Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants Celebrates Over a Decade on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® List

SAN FRANCISCO (April 11, 2022) – Today, Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, part of IHG Hotels & Resorts’ Luxury & Lifestyle Collection, was named to the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, which is based on employee feedback of their workplace culture. This workplace honor is a testament not only to Kimpton’s continued innovation and commitment to guest service, but in the same spirit, emphasizes the brand’s unique benefits and support of employees to meet their evolving needs. 


“At Kimpton, we are proud of the empowering culture and open environment we have built over the past 40 years that encourages our employees to ‘come as they are,’” said Mike DeFrino, CEO of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants. “Employees are encouraged to act with heart and bring their own unique and original selves to the job every day, without which we would not be the brand we are today. After the effects of the last few years on our industry, our people-first culture and growth opportunities make us not only a great place to work but also a great place to stay.”


Particularly after the trials of the last two years, Kimpton has further embraced its brand mantra of “stay human” by adapting to new challenges and creating additional employee benefits that focus on mental health and work/life balance, including a yearlong complimentary Talkspace subscription for all of its employees. Delivering real heartfelt care to Kimpton guests is only possible if employees are empowered to make thoughtful human decisions and provided with the support and guidance they need to excel.


Kimpton is also recognized consistently for its continued career growth and mentorship opportunities, including a mentor program aimed at elevating and honing the skills of more junior employees through cross-department and cross-country pairings with seasoned Kimpton leaders. Additional competitive long-term benefits include perks like sabbaticals and meaningful offerings such as child and elder back-up care, parental leave and tuition reimbursement. In addition, Kimpton continues to support important social issues that are core to the brand’s mission including supporting LGBTQ+ rights, fighting childhood hunger and championing diversity within the workforce. Kimpton has multiple internal advocacy employee groups to attract, recruit, empower, develop and retain employees, making Kimpton a company that employees continue to be proud to work for.

The Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list, is one of a series of rankings by Great Place to Work and Fortune based on employee feedback from Great Place to Work-Certified™ organizations. In addition to the honor of 13 years in a row on the FORTUNE Best Companies to Work For list, Kimpton is also proud to be recognized on numerous other lists including:

• Fortune’s “50 Best Workplaces for Parents” (2016-2019)
• Fortune’s “Best Workplaces in the Bay Area” (2017-2021)
• Fortune’s “Best Workplaces in Chicago” (2019)
• Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” (2009, 2011-2020)
• Fortune’s “Best Workplaces for Millennials” (2015-2021)
• Fortune’s “Best Places to Work for Women” (2017-2020)
• Fortune’s “Best Workplaces for Diversity” (2016-2019)
• Human Rights Campaign’s “Corporate Equality Index” (2004-2022)
• Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” (2018-2020)
• Forbes’ “The Best Employers for Diversity” (2019)
• Great Place to Work’s “Best Workplaces for Parents” (2016-2020)
  

To see the full list of the 2022 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For, click here. There are currently more than 700 job openings at Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in the Americas for positions at all levels. For more information on career opportunities at Kimpton, visit www.kimptonhotels.com/careers.