Iconic Boutique Hotelier Liz Lambert Out at Standard's Bunkhouse Group


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Standard Hotels buying into Bunkhouse Group seemed like a perfect match, one boutique hotel innovator investing in another. The goodwill seems to have soured since then, and it's difficult to know exactly what happens to the Bunkhouse brand without its founder.

Liz Lambert, the iconic boutique hotelier and brains behind Austin-based Bunkhouse Group, will leave the company now majority-owned by Standard Hotels later this month, according to sources familiar with the matter. While the news has yet to be announced publicly, Bunkhouse Group staff have been informed of the leadership change. Lambert declined to comment on whether she has been fired from Bunkhouse Group. "Liz Lambert will no longer hold her role as the chief creative officer at Bunkhouse," Bunkhouse said in a statement. "She remains a part of Bunkhouse as the founder and an o