The Hotelier, formerly known as The Hotel Year, is a band hailing from Worcester, Massachusetts. The band currently has three members: Christian Holden, vocals and bass; Chris Hoffman, vocals and guitar; and Sam Frederick on drums.

In 2009 the band released an EP called We Are All Alone only a short time after meeting and at the end of that year release Two Song Demo. In 2011 they released their debut album It Never Goes Out.

The Hotel Year changed their name to The Hotelier in late 2013. In 2015, when asked about the name change, in an interview for Punknew.org lead vocalist, Christian Holden, commented:

pretty much the reason we changed the name is that anytime someone would post us on a forum, without fail someone would be like “I thought this was ‘My Hotel Year’.” So they’d either be like “I was surprised, this is pretty good.” Or they’d be like, “This sucks. This isn’t ‘My Hotel Year’.”…
So we decided to change it because I was partially annoyed by that and because it didn’t feel like a name that belonged to us.

After the name change, they then released their sophomore album Home, Like Noplace is There in early 2014. Holden commented that this album dealt with some “dark stuff…very complicated, toxic, and abusive.”

The Hotelier combine elements of pop punk, punk, and emo to create a sound that some say is leading an emotive revival. They are also very conscious of the role that technology plays in how accessible they are and they use their tumblr to keep their fans updated and to let them get a glimpse into who they are.