Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Host Hotels & Resorts will leave the chandelier on for you. The largest hotel real estate investment trust (REIT) in the US, Host Hotels owns some 120 luxury and upscale hotels in North America, South America, and Europe. Most of its hotels operate under the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brands and are managed by sister firm Marriott International. Other brands include Four Seasons and Hyatt. To maintain its REIT status, the company operates through majority-owned Host Hotels & Resorts LP. All properties are leased to management firms. Host Hotels holds interests in several partnerships, including a 49% stake in Tiburon Golf Ventures, which operates a golf course in Florida.