What we buy
The hotel and motel properties we buy
Five kinds of lodging property, what sets each apart in a sale, and the handful of facts we need to tell you whether yours is a fit.
Five kinds of lodging property
We group properties by how they earn money and what a sale involves, because that is what changes the work on both sides. Pick the one closest to yours.
Independent motels
No franchise agreement, usually an owner or family on site, often exterior corridors. Records can be informal, and that is workable. See what we ask for on unbranded and family-run motels.
Franchised hotels
Economy, midscale and select-service properties operating under a brand. The franchisor has a say in any transfer, so a sale of a branded hotel has its own checklist.
Extended-stay hotels
Rooms with kitchenettes and guests who stay for weeks. Lower turnover and different costs make extended-stay and weekly-rate properties a category of their own.
Closed or distressed hotels
Shut, fire-damaged, behind on taxes or simply losing money. We look at hotels that are dark or in trouble in their current condition.
Inns and boutique hotels
Bed and breakfasts, small historic hotels and design-led independents, where the owner is often part of the product. There is more on inns and boutique properties.
What we need to know about any property
Whatever the type, a first conversation covers the same ground.
- Where the property is and how guests reach it
- Number of keys and the room mix
- Year built and the date of the last significant renovation
- Brand, if any, and when the franchise agreement expires
- Rough occupancy and room revenue for the past twelve months
- What is owed on the property and when the loan matures
- Why you are considering a sale and how soon
You do not need exact figures on a first call. Precise numbers come later, after an NDA, as laid out in the steps of a direct sale.
Size, condition and location
How big or small
We do not publish a minimum or maximum key count, because a small motel with steady income can be a better purchase than a large hotel with none. Tell us what you have.
Condition
Tired rooms, dated exteriors and deferred maintenance are normal in this business. They are reflected in the price rather than treated as disqualifying. The guide to what drives a hotel's value explains how repairs enter the math.
Location
We consider properties anywhere in the United States: highway exits, small towns, suburbs, city centers and resort markets alike.
Properties this site is not for
This site is about whole lodging properties sold by their owners. It is not the place for timeshare weeks, single condo-hotel units or room reservations you cannot use. If your situation is unusual, ask anyway, since the answer costs you nothing.
If the property type is clear and the open question is why now, the pages on common reasons for selling a hotel may be closer to what you need. Owners deciding between a listing and a direct sale can read how a hotel broker compares with a direct buyer, and the short answers are on the hotel seller FAQ page.
Start with a confidential conversation
Tell us where the property is, how many keys it has and whether it carries a brand. We read every submission ourselves and call you back at the number you give.
Nothing you send is passed to a listing service, and sending it does not commit you to anything.
Tell us about the property
Read by the buyers. Never listed, never advertised.