This month, Kokua Hospitality, LLC, a hotel management firm based in Chicago, celebrates its eighth anniversary with the addition of the eighth property under their umbrella, The Powell Hotel. The San Francisco hotel joins Kokua’s roster of notable properties across the country, including DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago Magnificent Mile, The Allerton Chicago, Inn of Chicago, Aloft National Harbor, Embassy Suites Baltimore- Inner Harbor, and Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach.
Kokua Hospitality was conceived in 2006 and today offers adaptive and transparent property management to eight hotels, boasting a total of more than 2,700 rooms nationwide. The company focuses on delivering hotel ownership’s long- and short-term goals with its experienced and innovative operations team, focusing on a high level of quality service and commitment to employees and guests. Based in Chicago, with additional offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Jacksonville, FL, Kokua has a proven track-record of operating both independent and branded hotels, specializing in turnarounds and transitions, including repositions, renovations, rebrandings, de-flaggings, and dispositions.
“Over the past few years, Kokua Hospitality has created a strong reputation for management excellence and delivering exceptional value and return for our owners,” said Chief Operating Officer Phil Tufano. “We’re continuing to evolve and our recent efforts have been focused on developing a proprietary centralized revenue management platform and a corporate infrastructure to accommodate the expected growth in the coming years.”
A differentiator from other third party managers, Kokua Hospitality also has the ability to couple property management services with Chartres Lodging Group, LLC, who offers asset management, renovation and development management, investment advisory and brand analysis, disposition, and recapitalization.
