Suiteness
YC S16San Francisco, US · Founded 2012 · Delaware corporation · 7 employees · 7 known investors
Suiteness allows groups to book connecting hotel rooms that aren't available through standard hotel booking platforms. The company partners directly with hotels to offer adjoining rooms as an alternative to vacation rentals for families and groups of four or more.
Also known as Suiteness
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S16)
Suiteness was founded in 2012 by Robbie Bhathal, Kyle Killion, and RUPINDER BHATHAL.
Investors · 7
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$6M disclosed across 1 round · 2016
▶$6MraisedDec 2016 · 28 investors · OtherRule 506(b)
- KYLE KILLIONExecutive Officer, Director
- RUPINDER BHATHALExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $7.9M
- Amount sold
- $6M
- First sale
- Dec 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2012
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Suiteness is a San Francisco-based travel booking platform that lets travelers reserve connecting hotel rooms and suites — adjoining inventory that hotels generally do not publish on standard booking channels. The company works directly with hotels to access floor plans and identify every adjoining room combination available, positioning the result as an alternative to vacation rentals for groups of four or more who want shared space plus private, closable doors. Listings marked with a "+" in the room name denote a suite that connects to an additional room.
Alongside inventory access, Suiteness provides trip-planning support: concierges and travel agents reachable by chat, phone, text or email before, during and after a stay, plus a price-match policy refunding the difference if a lower price is found. Booking requires a free account, which the company states is a condition set by its hotel partners for exposing non-public connecting-room inventory. Suiteness participates in Pledge 1%, donating 1% of proceeds to local charities. Y Combinator describes the company as an online booking platform with access to an inventory of thousands of exclusive luxury hotel suites, focused on group travelers and families.
Founding story
The company's about page states that Suiteness was started in 2013 with the goal of making it easier for families and friends to take vacations together. Kyle Killion, previously in product roles at Apartment List, Yelp and Coupa, is listed as a founder, and Robbie Bhathal as co-founder and CEO; Bhathal has since left to found Brightflow AI.
Business model
Suiteness operates a consumer-facing booking site for connecting hotel rooms and suites sourced through direct relationships with hotels, gating access behind free membership registration and layering human trip-planning support and a best-price refund guarantee on top of the reservation transaction.
Traction
The platform lists connecting rooms and suites across 14 countries and more than 3,600 US cities, with advertised two-bedroom rates starting at $99 per night in Las Vegas, $149 in Miami, $199 in Los Angeles and $299 in New York. Y Combinator lists the team at 7 people.
▸Full profile — market position, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Y Combinator characterizes Suiteness as the first online booking platform with access to an inventory of thousands of exclusive luxury hotel suites and as a site dedicated solely to luxury suites, targeting group and family travelers.
Access to connecting and adjoining hotel rooms that are not distributed through standard booking platforms, obtained by working directly with hotels on their floor plans, combined with human trip-planning assistance and a price-difference refund.
Go-to-market
The company markets directly to consumers through its website, requiring a free account sign-up to unlock non-public connecting-room inventory, and collects emails for deals and special offers; it also supports customers through concierges and travel agents reachable via chat, call, text and email.
Families and groups of four or more travelers seeking multi-bedroom hotel accommodation with connected but separable rooms, including leisure and vacation travelers looking for an alternative to vacation rentals.
Geography
Suites are bookable in 14 countries, with the United States the largest market at 3,648 cities, followed by Canada (40 cities), Mexico (15), Jamaica (5), The Bahamas (4), Puerto Rico (2), Spain (2) and one city each in Anguilla, Aruba, Curaçao, the Dominican Republic, French Polynesia, Turks and Caicos and the United Kingdom. Featured destinations include Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles and Miami. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
History
Suiteness was founded in San Francisco (founding year listed as 2012 by Y Combinator, while the company's about page dates its start to 2013) and went through Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch. Co-founder Robbie Bhathal, who describes the company as having raised more than $20M with Y Combinator among its investors, subsequently departed to serve as CFO of The Flex Company and then to found Brightflow AI; Kyle Killion remains listed as an active founder.
Compiled by commissioned research from 7 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 4
by search overlap
Companies competing with Suiteness for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 1
launches, deals, and filingsSuiteness took part in Y Combinator's Summer 2016 batch; Y Combinator is listed as an investor in the company.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structureIn the news
Suiteness raises $5M to expand their hotel suite booking platform | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Dec 2016▸Research sources · 7
primary sources listed
- Suitenesssuiteness.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Suiteness do?
- Online booking platform for connecting hotel rooms and suites aimed at families and groups of four or more.
- Who founded Suiteness?
- Suiteness was founded by Robbie Bhathal, Kyle Killion, RUPINDER BHATHAL in 2012.
- Who are Suiteness's investors?
- Suiteness's investors include Bullpen Capital, FundersClub, Y Combinator, AltaIR Capital, FCVC, Global Founders Capital, Kima Ventures.
- How much funding has Suiteness raised?
- Suiteness has disclosed $6M raised across 1 round.
- Where is Suiteness headquartered?
- Suiteness is headquartered in San Francisco, US.