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.
The company was founded in 1986 by Chip Conley, then 26, after he became "disillusioned" with the corporate real estate market 2 1/2 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.
Conley's company, JDV, 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 order to reduce risk. As of 2008 the company owns more than 30 hotels, manages 6 others, and also operates 18 restaurants, all within California. 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.
External links
- jdvhospitality.com - Joie De Vivre Hospitality Official Website
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- hotelvitale.com - Hotel Vitale of San Francisco, California
- moorparkhotel.com - Moorpark Hotel of San Jose, Silicon Valley, California
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- slhotel.com - Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel of Studio City, Los Angeles, California
- thecitizenhotel.com - The Citizen Hotel of Sacramento, California
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- hotellosgatos.com - Hotel Los Gatos of Los Gatos, Silicon Valley, California
- thephoenixhotel.com - Phoenix Hotel of Civic Center, San Francisco, California
- whiteswanninnsf.com - White Swan Inn of Union Square, San Francisco, California
- wildpalmshotel.com - Wild Palms Hotel of Sunnyvale, Silicon Valley, California
- westatangeleno.com - West Restaurant & Lounge of Los Angeles, California
- jdvhotels.com/hotels/acqual.com - Acqua Hotel of Mill Valley, Marin, California
- dream.com - Dream Inn of Santa Cruz, Central Coast, California
- jdvhotels.com/hotels/rex.com - Hotel Rex of Union Square, San Francisco, California
- mill.html marinhotels.com - Mill Valley, Marin County, California
- petite_auberge.com - Petite Auberge Hotel of Union Square, San Francisco, California
- ventana.com - Ventana Inn & Spa of Big Sur, Central Coast, California
- waterfront.com - Waterfront Hotel of Oakland, San Francisco East Bay, California
- waters_edge.com - Water's Edge Hotel of Tiburon, Marin, California
- millenniumrestaurant.com - Millennium Restaurant of San Francisco, California
- grangesacramento.com - Grange Restaurant & Bar of Sacramento, California
- cafeandree.com - Café Andrée of Union Square, San Francisco, California
- chipconely.com - Chip Conely, Founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality
- kabukisprings.com - Kabuki Springs & Spa of Japantown, San Francisco, California
- jdvspecialoffers.com - Hotel Specials for Our Hotels in California
- jdvgives.com - Joie de Vivre Gives to the Community
- joyoflifeclub.com - Joy of Life Club
- peak-book.com - PEAK book by Chip Conely & PEAK Seminars
- goldengategreeter.com - Golden Gate Greeter Visit Request Form for Joie de Vivre guests
- hotelmatchmaker.com - Hotel Matchmaker, Hotel Matchmaker for Joie de Vivre Hotels
- jdvhsiliconvalley.com - Collection of Joie de Vivre Silicon Valley Hotels
- ca-guide.com - Your California Guide
References
- ^ a b c d e f George Raine (2008-04-27). "Joie de Vivre finds room to grow". San Francisco Chronicle . http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/04/27/BUA910A0QT.DTL .
- ^ a b c "Joi de Vivre Hospitality:On the Record: Chip Conley". San Francisco Chronicle. 2005-08-07 . http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/08/07/BUGSFE1OF51.DTL&type=printable .
- ^ James A. Martin (1989-04-09). "Phoenix Inn Is San Francisco's Funky Alternative". Los Angeles Times . http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66432081.html?dids=66432081:66432081&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Apr+09%2C+1989&author=JAMES+A.+MARTIN&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Phoenix+Inn+Is+San+Francisco%27s+Funky+Alternative&pqatl=google .
- ^ "TV Dinner: A Conversation with Joey Altman". Cooking With the Single Guy Chef. 2007-11-01 . http://singleguychef.blogspot.com/2007/11/tv-dinner-conversation-with-joey-altman.html . ...
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