Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in upper-upscale and luxury hotel properties. The company owned 80 upscale hotels containing 46,500 rooms in the U.S, Brazil, and Canada. Host's portfolio operates under the Marriott, Ritz-Carlton, Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, Hyatt, Fairmont, Hilton, Swissôtel, ibis and Novotel brands. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.