AKA - The World's Most Livable Hotels®
AKA, creator of The World’s Most Livable Hotels, provides a sense of calm that ensures today’s travelers, who are staying longer than ever, feel right at home. Both loyal and new guests are drawn to AKA for our discreet, personalized service, elegant design, thoughtful amenities, and harmonious blend of personal touch and innovative technology. Whether guests are staying several days or weeks, AKA Hotels+Hotel Residences offer the perfect accommodations.
Hotels Rooms+Residences with a sense of home
AKA offers sophisticated hotel accommodations and spacious furnished residences with exceptional business, wellness, and lifestyle amenities in iconic neighborhoods. As leaders in long stay living, we have introduced our core residential philosophies to evolve the hotel category into a high-quality experience that is more livable. AKA accommodations reflect a tranquil and sophisticated design that strikes the perfect balance between the privacy and contentment of a residence and the hospitality, service, and style of an intimate hotel, so it has touches of residential living.
Don’t just visit—live it.
THE ESSENCE OF AKA
The ethereal essence of AKA is to create a sense of calm and to nurture an ambiance where our guests feel at home. AKA resonates anew as today’s traveler is staying longer and seeking a self-sufficient sanctuary where you can prepare a meal in your kitchen, work from your living room, and relax in the comfort of your residence.
DESIGN AS A DIFFERENTIATOR
AKA believes that the pursuit of innovative design is integral to the quality of our guests’ travel experience whether they stay for a few days, weeks, or longer. AKA guests are invited to experience tranquil, sophisticated, and welcoming environments brought to life by the world's most celebrated architects, designers, and craftspeople.
LONG STAY VALUE
AKA rewards guests by offering greater value for extended stays. AKA’s lower weekly and monthly rates, prime locations, spacious accommodations with high end design, attentive service, and world-class amenities represent distinct advantages over the competition.
AKA HOTEL RESIDENCES
AKA Hotel Residences provide enhanced spaces for extended stays of a week, a month, or longer. With separate living and sleeping areas, and chef-inspired kitchens, guests can work comfortably or entertain as they would at home. Kitchens include high end appliances, and all the cooking accessories needed to prepare a wonderful meal. Our private amenity spaces provide an inviting environment in which to unwind or engage with other residents. Thoughtfully designed fitness centers, featuring exclusive equipment by Technogym, cafes, lounges, and cinemas are natural extensions of the living spaces.
HOTEL AKA
Discover a new kind of hotel stay at Hotel AKA, where short-stay accommodations blend the comforts of home. We've transformed iconic hotels into vibrant vertical villages, offering our guests a multi-faceted experience that includes vibrant restaurants, curated shops, sophisticated amenities and workspaces, an extensive range of accommodations, and more. Guests can enjoy the friendly service and meticulous attention to detail that AKA is known for, now tailored for short stays.
The AKA Global Citizen
The AKA guest is a sophisticated global traveler who seeks enriching and inspiring experiences which are authentic to the city they’re visiting. The AKA resident is culturally curious, has a deep appreciation for aesthetics, and values a tranquil ambiance, which showcases high-quality design. In need of accommodations for several days or weeks, an individual staying at AKA prioritizes their privacy and anonymity and returns to AKA time and time again for the discreet and unobtrusive service provided by our competent and compassionate team.
The AKA Team
AKA is the proud culmination of Korman’s 100 years of history, innovation, leadership, passion, and hard work. The company ethos of QUEST (add hyperlink) adds distinction, depth, and vision to its corporate culture. AKA embraces a people-first philosophy, while driving operational excellence and maximizing productivity. AKA is committed to the teams’ professional development and fostering an environment that values diverse perspectives. By prioritizing team member engagement and satisfaction, AKA ensures that they feel valued and motivated to grow.
- 37% of team members have been with AKA for 5+ years
- 25% of team members have been with AKA for 10+ years
- 26 years longevity of executive leadership
- 55% female leadership
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Management
In addition to our comprehensive property management services, AKA excels through our broad spectrum of in-house capabilities. These strengths enable us to deliver unparalleled quality and innovation throughout our portfolio, making every AKA property a standard of excellence.
The Operations team ensures the smooth, day-to-day management of our properties, focusing on quality, efficiency, safety, and resident satisfaction. Digital tools including guest surveys and convenient, real time, guest text chat enable us to maintain the highest standards of service.
AKA’s expert Sales and Marketing teams collaborate to create brand awareness and drive revenue by aligning our strategies and objectives across B2B and B2C segments. From comprehensive targeted marketing campaigns to the cultivation and growth of valuable corporate client relationships, maximizing demand and revenue growth is our top priority.
The Revenue Maximization team is responsible for the oversight of each property’s rate strategy and yield, inventory management, and distribution. Working alongside the Sales and Marketing teams, AKA’s customized property approach has driven significant growth in the leading revenue KPIs.
The Information Technology team at AKA leads the charge in integrating cutting-edge innovations and advanced solutions to elevate the guest experience, streamline operations, and mitigate risk – from equipping our world-class properties with high-speed internet seamlessly integrated with IoT-enabled devices, to employing AI-powered predictive analytics for proactive maintenance strategies, to implementing state-of-the-art security systems and a rigorous cybersecurity framework.
AKA, a division of Korman, is the proud culmination of 100 years of history, innovation, leadership, passion, and hard work. Our company ethos adds distinction, depth, and vision to our corporate culture. We embrace a people-first philosophy, while driving operational excellence and maximizing productivity. We are committed to our teams’ professional development and fostering an environment that values diverse perspectives. By prioritizing team member engagement and satisfaction, we ensure that they feel valued and motivated to grow with us.
The AKA team has successfully led large impact architectural and interiors transformations of over 20 properties. Our professionals provide design strategy and construction project management from the start of a potential acquisition through to the opening of the renovated property. We have worked with some of the world’s best architects including Piero Lissoni, Annabelle Selldorf, Gabellini Sheppard and create a working atmosphere of true collaboration in order to achieve beautiful results in a timely and cost-conscious manner.
