Hotel Renovation & Revamping: When Should Owners Invest?

𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 is not just about upgrading interiors. From a 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 perspective, it is a strategic exercise to improve 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, maintain 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, enhance 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 and protect the 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 of the property.

The key question for an owner is: 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and how should it be executed without affecting hotel operations?

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

𝟭. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱

Worn-out furniture, ageing bathrooms, outdated lighting, flooring, guestrooms and public areas can gradually affect the hotel's 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 and 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

𝟮. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀

Repeated complaints related to 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 or 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 are strong indicators that 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 may be required.

𝟯. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗨𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴

Hotels need to periodically 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘁 in terms of 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗙&𝗕, 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and overall positioning.

𝟰. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 & 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲

Renovation can also be an opportunity to address ageing 𝗛𝗩𝗔𝗖, 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀, 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 and 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆-𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, rather than continuously spending on reactive maintenance.

𝟱. 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

If an independent hotel is planning to associate with an 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱, renovation may be necessary to meet 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. Therefore, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 should ideally be evaluated together.

𝟲. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆

Renovation can support a change in the hotel's 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 or positioning — for example, moving towards 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗹𝗲𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 or 𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗘.

𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹

One of the most important considerations is whether the renovation can be executed while the hotel 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

Depending on the property's condition and scope, the project may involve:

• 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴

• 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝗯𝘆-𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

• 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

• 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰-𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀

• 𝗙&𝗕 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

• 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀

• 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

A well-planned 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 can significantly reduce disruption to 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?

At 𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, we understand that 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 is very different from executing a conventional construction project.

Our approach focuses not only on 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, but also on protecting the hotel's 𝗱𝗮𝘆-𝘁𝗼-𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 and 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺

We work closely with the hotel's 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 to plan activities around 𝗼𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 and operational requirements.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

Our project teams understand the challenges of carrying out 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀.

𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗚𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Work schedules, contractor movement, material movement and access are planned carefully to minimise 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲, 𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and inconvenience to guests.

𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

Construction activity should not make a functioning hotel feel like a construction site. We focus on maintaining the property's 𝗱é𝗰𝗼𝗿, 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and overall 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 throughout the project.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿

Our manpower is required to maintain proper 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 and 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀. In a running hotel, even construction personnel become part of the guest's 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Unorganised or improperly dressed labour can negatively affect the 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹'𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲.

𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Where feasible, renovation is planned in 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 to maintain 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 and protect 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲-𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵

𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 → 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 → 𝗕𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘁 → 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 → 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 → 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿

We look at renovation from both perspectives — the 𝗽𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 and the 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹.

This allows owners to make 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 while ensuring that renovation activity is managed with the 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻

𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 should be viewed as a 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 rather than simply an interior upgrade.

The right 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 can improve 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, strengthen 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, address 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 and enhance the 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 of the property — while a well-managed 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻 can help minimise disruption to ongoing hotel operations.

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲, 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗺𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹?

𝗔𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 supports hotel owners with 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀, 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and overall 𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆, with a strong understanding of the 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀.