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Room Mate Hotels is a Spanish hotel chain that was founded in 2005 by its current president, Kike Sarasola. The company has 29 hotels and nearly 2,350 rooms in 6 international markets.

History
Kike Sarasola founded Room Mate Hotels alongside his husband, Carlos Marrero, and their friend, Gorka Atorrasagasti. Sarasola is the majority shareholder of Room Mate Hotels with 70%, and the remaining 30% is owned by Sandra Ortega*, daughter of the deceased Rosalía Mera, who was one of the most important businesswomen in Spain and also the ex-wife of the founder and owner of Inditex, Amancio Ortega. Sandra also owns the Room Mate hotels located in Miami, New York, and Barcelona, as well as the London Bulgari hotel and the Standard hotels in Los Angeles and Miami.

Growth and Expansion
Currently, Room Mate owns hotels in Spain, United States, Mexico, Netherlands, Italy and Turkey. In 2017, Room Mate Hotels plans to expand with new beachfront hotel destinations.

2015 marked the company’s best year with €50.6 million in turnover. The chain reached an average occupancy of 87.4%, a RevPar of €102.80, and a GOP of 42.6%. In terms of employment, it ended the year with 570 workers, of which 230 were located abroad. The company expects to reach 750 employees in 2016, which means an increase of 30% over the previous year.