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Book guaranteed connecting rooms and suites at hotels
Suiteness has raised $7.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Key people at Suiteness.
Suiteness was founded in 2012 by Robbie Bhathal (Founder/CEO) and Kyle Killion (Founder).
Suiteness has raised $7.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Suiteness is the first online booking platform with access to an inventory of thousands of exclusive luxury hotel suites. Suiteness is carving a niche for itself in the international travel industry as the leading website dedicated solely to luxury suites and finding success with group travelers and families looking for a nice place to stay together.
Key people at Suiteness.
Suiteness was founded in 2012 by Robbie Bhathal (Founder/CEO) and Kyle Killion (Founder).
Suiteness has raised $7.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Suiteness's investors include Eric Wiesen, Global Founders Capital, 8VC, Alsop Louie Partners, Altair Capital Management, Better Tomorrow Ventures, ENIAC Ventures, Matthew Brimer, KRM Interests LLC, Long Journey Ventures, Multicoin Capital, PIABO.
Suiteness is a specialized online booking platform that enables travelers to discover and reserve guaranteed connecting hotel rooms and luxury suites—accommodations that are typically difficult or impossible to book reliably through mainstream channels. The company’s core product is a curated marketplace of multi-bedroom suites and adjoining room configurations at premium hotels worldwide, designed specifically for families, groups, and travelers who want to stay close together in comfort.
Suiteness serves group travelers seeking more space, privacy, and convenience than standard hotel rooms offer, while solving the pain point of uncertain or unavailable connecting rooms. By partnering directly with high-end hotel brands and leveraging floor plan data, Suiteness unlocks inventory that isn’t available on traditional OTAs. The platform has gained traction among travelers planning family vacations, milestone trips, and group getaways, and it differentiates itself with features like instant and request-based bookings, a 24/7 concierge service, and exclusive access to premium suites. Since its launch, Suiteness has grown rapidly, adding thousands of suites across major global destinations and establishing itself as a go-to solution for upscale group travel.
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Suiteness was founded in 2013 by Robbie Bhathal, who identified a recurring frustration in family and group travel: the difficulty of securing connecting or adjoining hotel rooms. Despite booking multiple rooms in advance, travelers often arrived at hotels only to find that their rooms weren’t actually connected—or worse, were on different floors. This lack of reliability undermined the experience of traveling together, especially for families with children or larger groups.
Bhathal’s insight was that hotels had connecting room configurations in their floor plans, but these options weren’t systematically surfaced or bookable online. Suiteness was built to bridge that gap by working directly with hotels to map out every possible connecting room and suite option and make them bookable through a single, user-friendly platform. Starting with a focus on U.S. destinations, the company gradually expanded its footprint, signing partnerships with major hotel brands and luxury properties. Early traction came from families and groups who valued the peace of mind that guaranteed connectivity provided, and Suiteness quickly evolved from a niche booking tool into a dedicated platform for premium group accommodations.
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Suiteness operates at the intersection of two powerful trends in travel: the rise of experiential, group-oriented travel and the fragmentation of the online travel market beyond generic room bookings. As more travelers seek meaningful, shared experiences—family reunions, milestone celebrations, multi-generational trips—the demand for accommodations that support group dynamics has surged. Suiteness addresses this by turning underutilized hotel inventory (connecting rooms and suites) into a scalable, bookable product.
The timing also favors Suiteness as travelers increasingly compare hotels to vacation rentals (Airbnb, VRBO) for space and value. Suiteness positions hotel suites as a premium yet often more predictable alternative, combining the amenities and service of hotels with the space and privacy of apartments. By focusing exclusively on suites and connecting rooms, Suiteness has carved out a distinct category within the crowded OTA landscape, much like how niche platforms have succeeded in areas like luxury villas, boutique hotels, or business travel.
Moreover, Suiteness strengthens the hotel ecosystem by giving properties a premium channel to distribute their highest-value rooms to a vetted, high-intent audience. This benefits both sides: hotels can protect their brand positioning while maximizing yield on premium inventory, and travelers gain access to rooms they couldn’t otherwise book online. In doing so, Suiteness is helping to redefine what “bookable” means in hotel distribution, pushing the industry toward more transparent, configuration-aware booking experiences.
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Suiteness is well-positioned to become the default platform for group and family travel in the luxury and upper-upscale hotel segment. As travelers continue to prioritize space, privacy, and shared experiences, the demand for guaranteed connecting rooms and multi-bedroom suites will only grow. The company’s direct hotel partnerships, exclusive inventory, and concierge-driven service model give it a defensible edge over generalist OTAs that treat all rooms as interchangeable commodities.
Looking ahead, Suiteness is likely to expand into more global cities and deepen its footprint in key leisure and urban destinations. It may also enhance its product with richer room configuration tools (e.g., interactive floor plans), dynamic pricing for suites, and tighter integrations with travel planning tools. Over time, Suiteness could evolve into a broader “group travel OS,” offering not just rooms but curated experiences, transportation, and activity planning for groups.
In a world where travel is increasingly about connection—between people, not just places—Suiteness’s mission to “stay connected” is more than a tagline. It’s a bet on a fundamental shift in how we travel: not just where we stay, but how we stay together.
Suiteness has raised $7.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $5.0M Series A in December 2016.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
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| Dec 1, 2016 | $5M Series A | Eric Wiesen, Global Founders Capital | 8VC, Alsop Louie Partners, Altair Capital Management, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Eniac Ventures, Matthew Brimer, KRM Interests LLC, Long Journey Ventures, Multicoin Capital, Piabo, RED Swan Ventures, Social Starts, Structure Capital, The MBA Fund, WGI Group, David Hauser, Elies Campo, JOE Speiser, John Battelle, Kevin LEE, Louis Beryl, Narendra Rocherolle, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, TIM Ferriss, AltaIR Capital, MAX Levchin, Kima Ventures, Y Combinator | Announced |
| Dec 15, 2015 | $1M Venture Round | Structure Capital | Cyan Banister, Scott Banister | Announced |
| Dec 1, 2015 | $1M Seed | Structure Capital | ACT ONE Ventures, Batalion Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Catapult Capital, Eniac Ventures, Kain Capital, KRM Interests LLC, Long Journey Ventures, Multicoin Capital, BEN HUH, Outlander Labs, RED Swan Ventures, The HIT Forge, Clark Landry, Elies Campo, Louis Beryl, Scott Banister, Cyan Banister | Announced |