Autograph Collection

Industry	Hospitality
Founded	2010
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Number of locations	199 hotels (June 30, 2020)[1]
Area served	Global
Parent	Marriott International
Website	www.autograph-hotels.marriott.com

Autograph Collection is an American group of independent upper-upscale to luxury hotels within theMarriott International portfolio. The properties are independently owned and operated under the Autograph Collection name.

To grow in the post-2008 economic downturn, Marriott, known^{[by whom?]} for its rigid uniformity^[vague], was willing to relax this stipulation to draw independent unique hotels to its network of franchised properties.^[2] In 2010, Marriott approached Richard Kessler, an independent hotelier and former CEO ofDays Inn, to incorporate the seven Kessler boutique properties into its system, under a yet unnamed new brand.^[3]

In 2006, Kessler had dropped theWestin brand affiliation from his downtown Orlando hotel to operate independently.^[4] Initially reluctant, Kessler came to an acceptable arrangement.^[3] The hotels would operate autonomously, keeping their names and identities.^[4] The Autograph Collection launched that year, with the Kessler properties forming the bulk of the hotel inventory.^[3]

The new name highlighted not a brand, but a collection of hotels.^[5]The Leading Hotels of the World, targeting high-end customers looking for unique hotel experiences, had long dominated this market.^[6]

Over time, the growth emphasis shifted from adding existing properties to proposals and new builds that incorporated the desired features.^[7]

Brand launches were Ascend byChoice (2008), Autograph by Marriott (2010),Curio byHilton (2014),Best Western Premier (2014), Unbound byHyatt (2016), and Trademark byWyndham (2017). Marriott continues to promote growth in its three soft brands, The Luxury Collection, Tribute Portfolio, and Autograph.^[6]

In January 2017, Autograph began the Independent Film Initiative at theSundance Film Festival with the Autograph Collection Hotels & The Black List Sundance Social Space. The Annual Black List is a list of screenplays that require financing. Autograph has its ownindie film channel for hotel guests.^[8][9]

The Autograph Collection comprises a portfolio of 4- and 5-star properties.^[10]

As of June 30, 2020, the Autograph Collection consisted of 199 hotels in over 32 countries, with another 95 hotels with 16,941 rooms in its pipeline.^[1]

• TheScrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina in theBritish Virgin Islands^[25] The hotel has since left the program.https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Scrub-Island-drop-Autograph-Collection-affiliation

• The Algonquin Resort St. Andrews By-The-Sea, St Andrews, NB
• Humaniti Hotel Montreal, Montreal, QC
• Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, SK

• The Pyrmont, Willemstad Curaçao

• Hotel am Steinplatz in Berlin
• The Falkenstein Grand inKönigstein im Taunus
• The Hotel Atlantic inHamburg
• Villa Rothschild in Königstein im Taunus
• Hotel Luc in Berlin

• Mount Juliet Estate inKilkenny
• Shelbourne Hotel inDublin
• The Powerscourt Hotel inWicklow

• The Prince Sakura Tower inTokyo^[26]

• The Royalton Splash inCancún^[27]

• The Plaza Seoul inSeoul^[28]

• The Glasshouse inEdinburgh^[29]
• TheThreadneedles Hotel in London^[30][31]
• The University Arms Hotel inCambridge^[32]

• TheAdolphus Hotel inDallas, Texas,^[33]
• The Algonquin Hotel Times Square inManhattan,New York City,New York^[34]
• TheArrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa inLake Arrowhead,California
• TheHotel Blackhawk inDavenport, Iowa^[35]
• TheBlackstone Hotel inChicago, Illinois
• TheBrown Palace Hotel inDenver,Colorado
• Hotel Carmichael inCarmel, Indiana^[36]
• TheCasa Monica Hotel inSt. Augustine, Florida
• The Castle Hotel in Orlando, Florida^[37]
• TheCosmopolitan of Las Vegas inLas Vegas,Nevada^[30][38]
• The Cloudveil in Jackson, Wyoming^[39]
• The Current Iowa in Davenport,Iowa^[40]
• The Historic Davenport inSpokane, Washington
• The Daytona in Daytona Beach, Fl.^[41]
• The Draftsman in Charlottesville,Virginia^[42]
• TheHotel Drover inDallas, Texas
• The Hotel Duval inTallahassee, Florida^[43]
• The Éilan Hotel & Spa inSan Antonio,Texas,^[44]
• TheFenway Hotel inDunedin,Florida
• The Grand Hotel inFairhope,Alabama
• The Henry in Dearborn, Michigan^[45]
• The Hi-Lo Hotel in Portland, Oregon^[46]
• TheHotel Cleveland in Cleveland, Ohio^[47][48]
• TheHotel Icon inHouston, Texas,^[44]
• The Lexington Hotel inNew York City^[49]
• The Lytle Park Hotel inCincinnati,Ohio
• TheMauna Kea Beach Hotel in Kohala Coast, Hawaii
• TheMayflower Hotel inWashington, DC
• Hotel Metro inMilwaukee,Wisconsin^[50]
• The Metropolitan at The 9 in Cleveland, Ohio^[51]
• The Morrison House in Alexandria, Virginia^[52]
• ThePaso Del Norte inEl Paso, Texas
• The Press Hotel in Portland,Maine^[53]
• The Stella Hotel inBryan, Texas.^[54]
• TheUnion Station Hotel inNashville, Tennessee
• The National in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma^[55]
• Hotel Park City in Park City, Utah

• The VinpearlLandmark 81 inHo Chi Minh City

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