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Joie de Vivre Hospitality, a hotel and restaurant company based in San Francisco, California, is the second largest operator of boutique hotels in the United States. ==History== The company was founded in 1987 by Chip Conley,〔 then 26, after he became "disillusioned" with the corporate real estate market 2½ years out of Stanford Business School.〔 Conley raised $1 million in 1987 to buy the decrepit Phoenix Hotel in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, where he opened the landmark restaurant Miss Pearl's Jam House with Joey Altman. Conley modeled the name after Esprit, the clothing company then based in San Francisco. Initially targeting traveling rock bands, musicians, and filmmakers, Conley met with travel agents throughout the United States, modeled the hotel's concept after Rolling Stone Magazine, and offered tour managers free massages to induce them to book their bands' stays at the Phoenix.〔 A popular but not financial success, the hotel quickly began to attract nationally-known entertainers such as David Bowie, Linda Ronstadt, and Johnny Depp, even though the hotel was essentially a low budget 1950s era motel.〔 With support from investors, Conley bought a series of moderately sized, often run-down buildings, which he turned at low cost into boutique hotels, in each case creating a different "psychographic" concept such as new age wellness, men's health, romance novels, New Yorker Magazine, or luxury camping. The company, which had been based entirely in San Francisco, suffered a substantial downturn after 9/11 and the dot com crash, which affected San Francisco more than most other hospitality markets. With 22 capital calls from investors, and cuts in executive salaries, the company survived and rather than closing poorly performing properties or laying off staff, took advantage of lower commercial real estate prices to expand throughout California. The company also began to take over and control its hotel restaurants, in order to reduce risk.〔 As of 2008 the company owns more than 30 hotels,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Joie de Vivre Hospitality )〕 manages 6 others,〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Joie de Vivre Hospitality )〕 and also operates 18 restaurants, all within California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Joie de Vivre Hospitality )〕 Among the most famous is the Ventana Inn in Big Sur, California.〔 The Hotel Vitale, on San Francisco's waterfront, is the first new hotel the company built, rather than bought from a previous owner. The company also expanded into managing hotels and condominium amenities for other owners. Starting in 2005 with Hotel Angeleno in Los Angeles, Joie de Vivre began expansion into Southern California, and in 2009 opened Shorebreak Hotel in Huntington Beach, Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach, and Pacific Edge Hotel in Laguna Beach.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Joie de Vivre Hotels Introduces Hotel Erwin )〕 In 2010, a majority stake of Joie de Vivre was purchased by Geolo Capital, the private equity firm founded by Hyatt Hotels heir John Pritzker. A $150 million fund to acquire additional hotels was established as part of the deal, with plans to acquire $300 to $500 million in hotels over a three to five-year period.〔 In September 2010, Joie de Vivre announced Gary M. Beasley, a partner at Geolo Capital, as the interim chief executive officer of Joie de Vivre. With this appointment, founder Chip Conley became executive chairman and chief creative officer.〔(“New CEO for Joie de Vivre” ), “Hotel News Now,” Sept. 21, 2010〕 In 2011, Joie de Vivre expanded outside of California converting the Hotel Theodore in Scottsdale, Arizona into The Saguaro. The following year in March, Joie de Vivre opened the Hotel Lincoln in Chicago.〔(), Chicago Tribune, March 7, 2012〕 In October 2011, Joie de Vivre merged with Thompson Hotels, an international luxury hotel chain based in New York, with the two brands operating under a newly created parent company, Commune Hotels & Resorts. One of Thompson Hotels' founders, Stephen Brandman, was named CEO of the new company. Another Thompson founder, Jason Pomeranc, was named co-chairman along with John Pritzker.〔(), "Hotel News Now," Feb. 21, 2012〕 Chip Conley, Joie de Vivre’s founder, retained equity in the new company and remained involved as a strategic advisor.〔(), "Travel Pulse," Oct. 3, 2011〕 The company expanded to Hawaii in June 2012 with the Coconut Waikiki Hotel and the Seaside Hotel Waikiki (rebranded as the Shoreline Hotel Waikiki in 2013), both in Honolulu. 〔(June 12, 2012). “(Joie de Vivre Hotels Takes Over Management of Coconut Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu. )” ''Hospitalitynet''〕 〔Jones, Jay (April 2, 2013). (“Hawaii: Spruced-up Shoreline Waikiki makes its Oahu debut.” ) Los Angeles Times. 〕 〔25. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joie de Vivre Hospitality」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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