Travel + Leisure | Female Hoteliers

“My vision was a modern take on a grandma’s bed-and-breakfast,” says Jamila Ross, who opened the Copper Door B&B in the Overtown enclave of Miami in 2018. 

The Future is Female

Photos by Mary Beth Koeth for Travel + Leisure

When it comes to running hotels, men have traditionally ruled. But a new generation of female entrepreneurs is shaking things up — and changing the face of the industry. 

Digi Javier Sanchez | Jamila’s adorable B&B | Copper Door B&B | Photo Editor Skye Senterfeit | Muralist Cosby Hayes | Paintings in Lobby by Sarah Painter