A proven partner in excellence, growth, and innovation
For 40 years, we’ve been a family-owned company that prides itself on innovation, high performance, and sustainable growth. Today, White Lodging is one of the industry’s largest – and most respected – privately held development, ownership, and management companies.
From luxury and lifestyle hotels in key markets to restaurants and rooftops across the U.S., our properties attract attention and recognition from the industry, career seekers, and locals and visitors alike. We possess strategic market dominance and expertise in 14 destination-driven locales including Austin, Chicago, Denver, Indianapolis, Louisville, and Nashville.
Whether you’re looking for assistance with developing, designing, branding, or managing a hospitality project, we invite you to learn more about our mindset, capabilities, track record, and latest happenings.
A Company of Firsts
Since our founding, White Lodging has developed and built hundreds of hotels – with a lot of innovations and “firsts” along the way. Here are just a few of our highlighted openings:
1990
The first Fairfield Inn franchise (Merrillville, Indiana)
2006
The first dual-branded property in the U.S. – the Courtyard and Residence Inn (Austin)
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The first tri-branded property in the country – Hyatt Place, Fairfield Inn, and Aloft (Chicago)
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The first fully-immersive luxury epicurean experience – The Farm at Brush Creek (Saratoga, Wyoming)
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The only Autograph hotel operated primarily by students (Purdue University; West Lafayette, Indiana)
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The success of our F&B portfolio begins with our renowned research-and-development chef and state-of-the-art test kitchen. When you partner with us to develop a lodging-plus-dining project, our F&B team will produce a from-scratch concept and oversee all culinary operations including menu development, training, and service standards.
We’re always raising the bar
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