Service · Hospitality
Hospitality property sourcing for investors and operators
Aparthotels, serviced apartments and other hospitality buildings sit between residential and hotel property. Their value depends on how the building is permitted to be used, how it trades through the year and who runs it. We source and review these assets with those three questions in view.
Aparthotels and serviced apartments
An aparthotel offers self-contained apartments with some hotel services, such as a reception and housekeeping. Serviced apartments are similar but often let for longer stays. Some buildings mix both with conventional rooms.
Because the formats overlap, we ask how the property is actually used today and what use it is permitted for, rather than relying on the label in the particulars. A buyer's own advisers confirm the permitted use.
Seasonal operation
Many coastal and island properties open for part of the year or trade very differently between high and low season. That affects staffing, maintenance windows and how a buyer reads any trading figures.
We ask whether the property closes for part of the year, when, and whether the seller can share month-by-month information rather than annual totals alone.
Management agreements
Hospitality buildings are often run by a specialist operator. In some cases individual units have different owners and are pooled under one management arrangement.
Who holds the agreement, how long it runs and whether it would continue after a sale are central to fit. We record what the seller states and flag what remains to be confirmed.
Licensing and permitted use
Rules on tourist accommodation, short-stay letting and hotel classification differ by country, region and sometimes by municipality, and they change. We do not state what licence a property holds or needs. We ask the seller what registrations or licences they believe apply and record the answer, so the buyer's own advisers can check it with the relevant authority.
We also avoid describing likely returns. Any trading information is the seller's, read alongside the seasonal pattern and the operating arrangement.
Questions buyers and owners ask
How is this different from hotel acquisitions?
This service concentrates on aparthotels, serviced apartments and other accommodation formats where permitted use, seasonality and unit ownership often decide fit. Conventional hotels are covered by hotel acquisition sourcing.
Can you confirm the property's tourist licence?
No. We record what the seller states about registrations or licences. Confirmation must come from your own advisers and the relevant authority.
Will you tell us the expected yield?
No. We do not make yield or return claims. Trading information, where shared, is presented as the seller's for your own analysis.
What if the units have different owners?
We ask whether the building is in single ownership and, if not, who can authorise a sale. A building with many owners may not be available as a whole.
Start with the route that fits.
Buyers can set out their criteria; owners and authorised intermediaries can introduce a property in confidence. Either route begins with a review of initial fit.