What Immersive Hospitality Means To Us
When you book a trip, what gets you excited about it? Whether it’s a new destination or somewhere you revisit time and time again, there’s just something about getting away from your everyday life and creating new experiences that feed the soul. At the heart of it, travelers crave experiences that go beyond the surface of a destination and allow them to learn, ask questions, and connect. And that’s exactly what immersive tourism is all about. Here at Tributary Hotel, our boutique luxury inn situated in the heart of Oregon Wine Country, we pride ourselves on highlighting the unique offerings of our region and helping our guests connect with our local community.
Live Like a Local
Immersive travel is all about experiencing a destination like a local. This includes staying where locals would, visiting the places locals would frequent, and having enough time to properly enjoy each experience without having to rush through them. Traveling like a local isn’t about checking things off a list, it’s about staying in a central location that is easily walkable and allows travelers to discover things spontaneously that wouldn’t be found in tourist guides. Conveniently located on downtown McMinnville’s 3rd Street, Tributary is situated amongst some of McMinnville’s most quintessential sights housed in century-old buildings from art galleries to antique stores.
True immersion focuses on the sensory, rather than just the surface. When attending a wine tasting, for example, immersive tourism encourages guests to learn the history of the wine, meet the winemakers, tour the vineyard, or find the perfect charcuterie pairing. Anyone can visit a location, but not everyone will walk away with an experience that connects them with the locals and makes them feel something new.
How We Practice Immersive Hospitality at Tributary Hotel
At Tributary Hotel, our focus is on providing guests with a boutique experience that is intertwined with a strong sense of place, from our hand-picked design style that reflects the local environment and highlights the history of McMinnville to our curated selection of amenities from small businesses and partners. Our dedicated concierge are well-versed in the region’s offerings and provide customized recommendations for our guests, from arranging wine tastings across the Willamette Valley to suggesting the perfect stores for Christmas shopping in downtown McMinnville. To us, Tributary is home and nothing compares to the feeling of inviting our guests to make it their own.
Our adjoining restaurant, ōkta, showcases the area’s seasonal surroundings by utilizing produce at its peak and offering a proudly local wine list. ōkta epitomizes farm-to-table, with Chef Matt Lightner highlighting the beauty of the Pacific Northwest palette with the bounty harvested from ōkta farm and Wine and Beverage Director Ron Acierto acting as a storyteller, sharing the local history of Oregon wine.
When asked about her thoughts on immersive hospitality, Christine Langelier, general manager at Tributary Hotel and ōkta, says, “Immersive hospitality is our unwavering approach to genuine hospitality that ensures our people want to do good things for other people. It starts with each of our staff sharing time with each other, sharing thoughts and understanding. Fully engaging in being hospitable to each other means that we can immerse our guests in the most genuine experience.”
Experience Immersive Hospitality at Tributary Hotel
A luxury boutique inn in the heart of historic McMinnville, Tributary features eight exclusive suites, a lavish in-room seasonal breakfast from ōkta, and curated local amenities.
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