Hospitality industry veteran Steven Ellingsen has launched Somnium Hospitality Group, a full-service, multiple-brand-approved hotel and asset management company. He serves as president/founder. The Chicago-based venture comprises a collection of branded hotels, full-service resorts, golf experiences and boutique properties.
“Somnium, which means ‘to dream’ in Latin, aims to reimagine the traditional hospitality management model,” said Ellingsen. “We create impactful environments and meaningful experiences where dreams unify with vision and performance.”
The company offers a platform of services, including asset strategic planning, sales and marketing, revenue management, IT technology, accounting and financial management, food and beverage, digital media, owner representation, economic modeling and more, according to the founder.
The firm refers to team members as dream members and has a company culture based on “embracing individuality, living passionately and having the freedom to live your why.”
“It’s a deeper understanding and delivery of hospitality management, concentrated on cultivating meaningful connections where we serve one another with unity to achieve and deliver combined objective(s),” Ellingsen said.
The present collection of Somnium-managed and asset-managed hotels and resorts includes Chicago Oak Brook Hills Resort and Conference Center; Holiday Inn Fairborn, OH; Homewood Suites Fairborn, OH; Moxy Portland; Pali Hotel Seattle; Pali Hotel San Francisco; and Pali Hotel Santa Monica.
Ellingsen oversees all property and asset management aspects. He started his hospitality career at The Ritz Carlton Hotel Company in California more than 31 years ago. Throughout his career, he has operated, developed and repositioned many assets.
Dan White, COO/CFO, Somnium Hospitality Group, has direct oversight, including property-based operations and finance. He launched his hospitality career in finance, spending more than 15 years as an area director, where he created and led more than $50 million in annual revenues. In addition, he has spent the last 20 years leading area general management for a collection of management companies.