A hotel business plan template covering everything a lender, investor or landlord expects to see: an executive summary, a real estate market analysis with local demand and competitor mapping, an operations and staffing plan, a marketing and customer-acquisition strategy, a SWOT, and three-year financial projections with startup costs, monthly cash flow and a break-even point.
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Main cost drivers: Based on per-key development cost for an 80–150 room limited-service property; conversions cost materially less than ground-up builds.
Main cost drivers: Development or acquisition cost per key
Main cost drivers: Franchise fees, brand standards and reservation system charges
Main cost drivers: Housekeeping and front-desk labour
Main cost drivers: Utilities across a large continuously operating property
Main cost drivers: Property insurance and real estate taxes
Key metrics to track: Average Daily Rate (ADR) — About $156.67 (US average)
Key metrics to track: RevPAR — About $83.30 (US average)
Key metrics to track: Occupancy rate — Roughly 53–63% depending on month
Licences and permits: State lodging establishment license — Required to operate transient accommodation, with periodic health and safety inspection.
Licences and permits: Transient occupancy tax registration — Hotels must register to collect and remit local bed tax on room revenue.
Licences and permits: Fire safety certificate and certificate of occupancy — Covers alarms, sprinklers, egress and posted occupancy limits.
Key risks: ADR and occupancy track the wider travel economy, while debt service on the property does not move at all. Underwrite conservatively against trough RevPAR and hold reserves sized to a multi-quarter downturn.
Key risks: Franchise agreements lock in fees and mandate costly property improvement plans on the brand's schedule. Model franchise versus independent economics across the full agreement term before signing.
Key risks: OTA commissions and brand fees together take a substantial share of every room night sold. Build direct booking share and negotiate group and corporate contracts that bypass OTA channels.