Hotels

Sonesta International Hotels

Sonesta International Hotels got its start when real estate mogul A.M. “Sonny” Sonnabend convinced 6 other investors to purchase the Preston Beach Hotel in Massachusetts. By 1944, the company owned 5 hotels, including the Biltmore and the Palm Beach Country Club in Florida.

Today, this international hotel chain has 200 locations in 8 countries, with the company adding 81 extended-stay hotels and 22 full-service hotels and resorts in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico in August 2020.

Also in August 2020, the former Trump Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, now bankrupt, is expected to be rebranded as a Sonesta International property.

The company opened 65 new hotels and resorts in 2019 alone.

In July 2022, Equinox Hospitality acquired four properties in Texas from Sonesta International Hotels. Equinox Hotel Management, a subsidiary of Equinox Hospitality, will operate the properties.

Sonesta International Hotels maintains a corporate office in Newton, Massachusetts.

Sonesta International Hotels

Also in August 2020, the former Trump Hotel in Vancouver, Canada, now bankrupt, is expected to be rebranded as a Sonesta International property.

History

The company opened 65 new hotels and resorts in 2019 alone.

In July 2022, Equinox Hospitality acquired four properties in Texas from Sonesta International Hotels. Equinox Hotel Management, a subsidiary of Equinox Hospitality, will operate the properties.

Sonesta International Hotels maintains a corporate office in Newton, Massachusetts.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Corporate Office

As a young architect working with his father, Isadore Sharp, he created a motel for family travelers. The motel was such a success that Sharp purchased a lot in a run-down area of Toronto, Canada, and created a motel for business travelers, and in 1960, the Four Seasons Motor Hotel was in business.

Sharp began building more hotels in Canada, eventually moving on to London, where the company earned its reputation for being an upscale, luxury hotel. In 1997, the Four Seasons Hotel Austin was the first hotel to offer wireless internet services. Queen Elizabeth II stayed at the Fours Seasons Hotel Austin in 1991 when she was in the US.

The company has continued to add more hotels and resorts to its name, including one in China. The company now boasts more than 100 hotels and resorts around the world.

Four Seasons does not own any of its properties; it operates them on behalf of real estate owners and developers. The contracts between Four Seasons and property owners typically permit the company to participate in the design of the property and run it with nearly total control over every aspect of the operation.

The company generally earns three percent of the gross income and about five percent of the profits from the properties it operates, and the property owners are required to additionally contribute money for chain-wide sales, marketing and reservations systems.

In 2016, the Four Seasons remodeled and rebranded an old property in the Vietnamese city of Hoi An. This city has since become a popular destination for upscale travelers and other hotel brands are rushing to build hotels in this ancient city.

In November 2019, the company announced it would expand it’s hotel chain to include Baja California, Mexico, with a new resort in Cabo San Lucas. The resort is expected to open in 2022.

The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has a corporate office in the US in Irving, Texas.

Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

History

The company has continued to add more hotels and resorts to its name, including one in China. The company now boasts more than 100 hotels and resorts around the world.

In November 2019, the company announced it would expand it’s hotel chain to include Baja California, Mexico, with a new resort in Cabo San Lucas. The resort is expected to open in 2022.

The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts has a corporate office in the US in Irving, Texas.

Deer Creek Winery Corporate Office

Denis Brooks loved raspberry wine and believed that others might enjoy it as well. He and his wife Sharon started Deer Creek Winery in 2009, using raspberries grown on their 100-acre farm in Shippenville, Pennsylvania.

Denis estimates that they have produced about 1 million bottles of wine since the company’s inception. In 2016, the company opened The Inn at Deer Creek, which is attached to the main winery. It offers 8 luxury bed and breakfast rooms.

In August 2018, Deer Creek Wine moved their brick and mortar store from the Clearview Mall to Main Street in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

The company hosts numerous events throughout the year, including “Murder Mystery Dinner”, a holiday show, and a cornhole tournament.

In addition to its flagship raspberry wine, the company also offers a wide variety of other wines, including cranberry, country-style honey mead, and red Pennsylvania table wine.

The corporate office is located in Shippenville, Pennsylvania.

Deer Creek Winery

History

In August 2018, Deer Creek Wine moved their brick and mortar store from the Clearview Mall to Main Street in Butler County, Pennsylvania.

The company hosts numerous events throughout the year, including “Murder Mystery Dinner”, a holiday show, and a cornhole tournament.

In addition to its flagship raspberry wine, the company also offers a wide variety of other wines, including cranberry, country-style honey mead, and red Pennsylvania table wine.

The corporate office is located in Shippenville, Pennsylvania.

Staybridge Suites Corporate Office

Staybridge Suites is a franchised hotel chain by parent company Intercontinental Hotel Group. The chain opened its first hotel in Alpharetta, Georgia, in 1998. The company has expanded quickly, reaching 75 hotels by 2004. This growth rate far exceeds any other chain.

The company is known for its all-suite, residential-style rooms, which often boast indoor pools and gymnasiums, as well as kitchenettes in some buildings. As of this writing, the company has more than 200 locations, both in the US and internationally. The chain was the first hotel to offer free wireless internet service in all rooms and areas of the hotel.

J.D. Powers and Associates listed Staybridge Suites as one of the highest-ranking extended stay hotels in their survey of Hotel Guest Satisfaction. Forbes also listed the Staybridge Suite Hotel in San Francisco, California, as the #1 choice on their list of 9 Best San Francisco Airport Hotels.

In August 2020, the parent company of Staybridge, IHG Hotels, defaulted on a loan, which now means the company will have to turn over 103 hotels back to Sonesta International Hotels.

The hotel chain has headquarters located in Columbia, Missouri, and combined with the other hotel chains owned by IGH, has more than 375,000 employees.

Staybridge Suites

History

In August 2020, the parent company of Staybridge, IHG Hotels, defaulted on a loan, which now means the company will have to turn over 103 hotels back to Sonesta International Hotels.

The hotel chain has headquarters located in Columbia, Missouri, and combined with the other hotel chains owned by IGH, has more than 375,000 employees.

Clift Hotel Corporate Office

The Clift Hotel was commissioned by Fredrick Clift in 1913 and finished in 1915. Clift, a local attorney, wanted to do something profitable with a plot of land that the family inherited at the intersection of Geary and Taylor streets in San Francisco. The hotel was finished just in time for the Pan Pacific Exposition.

The hotel was designed by Phillipe Starck and built by architect George Applegarth. The hotel was advertised as being the only earthquake proof and fireproof hotel in all of San Francisco. At the time, this was a reassuring feature. True to their word, neither fire nor earthquake has damaged this hotel in its 100-year history.

In 1924, 3 additional floors were added to the building, making it the largest hotel in California. Today, the hotel has 17 floors and 372 rooms.

The Clift features a soaring lobby with one of the most eclectic furniture collections in all of California, including chairs from Ray and Charles Eames, a coffee table by Salvador Dali, and a surreal stool by Roberto Matta. More so than the furniture design the hotel is perhaps best known for its Redwood Room, which is paneled throughout with the wood from a single redwood tree, as well as the Velvet Room, an opulent multi-purpose room, popular for weddings and receptions.

In 1996, the hotel was purchased by the Morgans Hotel Group, which is based in New York, New York.

Clift Hotel

History

In 1924, 3 additional floors were added to the building, making it the largest hotel in California. Today, the hotel has 17 floors and 372 rooms.

In 1996, the hotel was purchased by the Morgans Hotel Group, which is based in New York, New York.