BLLA Hotel Owners & Founders Directory
An evergreen list created by the Boutique Lifestyle Leaders Association (BLLA).
We invite you to explore leaders around the world who have taken the leap to build independent boutique hotels.
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Akino West
Co-Owner
The Copper Door B&B
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Andrew Zobler
Founder & CEO
Sydell Group
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Angela Schmid
Co-Owner
Villa Eden
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April Brown
Co-Founder & Motelier
The June Motel
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Ari Heckman
Co-Founder & CEO
ASH NYC
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Arnaud Zannier
Founder
Zannier Hotels
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Atit Jariwala
Founder & CEO
Bridgeton Holdings
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Avi Brosh
Founder
Palisociety
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Benjamin Habbel
CEO
Aethos Hotels
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Brian De Lowe
Co-Founder & President
Proper Hotels
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Carolyn Schneider
Partner & President
Casetta Group
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Charlotte Gomez de Orozco
Founder
HOY Hotel Paris
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Damon Lawrnece
Founder
Homage Hospitality
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Dave Neupert
Owner
Gold Diggers
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David Bowd
Co-Founder & CEO
Salt Hotels
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David Rust
CEO
Sagra
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Deidre Mathis
Owner/Founder
Wanderstay Boutique Hotel
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Eric Jafari
Chief Development Officer
edyn
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Evguenia Ivara
Co-Founder & CMO
Cap Karoso
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Gorgi Coghlan
Owner
The Provincial Hotel
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Hannes Illmer
Co-Owner
Villa Eden
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Ian Schrager
Founder
Ian Schrager Company
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Isaac French
Creator & Owner
Live Oak Lake
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Jamila Ross
Co-Owner
The Copper Door B&B
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Jayson H. Seidman
Founder & Managing Director
Sandstone
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Jeff Klein
Founder
JK Hotel Group
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Jim Deters
Founder & CEO
Gravity Haus
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John Flannigan
Founder & CEO
Wylder Hotels
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Jon Bortz
Founder & CEO
Pebblebrook Hotels & Resorts
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Jonathan Morris
Owner
Hotel Dryce
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Katherine Lo
Founder & President
Eaton Workshop
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Kent Lindvall
Founder & CEO
treehotel
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Kevin O'Shea
Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Salt Hotels
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Kirsten Dixon
Founder
Within the Wild
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Krystal Prakaikaew Na-Ranong
Co-Founder & Owner
The Slate
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Luis Gallotti
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
AKEN Hotels
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Manfredi Rizzuto
Founder
Susafa
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Marco Cilia
Owner & Principal
Chapter Hotels Italia
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Marc Chodock
Managing Partner
Escape Hospitality
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Marc Meisel
CEO
Meisel Holdings
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Max Loong
Founder & CEO
Hidden Hills Villas
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Meryanne Loum-Martin
Owner
Jnane Tamsna
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Michael Achenbaum
President & Founder
Gansevoort Hotel Group
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Michael Fuerstman
Co-Founder & Creative Director
Pendry Hotels & Resorts
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Michael Kitchen
Partner
Aparium Hotel Group
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Michelle Barnet
Chief Executive Officer and President
Pineapple Hospitality Company
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Moniqua Lane
Founder
The Downtown Clifton
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Natasha Drisdelle
Co-Founder & CEO
Lord & Liberty Hotels
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Paul Salmon
Chairman
Rockhouse Hotel
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Peter Mack
Founder & CEO
Collective Retreats
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Phil Hospod
Founder & CEO
Dovetail + Co
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Philip Bates
Managing Partner
TMC Hospitality
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Rami Zeidan
Founder & CEO
Life House
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Richard Born
Owner
BD Hotels
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Rob Blood
Founder & President
Lark Hotels
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Robert LeBlanc
Founder & CEO
LeBLANC + SMITH (The Chloe)
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Robin Staten
Founder & CEO
Tiny Urban Escapes
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Ross Walker
Founder
Found Hotels
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Sarah Sklash
Co-Founder & Motelier
The June Motel
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Sean Mullen
President
Noble House Hotels & Resorts
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Simon Coghlan
Owner
The Provincial Hotel
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Sims Foster
Co-Founder
Foster Supply Hospitality
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Steve Wilson
Founder
21c Museum Hotels
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Valentina De Santis
CEO
Grand Hotel Tremezzo
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Yoshitaka Nojiri
Founder & President
TRUNK Co, ltd (Trunk Hotel)
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