The Chesapeake Inn is owned and operated by Gari Lister and Matt Gobush, with lots of help from their amazing team and occasional help from their six internationally adopted daughters and their beloved border collies, Chessie and Callie Kate. Gari believes in laid-back luxury, fun and magic:. She also is the eye behind Ballgown Barefoot, our very own home decor and gift shop. Gari grew up traveling and always loved hotels β she had very clear views even as a six year old on what makes a good guest room, and will readily admit that those early views affect her designs.
Along the way, Gari tried a wide variety of ways to handle the stress of daily life β everything from redecorating to yoga to shopping to life coaching both regular and with horses β and found that often the best answers were simple: taking time away from daily life, being in nature and reconnecting to her heart.
At the Inn, her goal is to provide her guests with a stay that is luxurious, relaxed, and even fun. He met and married Gari after moving from the Midwest to D. He recently returned to public service and works weekdays in Washington for a commission studying the war in Afghanistan. In his spare time what little there is! We bought the Chesapeake Inn in July yes, we went a little Covid crazy!
We want our guests to have the same feeling, and we have renovated the property to make it a relaxing yet elegant place where our guests can unwind, breathe, and reenergize. Rachel can be found at our front desk almost everyday of the week, but when she is not working she is usually spending time with her best friend Avery. Rachel and Avery share an apartment and a dog named Bailey and they spend most of their free time together going on adventures.
Rachel is a huge foodie, loves traveling to other counties, and loves meeting new people! Rachel is a graduate of Christchurch school and is currently attending the University of Maryland majoring in Eastern Asian Studies.
