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the legacy builder
A rendering of the pool at Equinox Hospitality's
Tribute Portfolio by Marriott project in Marin
Country, crafted by EDG Design
Sam Suleman
Principal + Executive Vice President
Equinox Hospitality
Though Sam Suleman has lived in various cities across the U.S., San
Francisco has always been home. The city is an anchor for his family,
which runs locally based Equinox Hospitality, the hotel investment,
development, and management company founded by his father, Abdul
Suleman, in 1994, and where Suleman and his brother, Adam, serve as
principals and executive vice presidents.
Originally from India, Suleman's father ended up in San Francisco
when he was recruited by engineering firm Bechtel while doing graduate
work at the University of California, Berkeley in engineering. The firm
put him up in the Hyatt Regency San Francisco. Abdul fell in love with
the property, particularly the iconic atrium lobby, and left the Bechtel
program, dropped out of Berkeley, and got a job at the hotel's front desk.
He worked his way up from there, meeting Suleman's mother along the
way (the pair was married at the hotel).
After Suleman was born, the family followed Abdul's Hyatt career
across the country-from Chicago to Los Angeles, Minneapolis, Michigan,
and Dallas-before they found their way back to the Hyatt Regency San
Francisco. Abdul was now senior vice president, and the family lived in
an apartment in the hotel (this was the third Hyatt they resided in). " I was
the kid with the backpack eating pineapple and toast in the Regency Club
Lounge before taking the Muni train to high school, " he says.
Turning down a promotion to move to Hyatt's Chicago corporate
headquarters, Suleman's dad decided, after 22 years with the brand, it
was the right time to launch his own company. Equinox Hospitality's first
hotel purchase was in Kauai, Hawaii.
Suleman, for his part, didn't initially join the family business. He was
first drawn to medicine, receiving a National Institutes of Health grant
as a senior clinical researcher in pediatric cardiac surgery and working
at the University of California, San Francisco and Stanford University.
While at Stanford, after taking a leave from medical school, he started
simultaneously working with the Equinox team. His interest in design
and technology made the construction and renovation world exciting.
" I'm passion driven, and I was passionate about hospitality. I knew that
from a young age, " he says.
Today, Equinox Hospitality owns and operates eight hotels, and the
company was also consultant, adviser, and asset manager for Jabal Omar
Development Company (JODC)'s Makkah, Saudi Arabia development
of 36 high-rise buildings comprising 26 hotel brands. A more personal
project is the conversion of a Four Points by Sheraton into a Tribute
Portfolio by Marriott in Marin County, the handiwork of local firm EDG
Design. " We're excited [to create] one of the only true boutique lifestyle
hotels in the midpoint between San Francisco and Napa Wine country, "
Suleman says.
As for what makes San Francisco ready for its comeback? " There's
a real sense of people wanting to rebuild that connection, " Suleman
explains. " There's a physical beauty here, but also a spirit that makes
San Francisco special. " hd
" I'm passion driven, and I was
passionate about hospitality. I
knew that from a young age. "
- Sam Suleman
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Hospitality Design - November 2023
from the editor
from the guest editor
people: saint joseph's arts foundation
a love letter to san francisco
memoir
the history of san francisco
ken's perfect day
retail roundup
hotel development
wine country
profile: the rug company
wallcoverings
bath
lighting
seating
project breakdown
mii amo
alder + ash
twelvemonth
sea ranch lodge
alpine hall
change agents
chip conley
yves béhar
tyler florence
shelley lindgren, amanda haas + lindsay kinder
lauren geremia
ramekon o’arwisters
michael + lindsay tusk
vincent medina + louis trevino
circe sher
laura crescimano
sam suleman
ad index
back space: kemper hyers
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - Cover1
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - Cover2
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - from the editor
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - from the guest editor
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 12
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - people: saint joseph's arts foundation
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 15
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 16
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - a love letter to san francisco
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - memoir
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 19
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 20
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - the history of san francisco
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 31
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ken's perfect day
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 33
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 37
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - retail roundup
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 39
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 40
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 41
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - hotel development
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 43
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 46
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 47
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - wine country
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 49
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - profile: the rug company
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - wallcoverings
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 59
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - bath
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 61
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - lighting
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - seating
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 64
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - project breakdown
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - mii amo
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 67
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - alder + ash
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - twelvemonth
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - sea ranch lodge
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 71
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - alpine hall
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 73
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 74
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - change agents
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - chip conley
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 77
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - yves béhar
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 79
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - tyler florence
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 81
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 82
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - shelley lindgren, amanda haas + lindsay kinder
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - lauren geremia
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 85
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ramekon o’arwisters
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 87
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - michael + lindsay tusk
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 89
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 90
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - vincent medina + louis trevino
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - circe sher
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 93
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - laura crescimano
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 95
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - 96
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - sam suleman
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Hospitality Design - November 2023 - ad index
Hospitality Design - November 2023 - back space: kemper hyers
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