Acquisitions, disposals, leases, management and franchise agreements, deal structures and investment logic
The rise of search funds in Italy could open a new phase for hotel investment: acquiring under-managed family-owned hotel businesses, professionalising them, an…
The ES Hotel at 171 Via Filippo Turati is one of the most emblematic hotel stories in contemporary Rome. It is not simply the story of a property changing name,…
In today’s hospitality investment landscape, competitive advantage is no longer defined solely by owning a property, having capital available, or possessing ope…
The RAI real estate portfolio raises a strategic question for investors, developers and hospitality operators: which assets can be converted into hotels, aparth…
Hotel valuation and hotel assessment: The critical step before a sale, lease, franchise or management agreement. In the hotel business, many deals do not lose v…
The former Hotel Majestic in Rome should not be viewed simply as the repositioning of a historic five-star hotel on Via Veneto. More accurately, it should be se…
Room00 Next Gen Hospitality’s acquisition of the Mecenate Palace Hotel matters less for the headline number than for what the transaction actually signals. In R…
Isrotel’s acquisition of Hotel Savoy in Rome is one of the most meaningful hospitality transactions seen in the Italian capital in recent months. The headline …
Buying a hotel in an iconic location is the easy part. The difficult part is turning that project into a functioning, income-producing business on schedule.
In Rome’s hotel market, the transactions that matter most are not those where an asset is acquired cheaply. They are the ones where investors secure a step-chan…
One basic mistake continues to recur in the hotel sector: confusing the value of the real estate with the value of the business that operates it. The Grand Hote…
The acquisition of Palazzo Scanderbeg is not simply a portfolio addition. It is a clear statement of strategy. In a luxury market increasingly shaped by standar…
In Rome’s hotel market, there are important deals, symbolic deals, and deals that signal a genuine shift in the market’s underlying logic. The Grand Hotel de la…
In hospitality real estate, there is a fundamental difference between buying a hotel and creating value. Buying a hotel means acquiring an income stream the mar…
In hotel real estate, the transactions that matter most are not the ones that simply add exposure. They are the ones that reveal how sophisticated capital is ch…