Some find significance and success by living a life as a professional vagabond–moving from one organization to a larger sphere of influence in a different one. Others, like our Sportsmen’s Lodge Hotel team member Jairo Alvarez, grow where they’re planted. Jairo joined the hotel as a part time shuttle van driver, and now, years later, he oversees all operations of the hotel’s front office and guestrooms, accommodating visitors and keeping charm alive at one of California’s most iconic hotels.

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Jario’s now as much a part of the hotel as its legendary low-key charm. Sportmen’s Lodge was the hangout for Hollywood’s A-list in the mid-century, a place where Bogie taught his kids to fish while Bette Davis sipped martinis. We’re spotlighting Jario in our upcoming issue of Broughton Quarterly magazine. (Sign up for free electronic issues of BQ by signing up here.)