You’ve heard of luxury glamping. You’ve seen treehouses and mirror cabins. But you haven’t seen anyone doing it like this.

In this episode, I sit down with Meredith Garrett — founder of Stay Minty and Stellara — to explore how she’s redefining what it means to deliver luxury in nature. You may know her for her wildly creative short-term rental brand Stay Minty, with its kaleidoscope of high-design vacation homes and glamping domes. But with Stellara, Meredith is pushing the envelope even further — into the stars, quite literally.

We discuss:

How she transformed treehouses and mirror cabins into immersive, astrology-inspired sanctuaries that change with the moon.

Why she believes experiential hospitality is moving from “boutique” to “transformational.”

The math behind scaling nature-based resorts — and how many units it actually takes to make something like Stellara work.

Whether food & beverage is the missing link in micro-resort hospitality — and her hunt for the elusive private chef who can bring lunar dinners to life.

This conversation is for the dreamers, the builders, and the operators who believe luxury can be intimate, immersive, and wildly imaginative. Meredith is one of the most creative minds in this space — and I think you’re going to leave this episode feeling more inspired (and more curious) than you were before.

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Behind the Stays is brought to you by Journey — a first-of-its-kind loyalty program that brings together an alliance of the world’s top independently owned and operated stays and allows travelers to earn points and perks on boutique hotels, vacation rentals, treehouses, ski chalets, glamping experiences and so much more.

Your host is Zach Busekrus, Head of the Journey Alliance. If you are a hospitality entrepreneur who has a stay, or a collection of stays with soul, we’d love for you to apply to join our Alliance at journey.com/alliance.