Hospitality Investment Analysis and Project Planning, Brand Positioning and Management Contracts, Marketing and Operational Management Solutions
Cestlavie's hospitality and tourism advisory services serve a diverse client base, including internationally and domestically renowned investment banks, asset management institutions, securities firms, fund companies, as well as hotel owners, developers, and franchisees. We also maintain long-term partnerships with leading market research firms, built on strong reputation and positive feedback.
Hotel operations is a complex field, with countless brands and intricate franchise terms. Backed by 20 years of hands-on experience and proven success, we offer independent advisory — cutting through the noise, revealing business fundamentals, and conducting due diligence. We provide feasibility analysis, industry insights, and financial review to safeguard investors and asset managers.
Hospitality is a service business. Profit drives on smart investment, effective marketing, and sharp operations. Our mission: help investors maximize returns. That's why we offer fair, industry-transparent pricing.
At Cestlavie, all our advisors come from the hotel industry — from frontline operations to corporate management, and from international to domestic brands — with cross-functional expertise. This enables our clients to avoid costly detours and steer clear of theoretical, impractical advice.
Our advisory team is a learning organization — constantly evolving, staying abreast of market dynamics, and embracing business innovation. We leverage AI for data-driven analysis, but we never rely on agents to replace strategic thinking. By maintaining objective analysis of data, we deliver deeper industry insights.
Hotel Management FAQs — Helping You Stay Focused.
According to the CoStar Group's STR classification standard, hotel brands can be categorized by chain scale into: Luxury, Upper Upscale, Upscale, Upper Midscale, Midscale, and Economy. By service type, they are classified as Full-Service or Select-Service (also known as Limited-Service). By positioning, they include Business Hotels, MICE Hotels, Resorts, Boutique Hotels, and Lifestyle Hotels.
Average Daily Rate (ADR)
Average Daily Rate (ADR) is calculated by dividing the total daily room revenue by the number of rooms sold.
Occupancy (Occ)
A key hotel occupancy metric: Occupancy Rate = Total rooms occupied ÷ Total available rooms × 100% (e.g., 75% occupancy).
Revenue per Available Room (RevPAR)
RevPAR = Total daily room revenue ÷ Total available rooms. (We strongly advise against using the abbreviation "RP".)
Hotel management models generally include Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement, Lease Agreement, Third-Party / White Label Management, Owner Management, and Manchise.
A hotel's Business Plan — whether for pre-opening or annual operations — outlines key elements such as annual budgets, expenses, operating costs, and sales & marketing strategies. It serves as the core guide for hotel opening and ongoing operations. The budget, in the hotel industry, refers to the expected revenue targets. Budgeting is both an art and a science — it combines market data, competitive benchmarking, and a range of operational factors. Good budgeting is a form of revenue management: it aims high while staying grounded in reality.
Hotel property ownership typically involves corporate owners and developers with their own land, often as part of investment attraction or supporting projects. This model requires high upfront investment and a longer payback period, but the property offers long-term asset appreciation. Leasehold operations, on the other hand, are typically chosen by franchise owners who lease prime-location properties, renovate them, and operate under a franchise or independent model — with a shorter expected payback period.