# Michael Collier

> Michael Collier is the founder and CEO/Principal of Hotel Capital, LLC, a hospitality investment and financing firm. Based in Newport Beach, he has led hotel acquisitions, renovation and repositioning projects, and debt and equity investments across the United States. His public career includes transactions in Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Metairie, and Westminster, alongside later financial restructuring at individual properties.

- **Role:** CEO/Principal at Hotel Capital, LLC
- **Organizations:** Hotel Capital, LLC
- **Education:** Indiana University Bloomington
- **Known for:** Founded Hotel Capital, LLC in 2010., Led Hotel Capital’s 2018 acquisition of the Tremont Chicago from Marriott., Hotel Capital and ORIX completed an 11-month, $7 million renovation of the San Antonio Embassy Suites in 2017.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Conceived Hotel Capital during the Great Recession, according to the firm’s history.
- **2010** — Founded Hotel Capital, LLC; the BBB lists incorporation on May 19, 2010.
- **2012** — Hotel Capital began acquiring hotels for its equity portfolio, according to the firm’s history.
- **2013** — Hotel Capital and partners acquired the Garfield Suites Hotel in Cincinnati.
- **2017** — Participated in the completion of the $7 million San Antonio Embassy Suites renovation; Hotel Capital acquired the Sheraton Metairie and announced an Orlando office.
- **2018** — Hotel Capital announced acquisitions of Dallas’s Holiday Inn Market Center and Chicago’s Tremont hotel.
- **2019** — A Hotel Capital and ORIX joint venture sold the renovated DoubleTree Denver-Westminster.
- **2024** — Tremont Chicago, LLC filed for Chapter 11 protection in April; May reporting described the property’s temporary use as a Chicago shelter.

## Achievements

- Founded Hotel Capital, LLC in 2010.
- Led Hotel Capital’s 2018 acquisition of the Tremont Chicago from Marriott.
- Hotel Capital and ORIX completed an 11-month, $7 million renovation of the San Antonio Embassy Suites in 2017.
- A Hotel Capital and ORIX joint venture sold the 186-room DoubleTree Denver-Westminster in 2019 following a 2016 renovation.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — The Real Deal’s public post described the former Tremont’s January sale to new buyers; a subsequent dispute concerned those buyers and another investor.
- **2024-05** — Reporting described a Chapter 11 filing by the Tremont property venture and its temporary Chicago shelter use; Collier said he was working to maximize creditor outcomes.

## Links

- Website: https://hotelcapital.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mr-michael-collier

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