Your Hosts
We are Ashley and Michael, your hosts and founders of Lumos Stays. We love to roadtrip throughout the US and travel around the world, but there is nothing like returning home to Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby and gateway to the bourbon trail. We launched Lumos Stays to provide you an exceptional stay while you experience everything that our city and state have to offer.
We have spent many nights as guests in short-term rentals and hotels over the years during our travels. Our travel experiences, from the Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills, to cruising the open ocean with Royal Caribbean, to staying in top-rated Airbnbs and VRBOs around the world, showed us what it means to provide five-star guest stays, responsive communication, and exceptional service.
Whether you're here for family vacation, on a roadtrip with friends, traveling solo, or here on business, our stays are your home base for adventure.
We look forward to hosting you!
Our Background
Michael is a CPA and a Manager with the Assurance Methodology & Innovation team at a top 10 global accounting and consulting firm. He is passionate about assurance quality, innovation, teaching, and delivering unmatched client service. From his days as an intern to today, Michael has learned firsthand what it looks like to provide unmatched client service by working directly with executive and senior leadership at a variety of clients from local small businesses to publicly-traded companies. He brings this passion for unmatched client service to Lumos Stays as Chief Executive Officer where he is responsible for accounting, finance, strategy, and guest experience.
Ashley is a supervisor in the social work field for a local non-profit primarily serving clients in the foster care system. She is passionate about service and hospitality in all aspects of her life, including in her role as Chief Operations Officer of Lumos Stays where she is primarily responsible for guest experience and oversight of our cleaning and maintenance teams.
Lumos Stays currently has two homes in Louisville, Kentucky, but we have plans to continue expanding outside of Louisville in the heart of the bourbon trail in the coming years. Follow us on Instagram and sign up for our email list to follow our journey - you’ll also receive promotional discounts and a chance to receive a free stay!