Development Services
Covering a full suite of Hotel Development services including Efficiency Design, Project Management, PIP, Expansion advice and Refurbishment overview for Owners, Operators and Investors.
No Hotel Development is the same and vary hugely in size and complexity, from small independent hotel refurbishments to large scale new hotel developments. This is precisely where we believe an experienced advisory or project management team with ability to support you “hands on” all the way, is vital to the success of your project.
HotelAdvice, at times together with its parent company HCA Hospitality Group, has successfully completed many refurbishment and Property Improvement Plans ”PIP” projects for independent hotels to large brands including but not limited to assets such as Waldorf Hilton, Hilton London Paddington, Hyatt Regency Birmingham, DoubleTree by Hilton, Lisbon – Fontana Park and Hilton London Euston. Our team has substantive experience in the coordination and/or project management of large development plans and consultation in relation to new hotel and resort projects in a couple of cases with construction budgets in excess US$100mill.
Critical preparations, due diligence and considerations are required prior to any new development or refurbishment & our team perform a comprehensive approach covering yielding of square footage, positioning in market, target clientele, ensuring concept planning is to create efficient and sustainable operations, potential brand standard considerations/ waivers, consultant selections and so forth – all following a feasibility study to match the project size. The objective is always to assist in designing hotel developments ensuring operational efficiency and ROI as the main target.
During Concept planning and construction phases, we ensure cost control and capital spend is minimised unless future operational gains overrules, strategic decision making, liaison with brand/operator if required. A number of key considerations for any developer or owner, but any hotel development requires a varied number of hotel knowledge and skills set to ensure future profitability and asset value enhancements.
- Development management
- Concept development and positioning
- Efficiency design advice
- Appointment of design team
- Manage investment analysis
- Project management
- Brand selection service
- Overview brand standards
- Refurbishments / PIP projects
- Space programming Consultant / Contractor selections
- Contractor selections Purchasing overview / management
- Pre-opening management / advice