The Crew

All hands on deck. Welcome aboard the Hougoumont. As a distinguished guest, your every need is our concern. Manned by a small and dedicated team, our chatty crew members have been handpicked to enrich your journey, ranked by skillset and brought together by a love of small talk and sharing stories. We may speak different languages but we’re all fluent in adventure.

Meet the crew.

NAME: Patrick Prendiville
POSITION: Hougoumont Captain
NATIONALITY: Australian
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English + basic Spanish and French
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Tennis, swimming and listening to classic guitar
BEST FREO SPOT: Freo Markets and all of Fremantle's hidden treasures on the West End

NAME: Marco Batacchi
POSITION:  General Manager
NATIONALITY: Australian Italian
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English Italian French Spanish, few words in German and Japanese
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Looking after Family, any sport, travelling, reading, good music driving motorbikes, painting
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Sailing For Oranges, Emily Taylor, La Sostaand Riverside Road

NAME: Elizabeth Prendiville (Lizzie)
POSITION: Group Bookings and Conferences 
NATIONALITY: Australian
LANGUAGES: English
Fav Activities: painting, tennis, swimming
Best Freo spot: apart from Hougoumont Hotel of course then Bread in Common

NAME: Fleur Noble
POSITION: Accountant
NATIONALITY: Australian
SPOKEN LANGUAGES:  English
FAVORITE ACTIVITIES: Taking our children travelling, camping, cooking, reading, spending time on the family farm in Bridgetown
BEST FREO SPOT: The Mantle or Manuka Woodfired kitchen

NAME: Maricar Loyola
POSITION: Duty Manager
NATIONALITY: Filipino
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English/Filipino/limited Mandarine
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Travelling, reading, running
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Emily Taylor, Lyons and Tigers

NAME: Ella Hastings-Smith
POSITION: Duty Manager
NATIONALITY: British
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Travelling, scuba diving, hiking, reading.
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Calamity's Rod, South beach, Flight Club, Bennys

NAME: Abigail Grieve
POSITION: Guest service agent 
NATIONALITY: New Zealand 
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Cooking, Going to the beach, reading, travelling
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Fremantle market, The Patio, Little sisters deli 

NAME: Eva Cunai
POSITION: Housekeeping Executive
NATIONALITY: Australia/Czech
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English/Czech/Slovakian/Polish/Some German
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Tennis, swimming. cycling, rollerskating, Family Time
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Emily Taylor, Freo Markets, Gino’s Cafe

NAME: Elisabeth Barth
POSITION: Calamity’s Rod Supervisor
NATIONALITY: Australian
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English, German and Spanish
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Swimming, Cooking and Exploring 
BEST FREO SPOT: Calamity’s Rod, Hougoumont Hotel, Fremantle market and Emily Taylor.

NAME: Maximus Watts
POSITION: Assistant bar manager 
NATIONALITY: English 
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: English

FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Music , Meeting new cultures, Cooking, Exploring.
BEST FREO SPOT: Calamitys Rod, Hougoumont Hotel, Pickled Poppy , The Little Seed Cafe , Dolce Venezia

NAME: Karma Sonam Wangmo
POSITION: Housekeeper and working in public area management.
NATIONALITY: Bhutanese
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Bhutanese and English
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Reading, Cooking and Exploring 
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Fremantle market and Emily Taylor.

NAME: Fabiana Frias E Silva
POSITION: Housekeeper and working in public area management.
NATIONALITY: Brasilian
SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Brasilian and English
FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES: Meeting new cultures, Cooking, Cycling and Exploring.
BEST FREO SPOT: Hougoumont Hotel, Fremantle market and Emily Taylor.