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| Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco,California, United States |
Number of locations | 75 hotels |
Key people | • Bill Kimpton, Founder • Mike DeFrino, CEO |
| Services | Hotels, restaurants, bars |
| Revenue | US$1049.88 million (2014) |
Number of employees | 8,135 (2014)[1] |
| Parent | InterContinental Hotels Group |
| Website | www |
TheKimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group is aSan Francisco,California, based hotel and restaurant brand owned byIHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG) since 2015.
Founded in 1981 by Bill Kimpton and led byChief Executive Officer Mike DeFrino, the group was the largest chain ofboutique hotels in the United States in 2011. As of January 2024, it operates 81 hotels worldwide with a number of new properties forthcoming.[2] New hotels have been announced forIndianapolis,Los Angeles,[3]Paris, Barcelona,Charlottesville,[4] Frankfurt,Grenada,Bali, Tokyo,Shanghai,Hong Kong,[5]Rotterdam[6] andSanya.[7][when?]
While most Kimpton properties are marketed under their own names as boutique hotels, the company launched two sub-brands in 2005, Hotel Palomar and Hotel Monaco. Each property has a restaurant or bar that is marketed as upscale or trendy. In 2020,Fortune magazine ranked Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants at number 10 on their Fortune List of the Top 100 Companies to Work For in 2020 based on an employee survey of satisfaction.[8] The company also manages and operates hotels owned by other entities, under contract.
On December 16, 2014, IHG announced that it would acquire Kimpton for $430 million in cash. IHG retained the Kimpton brand name within the U.S. and is expanding it globally.[9][10] As a result of the acquisition, seven of Kimpton's nine hotels in San Francisco left the brand in July 2015.
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In addition to the Hotel Monaco and Palomar Hotel brand hotels, other company hotels include:
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The company's environmental program is called Earthcare. Every hotel adopts standardenvironmentally friendly products and practices, such aseco-friendly cleaning supplies andrecycling.[14]
Every year, the company sponsors ared ribbon campaign generating awareness and funds for localHIV service agencies. Local hotels make donations toLGBT 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. The company was included as one of the ten best companies for gay and lesbian employees byThe Advocate.[15] It has received a 100% rating on theCorporate Equality Index released by theHuman Rights Campaign every year since 2005.[16]
The company sponsorsDress for Success Worldwide, an internationalnon-profit organization that provides professional clothing and employment search programs for women.[17]
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