Today we’d like to introduce you to Rhonda Sideris.
Hi Rhonda, I’m so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work life, how can you bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I started by cleaning one house every Saturday. Eventually, I took over the rental of the house, and the following year, an owner gave me 12 of his properties. I was the housekeeper, reservationist, and bookkeeper. My first employee was a handyman, then accounting and housekeeping. Before Park City Lodging, I owned a few restaurants and a catering company; I worked as a river guide for 3 years and did construction cleanup with my roommate, who owned a dump truck. I did it all before landing in the vacation rental management world. I’ve come to love the industry and the people who work in it. Most people in the industry live in resort towns, so what could be better?
Can you talk to us about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned? Looking back, has it been easy or smooth in retrospect?
Actually, it has sometimes been a smooth road. My business is located in Park City, strike one. I’m woman-owned; strike two. I’m not a church member of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; strike three. Things have evolved in the past 40 years, making me more of an advocate on several levels: for the community, the industry, and women-owned businesses.
We’ve been impressed with Park City Lodging, but for folks who might need to be more familiar, what can you share about what you do and what sets you apart?
Park City Lodging was founded in 1984, celebrating our 40th year in business. We manage nightly vacation rentals, 2nd homes, and HOAs. We have a staff of 70 and swell during the peak winter season. What sets us apart is the local staff, the passion for the environment, and community involvement. All of our staff live locally, and we treat each other respectfully. We are one of the clients we serve. Our commitment to integrity, going above and beyond, and doing the right thing no matter what it costs. We want our guests to experience Park City “like a local.” We have won Best of State 6 years running.
Where do you see things going in the next 5-10 years?
Trends have been leaning towards big out-of-state companies coming in to manage without local staff or eys on properties. This has caused angst in the community with big parties and unaccountability. Thus, communities are lobbying to ban short-term rentals. The affordable housing crisis is correlated with short-term rentals. A study conducted by Oxford Economics disputes this assumption.
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