Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group

Infobox_Company
company_name = Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group
company_
company_type = Private
company_slogan = "Every hotel tells a story." | foundation = 1981 (San Francisco, CA)
location = San Francisco, California, USA
key_people = Bill Kimpton, Founder
Michael Depatie, President and CEO
Thomas W. LaTour, Chairman
Niki Leondakis, COO
industry = Hospitality
num_employees = 1,440 (2006) [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/61/61578.html Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, Inc. Company Profile - Yahoo! Finance ] ]
services = hotels, restaurants, bars
homepage = http://kimptonhotels.com/
revenue = $486 million USD (2006) [ [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/61/61578.html Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group, Inc. Company Profile - Yahoo! Finance ] ]

Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group Inc. is a hotel and restaurant company founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton and led by CEO Michael Depatie. The Company's Headquarters are in San Francisco, California. The company's properties are in the United States and Canada. Most Kimpton properties are marketed under their own independent names as boutique hotels; however, in 2005 the company launched two sub-brands within the Kimpton brand: Hotel Palomar and Hotel Monaco. Each hotel has a restaurant or bar that is marketed as upscale or trendy. The Kimpton Hotel rewards program is called InTouch. [ [http://www.kimptonhotels.com/ Kimpton Hotels: Boutique Hotels, Luxury Travel and Chef-Driven Gourmet Restaurants ] ]

Hotel brands

In addition to the Hotel Monaco and Palomar Hotel brand hotels, other Kimpton hotels include:
*Alexandria, Virginia: Morrison House
*Aspen, Colorado: Sky Hotel
*Boston, Massachusetts: Nine Zero Hotel, Onyx Hotel
*Cambridge, Massachusetts: Hotel Marlowe
*Chicago, Illinois: Hotel Allegro, Hotel Burnham
*Dallas, Texas: Hotel Lumen
*New York City, New York: 70 Park Avenue Hotel, Muse Hotel, Vu Hotel (opening Fall 2008)
*Portland, Oregon: Hotel Vintage Plaza
*San Diego, California: Hotel Solamar
*San Francisco, California: Prescott Hotel, Serrano Hotel, Sir Francis Drake Hotel, Argonaut Hotel, Tuscan Inn, Harbor Court Hotel, Hotel Triton
*San Jose, California: Cypress Hotel
*Scottsdale, Arizona: Firesky Resort and Spa
*Seattle, Washington: Alexis Hotel, Hotel Vintage Park
*Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Palisades Hotel
*Washington, DC: Hotel George, Hotel Helix, Hotel Madera, Hotel Rouge, Topaz Hotel
*Whistler, British Columbia: Summit Lodge & Spa

Company programs

Environment

The company's environmental program is called Earthcare. Every hotel adopts standard environmentally friendly products and practices, such as eco-friendly cleaning supplies and recycling. [ [http://www.kimptonhotels.com/cares_earthcare.aspx Environmentally Friendly Green Hotel Practices - Kimpton EarthCare Program ] ]

LGBT

Every year, the company sponsors a Red Ribbon Campaign generating awareness and funds for local HIV service agencies. In addition, local hotels make donations to LGBT charities and host events for local community groups. Kimpton formed K-GLEN, the Kimpton Gay and Lesbian Employee Network, to advise the company on personnel and community outreach concerns. The committee meets quarterly and has representation from every region of the country. Kimpton Hotels was included as one of the ten best companies for gay and lesbian employees by The Advocate. Kimpton has received a 100% rating on the Corporate Equality Index released by the Human Rights Campaign every year since 2005. [ [http://www.kimptonhotels.com/lgbt_community.aspx Kimpton Hotels: LGBT (GLBT) Friendly Hotels in the US and Canada ] ]

Women InTouch

The company sponsors Dress for Success Worldwide, an international non-profit organization that provides professional clothing and employment retention programs for women. [ [http://www.kimptonhotels.com/cares_dress.aspx Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants - Kimpton Programs - Kimpton Cares ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.kimptonhotels.com/ Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants]
* [http://biz.yahoo.com/ic/61/61578.html Yahoo! Company profile]