I’ve stayed in all kinds of hotels–from the fanciest of the fancy to ones that made my skin crawl. While the main things that I look for are a quiet room, a comfortable bed, and a powerful shower, my truly memorable stays have been at hotels that are interesting outside of the room. Sometimes that comes naturally with a scenic location or a historic building, and sometimes it’s more purposeful. 21c Museum Hotels is a company that is adding to the number of interesting places to stay. They’re based in Louisville, KY, and they now have three properties that are “born out of a desire to integrate contemporary art into everyday life” (the other two are in Cincinnati, OH and Bentonville, AR). The name says it all–they’re museums in hotels, and they’re apparently doing well. 21c Museum Hotels came in at #681 on the Inc. 5000 with 673% three-year growth to $4.6 million in revenue.

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The best way to get a feel for 21c Museum Hotels would be to stay at one of their properties, but that’s probably not realistic. Instead take a look at the online profiles of their locations in Louisville, Cincinnati, and Bentonville. The Louisville hotel was voted #1 Hotel in the South by Condé Nast Traveler in their 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, so they must be doing something right. You may also want to read about 21c Museum Hotels’ future locations. It’s pretty clear that they fully intend to keep up the revenue growth. If combining contemporary art and hospitality management sounds interesting to you, take a look at the 21c Museum Hotels Careers page. The current postings are all hotel jobs (as opposed to corporate jobs), but starting in the trenches is often what it takes to build a career in hospitality.

Links to Help You Begin Your Research

• 21cMuseumHotels.com
• Jobs at 21c Museum Hotels
• About 21c Museum Hotels
• 21c Museum Hotels’ Team
• 21c Museum Hotels News

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