. shilo inns type private industry hospitality founded 1974 founder mark hemstreet headquarters washington county oregon united states 45 30 55 n 122 47 46 w 45.51535 n 122.7961 w 45.51535 ; 122.7961 coordinates 45 30 55 n 122 47 46 w 45.51535 n 122.7961 w 45.51535 ; 122.7961 number of locations 43 products lodging website shiloinns.com shilo inn on the beach at seaside oregon shilo inns is a mid priced hotel chain operating 31 hotels predominantly on the west coast of the united states with a large concentration of locations in the state of oregon . it competes primarily with mid range family hotels such as comfort inn and best western and today is one of the largest independently owned and operated hotel companies in the western united states . 1 hotels are frequently two to three stories and of a gray and blue color scheme although there are exceptions such as their former property in salt lake city which was a 13 story tan and gold hotel with red neon accents now a holiday inn express . most properties feature swimming pools spas and saunas and all now feature free high speed internet and are dog friendly . 2 selected properties offer room service and a continental breakfast . some also include a full service shilo restaurant and hotels in beaverton klamath falls and portland oregon feature cigar bars . in 2000 it was announced that the hotel chain would be partnering at least at some locations with elmer s restaurants . elmer s is a western us mostly in oregon general dining restaurant comparable to denny s. 3 history edit shilo inns was founded by mark hemstreet in 1974 . 1 hemstreet was known for funding conservative political causes and candidates . 4 the first location opened in portland oregon and by 2001 had expanded to include 47 locations . 5 the company began franchising locations in july 2001 . 6 in march 2002 27 shilo inns sought voluntary chapter 11 reorganization protection due to adverse effects on the travel industry stemming from the september 11 terrorist attacks . 7 8 on march 31 2003 however the company successfully emerged from bankruptcy . 9 by june 2007 the company operated 43 hotels all located in the western united states . 10 references edit a b mark hemstreet s independently owned shilo inns mark 30 years . www.hotel online.com . july 2004 . retrieved 2016 04 30 . official website shilo inns suites hotels affordable excellence . www.shiloinns.com . retrieved 2016 04 30 . troseth erika 2000 08 06 . corporate strategies elmer s bulge begins . portland business journal . retrieved 2016 04 30 . suo steve ; james long ; jeff mapes june 4 1995 . the man who would be kingmaker . the oregonian . shilo inns announces briarwood inn acquisition . portland business journal . june 20 2001 . retrieved 2008 08 12 . shilo inns dips toe in franchising pool . portland business journal . july 12 2001 . retrieved 2008 08 12 . goldfield robert march 14 2002 . shilo inns takes four properties into chapter 11 . portland business journal . retrieved 2008 08 12 . goldfield robert january 24 2003 . shilo inns empire fell but openings continued . portland business journal . retrieved 2008 08 12 . mccarrell pat april 22 2003 . shilo inns emerges from chapter 11 ; says creditors unharmed . puget sound business journal . retrieved 2008 08 12 . shilo inns names new ceo . portland business journal . june 19 2007 . retrieved 2008 08 12 . external links edit shilo inns retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title shilo inns & oldid 717880815 categories hotel chainscompanies based in washington county oregoncompanies established in 1974privately held companies based in oregon1974 establishments in oregonhidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages fran ais edit links this page was last modified on 30 april 2016 at 08 13 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view