Hospitality pioneer encourages employees to transfer to one of 65 properties in its chain of boutique hotels. When a new hotel is opened, the goal is to staff it 50% with people from existing hotels. Kimpton plans to open 15 new hotels by 2017. Last year the company was acquired by Intercontinental Hotels Group (owner of the Holiday Inn brands) and will be operated as a wholly owned subsidiary. Upon the merger announcement, Kimpton employees were promised that its exemplary culture would remain intact.
Company Info
| CEO/Top Executive | Mike DeFrino |
| Rank last year | 21 |
| # of years on list | 6 |
| F500 Rank | - |
| Industry | Hospitality |
| Year founded | 1,981 |
| Type of organization | Private |
| Revenue (2014 or most recent year) | $1 billion |
| Web address | http://www.kimptonhotels.com |
| Total US employees | 8,116 |
| Full-Time jobs added in last year | 50 |
| Number of work sites | - |
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Perks
| Offers compressed work weeks | no |
| Offers fully-paid sabbaticals | yes |
| Offers paid time off for volunteering | yes |
| Onsite fitness center | yes |
| Discounted gym memberships | yes |
| Onsite medical care facility | no |
| Offers college tuition reimbursement to employees | yes |
Diversity
| % Women | 44.83% |
| % Minorities | 62.30% |
| % African-American | 13.27% |
| % Asian | 10.03% |
| % Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander | 0.37% |
| % Caucasian or White | 34.04% |
| % Hispanic/Latino | 35.49% |
| % Native American/Alaska Native | 0.18% |
| % Two or more races | 2.96% |
| Same-Sex Benefits | yes |
| Non-discrimination policy | yes |
Paid Time Off
| Holidays | 7 |
| Vacation | 10 |
| Sick days | Set |
| General PTO | - |
Compensation
| Most common job (hourly) | - |
| Avg. base pay (for hourly employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp. (for hourly employee) | - |
| Most common job (salaried) | - |
| Avg. base pay (for salaried employee) | - |
| Avg. extra comp (for salaried employee) | - |
Hiring/Staffing
| FT voluntary turnover | 19.00% |
| # of job applicants | 190,296 |
| Avg. # of applicants per opening | 150 |
| # of jobs filled | 1,573 |
| Jobs filled internally | 629 |
| % of jobs filled by referral | 35.00% |
| # new graduates hired | 73 |
| # of job openings (as of Feb. 2015) | 445 |