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Erastus Radjimin and the hotel that became a canvas
A three-month internship in Hawaii drew him into hospitality. Back in Indonesia, Erastus Radjimin and his sister Christine gave local artists the walls - and built ARTOTEL around what happened next.
ALICE discovered why your hotel towels were late
The founders set out to put hotel services on your phone. They built a business by following the request into the corridors, housekeeping boards, and handoffs you never see.
The Hotel Operator That Thinks Like a Software Engineer
JNR Management buys complicated hotels, fixes the physical asset and rewires the operation behind it. Its edge is less about a flashy brand than a repeatable system for making many properties behave like one business.
LionGrove Buys Hotels at the Awkward Moment - Then Makes Them Matter Again
The Miami firm has built a compact resort portfolio by looking for tired rooms, quiet restaurants and overlooked land - then putting operators beside the deal team.
The Hotel Investor That Wants the Keys to Every Door
Driftwood Capital does not merely buy hotels. It assembles the capital, builds or renovates the property, lends into the gaps and then operates the rooms - a tightly linked model now spanning about $3.5 billion in hospitality assets.
Accor
Accor began with a roadside Novotel and grew into a 45-brand hospitality system. Its most valuable room may now be the one it never owns.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
IHG looks like a hotel company from the lobby. Behind the desk, it is a fee-driven platform connecting 21 brands, thousands of property owners and more than 160 million loyalty members - with very little real estate on its own balance sheet.
ARTOTEL Group
ARTOTEL Group is an Indonesian hospitality company that turns hotels into cultural platforms by pairing hotel design with original work from emerging Indonesian contemporary artists. Founded in 2011 by siblings Erastus and Christine Radjimin, it has grown from a single art hotel into one of Indonesia's largest hospitality operators, managing 100+ properties through four business pillars - Stay, Dine, Play, and Shop - across boutique, midscale, and premium brands.
Radiate Hospitality
Radiate Hospitality is a Palo Alto-based hotel and real-estate management company that develops, renovates, and operates a portfolio of boutique and branded hotels across the West Coast. Formerly known as BPR Properties, the firm runs 11 hotels with roughly 988 rooms - from the Autograph Collection Hi-Lo Hotel in Portland to the Crowne Plaza Cabana in Palo Alto - guided by a mission of 'passionately creating a sense of belonging.'