Valuation criteria, due diligence, financial analysis, and the drivers of real value
The landmark property on the Italian Riviera is entering the most critical phase of its history: six separate real estate assets, a court-supervised auction, a …
Capital gains in a hotel sale can sharply reduce the net return on the transaction. Discover why asset deals, share deals, taxation, debt, capex and vendor due …
Financing a hotel does not mean financing a simple real estate asset. Banks, debt funds and equity investors read the same hotel through different metrics: LTV,…
The Chambers Hotel New York case shows why hotel value does not depend only on the brand, but on asset coherence, operations, GOP, capex and the operating mode…
A hotel is not financed like an ordinary real estate asset. Banks look at DSCR, LTV and covenants to understand whether operating income can truly support the d…
Hotel private debt steps in when traditional bank financing is not enough or does not arrive. It can finance acquisitions, capex, turnarounds and bridge structu…
Hotel Eden in Abano Terme and Hotel Michelangelo in Teolo are back at auction. An investor-focused analysis of distressed hotel assets, thermal hospitality, due…
Molti investimenti alberghieri falliscono perché l’hotel viene letto come immobile e non come impresa. I 7 errori da evitare tra EBITDA, capex, management, cont…
The case of The Westin Excelsior Rome highlights a critical lesson in hotel investment: even a trophy asset with exceptional real estate value can underperform …
The McKillen-Maybourne case is a technical dossier on earn-outs, capex, asset perimeter, arbitration, post-closing governance and the valuation of trophy hotel …
Nel mondo dell’hotellerie di lusso esistono riconoscimenti che valgono molto più di una targa all’ingresso. Sono strumenti di reputazione, posizionamento, prici…
How to increase the value of a hotel before selling, refinancing or presenting it to investors: EBITDA, CAPEX, management, revenue quality, risk, brand and asse…
What a hotel valuation report is, what it should include and why it is essential when buying, selling, financing or repositioning a hotel by separating price, v…
The Hotel Midas in Rome, now Barceló Roma, is not just a hotel reopening. It is a case study in hospitality real estate, financial distress, credit workout, int…
The real challenge is not determining what a hotel is worth. It is understanding whether that value truly exists. In Italy’s hotel market, many asking prices ar…
Before you buy a hotel, read the contract: the clause that can make or break the investmentIn hotel investment, many buyers start with what is easiest to see: l…
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A hotel is not worth only what its real estate is worth. It is worth what the right people can turn it into. In hospitality, investment decisions are often domi…
Passive ownership is no longer the most compelling strategy in European hospitality. Capital is still interested in hotels, but the premium has shifted. Investo…
One of the most persistent and damaging misconceptions in hotel companies is the idea that minority shareholders who are not involved in management should simpl…
A hotel is not worth what it looks like. It is worth what it can generate, protect and sustain over time. That is what separates a true hotel valuation from a s…