McNeill Hotel Company

Headquartered in Germantown, Tennessee, McNeill Hotels is built on a foundation of trust, pursuit of excellence and making a difference in whatever we do. We espouse the philosophy of “people serving people” – be it our guests, our investors, our team members or our brand partners. Servant leadership truly defines our company culture.

Phillip McNeill, Jr and Mark Ricketts, the company's principals, are 2nd generation hoteliers with over 60 years of combined experience in the hotel industry, encompassing nearly every discipline of the business. We focus on select service hotels with a growth strategy based on a mix of new hotel development, meaningful acquisitions and third party management agreements. We are approved franchisees for both Marriott and Hilton.

We invite you to contact us for more information about our company.

•1984 – Phillip McNeill, Sr. began building Hampton Inns. Formed McNeill-Sullivan Hospitality Corp. with David Sullivan. Built initial hotels in Jackson, TN, Columbus, OH, Bloomington IN, Little Rock, AR and Columbus, GA. 

•1994 – Mr. McNeill formed Equity Inns, LP (ENN) which was one of the first publically traded REITs. (Real Estate Investment Trust) It started with only 8 hotels and ultimately included 130 hotels. At one time, ENN was the largest franchisee of Hampton Inns.

•2007 – An affiliate of Goldman Sachs took ENN private in a transaction valued at $2.3 Billion.

•Meanwhile, Phillip McNeill, Jr. began on the ground floor learning the industry along with Mr. McNeill, Sr. until 2007. 

•2007 – Phillip McNeill, Jr. joined Goldman Sachs and Pillar Hotel & Resorts.

•2014 – McNeill Hotel Company, LLC was found by Phillip McNeill, Jr. 

•2014 – MHC began managing its first hotel – Residence Inn, Morgantown, WV

•2015 – Mark Ricketts became a partner with the role of President and Chief Operating Officer of McNeill Hotel Company. 

•MHC currently manages 13 properties with 2 more in development. 

McNeill Hotel Company is dedicated to serving the communities where we live and work.

We offer all active associates eight (8) hours of paid volunteer time off per year that may be divided over several days during the year.

We encourage team community service projects and fundraising efforts.

In 2016, team members built a house with Habitat for Humanity, made blankets for hospital patients, volunteered at soup kitchens, held can drives, donated toys, volunteered at the local Arc prom, held toiletry supply drives, served Thanksgiving meals, and much more!