. I would always go along to help him with my dog!
After school and in the summer holidays, it was the local farm where you’d find me. I’ve always been an outdoors fellow, I never had proper horticultural training, it was always just my passion.
When I was offered the chance to come to Stonehouse Court, it was a dream come true! I finally had the chance to work outside in the gardens after a lifetime of lorry driving & factory work. Now, at 58, I can see out my days in the gardens here in peace and harmony.
