The Ascott Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Ascott") is a Singaporean wholly owned lodging business of CapitaLand Investment, one of Asia’s largest diversified real estate groups. Headquartered and listed as a Singapore company, Ascott has grown to be one of the leading international lodging owner-operators, with more than 700 properties in over 190 cities spanning more than 30 countries across the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the USA. Its portfolio of serviced residence and hotel brands includes Ascott The Residence, The Crest Collection, Somerset, Quest, Citadines, lyf, Préférence, Vertu, Harris, Citadines Connect, Fox, Yello and POP!.