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Engine is the modern travel platform for booking and managing work trips. It saves businesses time and money through an intuitive travel network that connects to nearly every hotel, airline, and car rental company in the U.S. It offers single invoice billing, the flexibility to modify trips at any time without sunk costs, and a unified view of all company travel and spend. Customers rely on Engine to not only make travel easier to manage, but to make it enjoyable for everyone involved. The company is backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund and Permira. Learn more at www.engine.com. read more
EMPLOYEE
PARTICIPANTS
86
TOTAL
RATINGS
1458

Hotel Engine Company Culture

Hotel Engine Culture

This score is derived from employee ratings & reviews
Choice Employer
A
4.5/5

Top Rated Culture Dimensions

Hotel Engine CEO

Top 25%Top 25% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
Elia Wallen Hotel Engine's CEO
Elia Wallen
74 /100

Diversity at Hotel Engine

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A

Diverse employees at Hotel Engine have rated Team, Executive Team, and Professional Development as the highest categories they have scored

Women at Hotel Engine

Top 10%Top 10% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably
A

Women at Hotel Engine have rated Office Culture, Professional Development, and Team as the highest categories they have scored

Hotel Engine eNPS

Net Promoter Score tracks your employees' overall score to this question: "On a scale from 0-10, how likely are you to recommend working at your company to a friend?"
Top 35%Top 35% of Similar Size Companies on Comparably

Recommend to a Friend?

23

Hotel Engine employees are 23% more likely to recommend Hotel Engine as a great place to work

58%Promoters
7%Passives
35%Detractors

Working at Hotel Engine

Working at Hotel Engine is rated highly by 86 employees, across various culture dimensions. Hotel Engine employees are most satisfied about Office Culture, Perks And Benefits, and Professional Development categories, putting Hotel Engine’s culture in the Top 10% compared to similar sized companies on Comparably and in the Top 20% compared to other companies in Denver. See below in detail how working at Hotel Engine was rated by employees.

Overall Company Culture at Hotel Engine

A

Overall Company Culture at Hotel Engine is rated A

Last updated months ago

Top
10%

Hotel Engine ranks in the Top 10% of other companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Overall Company Culture Score

Overall Company Culture Score by Department

This graph details how each department scores their Overall Company Culture

Results from 86 Employees

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Marketing
94
Marketing94
Engineering
93
Engineering93
Operations
93
Operations93
Sales
74
Sales74

Hotel Engine Employee Reviews

Out of 126 Hotel Engine employee reviews, 93% were positive. The remaining 7% were constructive reviews with the goal of helping Hotel Engine improve their work culture.

93%
7%
Positive Reviews93%
Constructive Feedback7%

Positive Reviews From Hotel Engine Employees

  • What makes you most happy at work?
    Interacting with my team and finding ways to improve our product.
  • What are some of the best things about your team?
    Everyone working together towards the same end goal. The team quality is the best thing about this company.
  • What do you like best about the leadership team?
    Our leaders are very good and always coming up with new features and sales methods.

Constructive Feedback From Hotel Engine Employees

  • What needs to change to make the company culture better?
    I think the company culture is actually really good as it is.
  • What does the leadership team need to get better at?
    Communication and more fair decision making.
  • What do your coworkers need to improve and how could you work together better?
    We could be better at communicating between departments.

Hotel Engine Company Information

Hotel Engine Company Overview

Engine is the modern travel platform for booking and managing work trips. It saves businesses time and money through an intuitive travel network that connects to nearly every hotel, airline, and car rental company in the U.S. It offers single invoice billing, the flexibility to modify trips at any time without sunk costs, and a unified view of all company travel and spend. Customers rely on Engine to not only make travel easier to manage, but to make it enjoyable for everyone involved. The company is backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund and Permira. Learn more at www.engine.com.

Hotel Engine was founded in 2018 and its current CEO is Elia Wallen. Since its inception 8 years ago, Hotel Engine has grown to 300 employees.

Hotel Engine Mission, Vision & Values

Hotel Engine Mission & Values

Engine is the modern travel platform for booking and managing work trips. It saves businesses time and money through an intuitive travel network that connects to nearly every hotel, airline, and car rental company in the U.S. It offers single invoice billing, the flexibility to modify trips at any time without sunk costs, and a unified view of all company travel and spend. Customers rely on Engine to not only make travel easier to manage, but to make it enjoyable for everyone involved. The company is backed by Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund and Permira. Learn more at www.engine.com.

Headquarter250 Fillmore St Suite 150
Denver, CO 80206
United States of America
Websitewww.hotelengine.com
Founding Date2018
Tel720-999-9349
Company StatusPrivate
Jobshotelengine.com/careers
Social Sites

Hotel Engine Competitors

Hotel Engine competitors include Navan, Airbnb, Hotels.com, and Egencia. Hotel Engine ranks 2nd in Overall Culture Score on Comparably vs its competitors. See below how Hotel Engine compares to its competitors with CEO Rankings, Product & Services, NPS, Pricing, Customer Services, Overall Culture Score, eNPS, Gender and Diversity Scores.

  1. #1
    Navan's Logo
    Navan
    4.8/5
  2. #2
    Hotel Engine's Logo
    Hotel Engine
    4.5/5
  3. #3
    Airbnb's Logo
    Airbnb
    4.4/5
  4. #4
    Hotels.com's Logo
    Hotels.com
    4.2/5
  5. #5
    Egencia's Logo
    Egencia
    3.2/5
A Day in the Life
A Day in the Life
Hotel Engine employees generally work 9.1 hrs a day
Work Hours
A Day in the Life
Employees at Hotel Engine report the work pace is extremely fast
Work Pace
A Day in the Life
On a typical day, employees at Hotel Engine have 1 meeting
Meetings
A Day in the Life
89% of Hotel Engine employees look forward to interacting with their team every day
Coworkers
A Day in the Life
Hotel Engine employees most often take 20-30 paid vacation and sick days each year
Perks & Benefits
A Day in the Life
92% of Hotel Engine employees report they are happy with their work life balance
Work Life Balance
A Day in the Life
Hotel Engine employees typically get valuable feedback on how to improve at work Every Week
Feedback
A Day in the Life
79% of Hotel Engine employees call their work environment positive
Environment

Hotel Engine Employees

Hotel Engine has 300 employees. 86 employees at Hotel Engine have reviewed Hotel Engine across various culture dimensions, providing their opinions on items ranging from executive ratings to the pace at work. The latest review was months ago.

Overall, the 86 Hotel Engine employees give their leadership a grade of A-, or Top 15% of similar size companies on Comparably. This includes specific ratings of their executive team, CEO, and manager.

Employees at Hotel Engine are pleased with their total compensation at Hotel Engine, which includes a combination of pay, stock and equity, and benefits.

Overall, employees at Hotel Engine are extremely happy with their team. 86 Participants grade the quality of their coworkers an A. The majority believe the meetings at Hotel Engine are effective, and the majority look forward to interacting with their coworkers.

The majority of employees at Hotel Engine believe the environment at Hotel Engine is positive. Most Participants believe the pace of work at Hotel Engine is extremely fast. About 57% of the employees at Hotel Engine work 8 hours or less, while 6% of them have an extremely long day - longer than twelve hours.

Overall, the employees at Hotel Engine are happy, based on their aggregated ratings of future outlook, customer perception, and their excitement going to work.

Joining Hotel Engine - Employee Onboarding

The prevailing opinion from employees about joining Hotel Engine is that the company was very prepared on their first day. Hotel Engine employees concluded that their overall onboarding experience was positive. 100% said their direct manager was helpful with their acclimation during the first 90 days. First impressions are important, and how prepared a company is on your first day leaves a lasting impression.

Hotel Engine KPIs and OKRs

At Hotel Engine 100% of employees think their department KPIs and OKRs are clear. Employees’ understanding of Hotel Engine's KPIs and OKRs is essential for its success. Out of 14 Hotel Engine employees who’ve answered, “Are your company’s goals clear and are you invested in them?” 13 have said yes.

AnswerPercent
Yes93%
No7%
Are your company's goals clear, and are you invested in them?
AnswerPercent
Yes100%
No0%
Are the KPIs/OKRs for your department clear?

Hotel Engine CEO & Leadership

Hotel Engine CEO - Elia Wallen

Elia Wallen Hotel Engine's CEO
74 /100

Elia’s approval rate is in the Top 25% of all CEOs of similar-sized companies on Comparably, and in the Top 30% compared to the CEOs of all other companies in Denver. Hotel Engine’s CEO is highly regarded especially by employees in the Marketing department, African American/Black employees, and employees with Over 10 Years experience. However, employees identified with Other ethnicities, employees with 3 to 6 Years experience, and employees in the Sales department have a less favorable view of the CEO and believe there is room for improvement. Compared to Hotel Engine’s competitors, Elia Wallen ranks right below Egencia CEO Rob Greyber. Under Wallen’s leadership, Hotel Engine employee respondents are most happy about their Office Culture and the company’s Perks And Benefits. eNPS and Work Culture are two areas, according to respondents, where Hotel Engine could stand to see real improvement.

Hotel Engine Leadership

The Hotel Engine Executive Team is rated an “A-” and led by CEO Elia Wallen, VP of Sales Justin Thomas, and Vice President of Member Experience Duke Cajala

  • Elia Wallen  CEO / President

    Elia Wallen CEO / President

    Elia Wallen serves as the CEO / President of Hotel Engine.

  • Justin Thomas VP of Sales

    Justin Thomas serves as the VP Sales. Justin currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Duke Cajala Vice President of Member Experience

    Duke Cajala serves as the Vice President of Member Experience. Duke currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Steve Holtkamp Chief Strategy Officer

    Steve Holtkamp serves as the Chief Strategy Officer. Steve currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Natalie Holtgrewe Vice President of Marketing

    Natalie Holtgrewe serves as the Vice President of Marketing. Natalie currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • John Siladie Vice President of Engineering

    John Siladie serves as the Vice President of Engineering. John currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Anna Kaminsky VP of Finance & Accounting

    Anna Kaminsky serves as the VP of Finance & Accounting. Anna currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Anwar Musa Director of Supplier Relations

    Anwar Musa serves as the Director of Supplier Relations. Anwar currently resides in the Greater Denver Area.

  • Duke Cajala Vice President of Member Experience

    Duke Cajala serves as the Vice President of Member Experience of Hotel Engine.

Hotel Engine Salaries

How much does Hotel Engine pay?

How much do people at Hotel Engine get paid? See the latest salaries by department and job title. The average estimated annual salary, including base and bonus, at Hotel Engine is $101,549, or $48 per hour, while the estimated median salary is $105,896, or $50 per hour.

At Hotel Engine, the highest paid job is a General Counsel at $209,647 annually and the lowest is a Technical Support at $43,142 annually. Average Hotel Engine salaries by department include: Admin at $53,098, Legal at $209,647, Engineering at $156,593, and Business Development at $101,778. Half of Hotel Engine salaries are above $105,896.

58 employees at Hotel Engine rank their Compensation in the Top 20% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 180 ratings) while 58 employees at Hotel Engine rank their Perks And Benefits in the Top 5% of similar sized companies in the US (based on 74 ratings).

Last updated months ago.

1st Percentile
$63k
$63k1st Percentile
17th Percentile
$85k
$85k17th Percentile
33rd Percentile
$92k
$92k33rd Percentile
50th Percentile
$167k
$167k50th Percentile
67th Percentile
$235k
$235k67th Percentile
83rd Percentile
$289k
$289k83rd Percentile
100th Percentile
$320k
$320k100th Percentile
$101,549*
Average Compensation
$105,896*
Median Compensation

* Estimated salaries Estimated salaries are based on data provided anonymously by employees and/or estimated by other statistical methods.

Hotel Engine Salaries by Department

Explore Hotel Engine Salaries

Diversity & Inclusion at Hotel Engine

Diverse employees at Hotel Engine score the company 86/100 across various culture categories, placing Hotel Engine in the Top 10% of companies on Comparably with 201-500 Employees for Comparably's diversity score. The Diversity score provides insights into how diverse employees feel and rate their work experience at Hotel Engine across various culture dimensions.

Ranked Culture the Highest

Women 94/100
Department - Marketing
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees 94/100
Tenure - 1 to 2 Years

Ranked Culture the Lowest

Women 87/100
Tenure - 2 to 5 Years
Men N/A/100
Diverse Employees 72/100
Department - Sales

Hotel Engine Perks & Benefits

2 Paid Volunteer Days per year Unlimited PTO

Health & Wellness

  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

  • PTO / Vacation Policy
  • Paid Holidays
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave

Financial Benefits

  • 401K / Retirement Plan
  • Performance Bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Office Perks

  • Free Food
  • Company Social Outings
  • Work From Home Policy

Hotel Engine PTO

Hotel Engine's PTO and Vacation policy typically gives 20-30 days off a year with 92% of employees expected to be work free while out of office. Paid Time Off is Hotel Engine's 2nd most important benefit besides Healthcare when ranked by employees, with 31% of employees saying it is the most important benefit. Hotel Engine's benefits and PTO Package averages to represent a $1000 -$1500 cash value per month.

AnswerPercent
Flex Time46%
Vacation Policy31%
Office Meals0%
401k Contribution8%
Childcare15%
Other than healthcare, which of the following benefits is most important to you?
AnswerPercent
Yes8%
No92%
Does your boss expect you to work when you're on vacation?
AnswerPercent
$2500+/mo7%
$1500 - $2500/mo43%
$1000 -$1500/mo43%
$500 -$1000/mo0%
Less than $500/mo7%
What do you estimate the cash value of your benefits to be? Healthcare, PTO, etc?

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Frequently Asked Questions regarding Hotel Engine

What is Hotel Engine address?

Hotel Engine location is at 250 Fillmore St Suite 150

Who is the CEO of Hotel Engine?

Hotel Engine CEO is Elia Wallen, their score by employees is 74

What is Hotel Engine eNPS?

The eNPS for Hotel Engine is 23

What is the salary for Data Scientist in Hotel Engine?

Data Scientist average salary in the US is 110k

What are the salaries in the Finance in Hotel Engine?

The average salaries for Finance in Hotel Engine is 76k

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