About Us
What do we value?
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We do hospitality with integrity
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We strive for quality that reflects excellence
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We make sales that contribute to the company’s growth
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We work together to create consistency and cohesion
What’s in the Name?
Our namesake is the Medici family of Florentine history, a dynasty that dominated the city’s politics and culture between 1434 to 1737. They first began to gather prominence under Cosimo de’ Medici, during the first half of the 15th century. Cosimo’s power derived from his wealth as a banker, and he was a great patron of learning, the arts and architecture. His legacy lives on in many ways – not least of which, as our portly logo!
Like other families ruling in Italian signorie, the Medici’s dominated their city’s government, were able to bring Florence under their family’s power, and created an environment in which art and humanism flourished. The Medici produced three Popes of the Catholic Church and two queens regent of France.
The Vaclav’s aren’t Italian but there’s something universal here – the desire to build family and create legacy through supportive environments where intellectualism and creativity and community can flourish. The Medici where known as patrons of the arts. Money, influence, and power are not good or bad, it’s what you do with them. The Medici are a good example of doing this very well and very poorly. It is important for us to learn from history in order to live in the present and move into the future.