LaSalle Hotel Properties / LHO

The Crimson Lounge in the Hotel Sax Chicago, one of the 31 boutique hotels and resorts owned by the company. (Photo: Andrew Bordwin)
About LaSalle Hotel Properties
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1200, Bethesda, Md. 20814
www.lasallehotels.com
| 301-941-1500
| Founded: 1998
Industry: Hospitality And Travel | Category: Top 100 Companies
LaSalle Hotel Properties, a real estate investment trust, owns interest in 31 luxury hotels and resorts, with about 8,500 rooms in 11 states and the District. The properties bear brands such as Westin, Sheraton, Kimpton and Hyatt. In 2007, the company invested $128.4 million to rebrand and redevelop properties acquired in 2005 and 2006, such as turning Washington's Holiday Inn on the Hill into the high-end Liaison Capitol Hill.
Chairman and CEO: Jon E. Bortz
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 31 | Local employees: 31Company Leadership
| Jon E. Bortz | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President |
| Darryl Hartley-Leonard | Trustee |
| Kelly L. Kuhn | Trustee |
| William S. McCalmont | Trustee |
| Donald S. Perkins | Trustee |
| Stuart L. Scott | Trustee |
| Donald A. Washburn | Trustee |
Source: Compensation data provided by Equilar, Inc..
Did You Know
LUXURY MAKEOVER: LaSalle spent $25.8 million to convert Washington's mid-scale Holiday Inn Thomas Circle into a luxury hotel called Donovan House.