OUR HISTORY

Welcome to the Island Hospitality History page!

Our Palm Beach Florida based company was founded in 1986 by President and CEO Jeffrey H. Fisher as JF Hotel. Today we operate over 70 hotels representing 14 brands across the U.S. in 22 states plus the District of Columbia. We invite you to visit our complete list of hotels and thank you for visiting our history page as we look forward to the future and continuing our growth.

• 2010 - This year was a fantastic year for us as we added 5 hotels to our portfolio to include Homewood Suites by Hilton in Carlsbad, California, Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Medical Center in Houston, Texas, Residence Inn by Marriott in Holtsville, New York, Residence Inn by Marriott in New Rochelle, New York and Residence Inn in White Plains, New York.
• 2008 - In May we were excited to reopen our remodeled Courtyard by Marriott Atlantic City property and in November we added to our portfolio Courtyard by Marriott in Paso Robles, California.
• 2007 – Our name changed to Island Hospitality. In October we opened our first Embassy Suites hotel in Valencia, California (visit website).
• 2006 – In October we added our first two full-service Hilton Hotels at the Ontario California Airport and the Anaheim area. Two Residence Inn’s by Marriott were added as part of that transaction to bring our total number of Residence Inn properties to 50.
• 2005 – We added another Starwood branded hotel, our first Westin – the Westin Governor Morris in Morristown New Jersey (visit website). Later this year we incorporated the Boston Bulfinch Hotel into our portfolio (visit website).
• 2004 – This was a big year for us as we added several notable locations to our portfolio including:
  - Our first TownePlace Suites by Marriott in Horsham, Pennsylvania (visit website)
  - Added a portfolio of six Hyatt House properties across the country
  - Added our first Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel in San Antonio Texas on the 
  Riverwalk (visit website)
  - Signed a management contract for our first full-service Marriott Hotel – the
  Cornhusker in Lincoln, Nebraska (visit website)
  - Added our first Doubletree Suites in Washington, D.C.  (visit website)
• 2003 – Signed a management contract for the company’s first Starwood brand, the Sheraton Raleigh Capital Center (visit website).
• 2001 – The first owned and managed property built from the ground up was the Residence Inn by Marriott Tysons Corner Mall located in Vienna Virginia (visit website).
• 1998 - We changed our name to Innkeepers Hospitality
• 1994 – Our first Residence Inn by Marriott was purchased in Binghamton New York (visit website).
• 1987 – Our first Courtyard by Marriott opened as a redeveloped Sheraton hotel in the Cypress Creek area of Fort Lauderdale (visit website).
• 1986 - The company’s first property was the Hampton Inn West Palm Beach Airport (now a Stay Inn).

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