The Ellison, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel

What The Ellison, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel does

The Ellison is a 120-room, four-star independent boutique hotel located at 6201 N Western Ave in Northwest Oklahoma City near Classen Curve, operating under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio brand. The property is named in tribute to author Ralph Ellison and is positioned around Oklahoma cultural heritage, sitting on the 1931 Route 66 beltline and serving as an official Route 66 Passport stop. Core offerings include individually designed guest rooms (The Tallgrass, Roserock Queen, Swallowtail Deluxe, A Writer's Suite), the on-site Milo restaurant featuring Oklahoma contemporary cuisine inspired by milo sorghum, a seasonal rooftop pool and bar, and event venues (Redbud Room, rooftop) for meetings and weddings.

The hotel generates revenue from four streams: guest room revenue, food and beverage (Milo plus rooftop bar), events and weddings, and bundled special packages such as Romance Stay and Night to Remember. Distribution runs through Marriott's Bonvoy global reservation platform and the hotel's own direct website, with additional demand driven by the Route 66 Passport program, a structured influencer collaboration program, and earned media coverage. Partnerships with Marriott International (Tribute Portfolio), the Ralph Ellison Foundation, the Oklahoma Route 66 Association, and WedSociety Oklahoma anchor the asset within Oklahoma's tourism, cultural, and wedding ecosystems. The property opened in 2022, temporarily closed due to a nearby fire that year, and has since added partnerships and product extensions to broaden demand sources.

The asset is a single physical property with no disclosed headcount, revenue, or funding activity, operating as an independently owned franchise/member of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio rather than a corporate-owned location. Its commercial viability depends on OKC leisure tourism, wedding market share, and corporate event capture rather than recurring contractual revenue streams.

Name

The Ellison, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel

Legal name

The Ellison

Website

https://ellisonhotel.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ellison is a 120-room independent boutique hotel in Northwest Oklahoma City operating under Marriott's Tribute Portfolio, serving leisure travelers, wedding couples, and corporate groups with on-site Milo restaurant, rooftop pool, and event venues along the Route 66 corridor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hotel & Hospitality Services

NAICS

Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels (72111)

SIC

Hotels & Motels (7011), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

akta.pro primary industry

Resort-Area Full-Service Hotels (Non–All-Inclusive) (THAGAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Resort Restaurants (THAFACAH), Hotel & Resort Convention Venues (Convention Hotels) (THAHAAAC), Resort & Hotel Water Parks (On-Property Guest-Access Parks) (THAAABAC)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel accommodation
• Hospitality services
• On-site restaurant dining
• Event and wedding venues
• Route 66 lodging

Headquarters

HQ city

Oklahoma City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Hotel Room Revenue: The primary revenue stream comes from 120 guest rooms and suites. The hotel operates with standard hospitality check-in/check-out patterns (4pm check-in, 12pm checkout) and offers various room types including The Tallgrass, Roserock, Swallowtail Deluxe, and A Writer's Suite.
2. Food & Beverage: On-site restaurant Milo serves Oklahoma contemporary cuisine from coffee to cocktails, recognized as one of OKC's most distinctive restaurants. The rooftop bar and pool offer additional F&B revenue with seasonal operations.
3. Events & Weddings: The hotel generates revenue from event spaces including the Rooftop at The Ellison, Redbud Room, and wedding venues, with Marriott-certified staff managing gatherings.
4. Special Packages: Romance Stay Package and Night to Remember packages bundling accommodations, dining, and experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Ellison operates a 120-room, four-star boutique hotel in Northwest Oklahoma City providing individually designed guest rooms and suites, on-site dining at Milo restaurant with Oklahoma contemporary cuisine, a rooftop pool and bar, and indoor/outdoor event and wedding venues. Offerings are bundled into branded stay packages such as the Romance Package and Night to Remember, and the property is part of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio with bookings processed through the Marriott Bonvoy platform.

Product overview

The Ellison is a 120-room, four-star boutique hotel in Northwest Oklahoma City operated as part of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio. The property offers a unified hospitality experience combining overnight accommodation across multiple room categories (The Tallgrass, Roserock Queen, Swallowtail Deluxe, A Writer's Suite), on-site dining at Milo restaurant featuring Oklahoma contemporary cuisine, rooftop pool and bar amenities, and versatile event/meeting spaces including the Redbud Room and rooftop venue. Special packages like Romance and Night to Remember enhance the guest experience, while Route 66 Passport program integration provides local cultural engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Milo: On-site restaurant featuring contemporary Oklahoma cuisine, craft cocktails, and locally inspired flavors. Named after milo sorghum, a heritage grain and key Oklahoma export.

Products and services

• The Ellison Hotel Rooms & Suites
• Milo Restaurant
• The Ellison Rooftop Pool & Bar
• Redbud Room Event Space
• Wedding Venues at The Ellison
• Romance Stay Package
• Night to Remember Package

Quantifiable outcome

• OKC's most distinctive, standout restaurants

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oklahoma Route 66 AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2025Official Route 66 Passport program stop location. Hotel and Milo restaurant both serve as passport stamp locations, attracting Route 66 road trip travelers.
• Marriott International (Tribute Portfolio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ellison is part of Marriott's Tribute Portfolio, a collection of independent hotels. This partnership provides global distribution through Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program while the hotel maintains independent spirit and local character.
• Ralph Ellison FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNamed in tribute to Ralph Ellison, the acclaimed author of 'Invisible Man.' The partnership honors the literary legacy and Oklahoma heritage of the author.
• WedSociety OklahomaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial wedding partner for The Ellison, providing wedding planning services and venue coordination.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Autograph Collection Hotels (Marriott): Sister Marriott soft-brand portfolio of independent hotels with curated character, offering same Bonvoy distribution as Tribute Portfolio. Broader incumbent inside Marriott with overlapping positioning and competitive overlap.
• Renaissance Waterfront Hotel (Marriott): Marriott full-service lifestyle brand commonly positioned against Tribute/Autograph properties in secondary US markets. Comparable group-booking and wedding/event space economics with Marriott Bonvoy reach.

Regional players

• The Skirvin Hilton: Historic full-service hotel in downtown Oklahoma City with event/wedding business and on-site dining. Direct local competitor for group, wedding, and corporate business in the OKC market.
• Founders Tower Hotel / Classen Curve-area OKC lodging: Independent full-service hotel near Classen Curve / Northwest OKC competing directly with The Ellison for nearby leisure, corporate, and wedding demand in the same submarket.

Direct peers

• The Kessler Collection (Grand Bohemian / Bohemian Hotels): Independent boutique/soft-brand collection with strong art-and-heritage storytelling, on-site destination restaurants, and curated guest experience. Operates hotels under Marriott soft-brand affiliations in mid-sized US markets.
• Hotel & Tonic 21c Museum Hotels (21c): Independent boutique art-focused hotel collection with destination restaurants and built-in museum programming. Highly comparable independently spirited boutique hospitality with F&B-anchored guest experience.
• The Crawford Hotel: Denver Union Station Tribute Portfolio hotel. Directly comparable as another independently owned Tribute soft-brand property with destination restaurants (Snooze, Mercantile), strong cultural/heritage positioning, and mid-sized urban market.
• Ace Hotel: Independent boutique hotel brand with hyper-local cultural positioning, food-and-beverage-led identity, and neighborhood storytelling. Closely comparable independent-spirited boutique model to The Ellison.
• Hotel Emma: Historic-warehouse boutique hotel in San Antonio operating as part of the Marriott Tribute Portfolio. Direct soft-brand peer with comparable F&B destination (Sternewirth/Supper), strong local-heritage positioning, and food-led identity.
• 21c Hotel Louisville / Bentonville / Nashville: Specific 21c properties that combine small-scale boutique lodging with destination restaurants and art programming. Closest available benchmark for ratio of F&B-driven, culture-anchored boutique economics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ellison-Hotel-112622583980454
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-ellison-a-tribute-portfolio-hotel
• Instagraminstagram.com/ellisonhotel

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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