Developing new hotels

The essence of successful hotel property development lies in understanding both the real estate market and the hotel operation in order to maximize the profit for both the developer and the operator. We understand this and can assist you in the following stages:  

• Zoning, land use, and approval from the municipality
• Engage architect and engineers for complete plans and budget. It is important to focus on:
  • Access for delivery of material & supply; storage and disposal of waste
  • Infrastructure internal and external to the site
  • Vehicular access, egress and parking arrangement, including emergency vehicles
  • Relationship & access between back of house and front of house   
• Conduct and complete interviewing and bidding process for contractors
• Establish scheduling of all building phases
• Commence construction
• Provide extensive construction project management services
• Procurement (FF&E, Equipment, Operating Supplies)
• Begin the pre-opening process
• “Punch out” final building and obtain a certificate of occupancy
• Open the Hotel for business

Hotels are most often done without closing the property. Therefore it is important to plan and do the renovation as guest-friendly as possible, to avoid disruption to customers and minimize a dip in revenue. The key issue is to have a solid plan that gives the hotel operator information when rooms are taken out of order, and when they are ready to be sold again. Renovation of common areas like restaurant, lobby, bar etc. needs special focus because alternative areas and solutions must be provided. 

In the planning process it is important to focus on the following: 

• Access for material, equipment, plant, and personnel of the contractor
• Separation of guest and staff traffic from construction traffic
• Minimization of dust, vibration and noise impact on hotel operation, especially guest rooms
• Access and location for hoisting, lifting, scaffolding and temporary structure
• Storage space for material, equipment and tools of the contractor
• Disposal of debris and construction waste
• Impact and change to guest, staff and emergency access & egress route
• Re-organization of hotel services
• Integration of new technical equipment with existing 
• Planning & scheduling sequence of work
• Risk assessment of critical activities and construction work
• Information distribution to staff regarding timing of building work, its impact and risk 
• Staged completion, commissioning and use of new facilities and required support services

In order to achieve this it is important to chose a project manager that have experience and understand  hotel renovations.