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Ben Pundole is an entrepreneur, hotel manager, and editor-in-chief for the online travel magazine AHotelLife.com.[1][2][3] Pundole has been involved in the startup and development of many hotels and hotel chains, including Edition Hotels, Morgans Hotel Group, Ruschmeyers, Surf Lodge, and King & Grove.[1][4][5] He is known for his work in the food and beverage, marketing, nightlife and events of boutique and lifestyle hotels, and has been featured in The New York Times.[1][2][6]

Career

The son of a caterer and a hotelier, Pundole began his career working at the Groucho Club at age 19.[1][5][7] After working at the Groucho Club, he decided to forgo a formal college education and pursue a career in hospitality and hotel management.[1] At the age of 22, he became the general manager of the Met Bar at the Metropolitan Hotel in London.[7] While working at the Met Bar, he created a pop-up bar for Sak's Fifth Avenue during New York Fashion Week.[7] He met Amy Sacco, the owner of Lot 61, at the pop-up bar.[7] Sacco offered Pundole the position of general manager of Lot 61, and he moved to New York City at age 24 to manage the bar.[7]

Pundole later worked closely with Ian Schrager before Schrager sold the majority of his hotels to the Morgans Hotel Group.[7][8] He continued with the Morgans Hotel Group, where he served as the vice president of entertainment and oversaw the group's nightlife operations worldwide.[7][8] In 2010, he, Rob McKinley and Ed Scheetz co-founded King & Grove Hotels, a boutique hotel brand with properties including Hotel Williamsburg and Hotel Chelsea.[9] While working at King & Grove, Ben opened Ruschmeyer's in Montauk, New York, a boutique hotel that became a successful venue.[9][10]

In 2012, Pundole left King & Grove to work with Ian Schrager and Edition Hotels, where he is the vice president of brand experience.[11][12] In February 2013, Pundole founded the travel website AHotelLife.com, of which he serves as the editor-in-chief.[1][12] The website reports on interesting hotels that provide a new perspective on hotel living.

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