Grand Metropolitan Hotels

Operate · Operator

Lease

A lease shaped around your hotel and ownership priorities.

A lease creates a direct operating relationship between property owner and hotel operator. We consider it selectively, reviewing the hotel, market, capital responsibilities, operating proposition and governance before taking a discussion further.

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Operating principles

How we work with you.

  1. Selective suitability

    Not every asset or ownership objective is suited to a lease structure.

  2. Clear responsibilities

    Property, capital, maintenance and operating responsibilities are clearly defined.

  3. Long-term stewardship

    The operating plan should support the property’s condition, relevance and intended positioning.

How we can help

The right support for your hotel.

  • Suitability review

    Consider market, asset, concept, condition, operating requirements and ownership priorities.

  • Structure input

    Contribute the operator perspective while commercial and legal terms are developed by appointed advisers.

  • Mobilisation

    Plan leadership, systems, people, commercial activation and property-level transition.

  • Property stewardship

    Establish routines for maintenance priorities, condition visibility and operating continuity.

  • Performance governance

    Agree an operating and reporting approach that suits the structure and the hotel.

  • Operating accountability

    Lead the day-to-day hotel business within the final agreed contractual framework.

Engagement path

From first conversation to agreed next steps.

Every engagement is different, but the steps stay the same: understand the hotel, agree priorities, put the right team in place and review progress.

  1. Explore suitability

    Review the asset, market and ownership objectives at a high level.

  2. Develop the case

    Clarify the concept, responsibilities, operating plan and required specialist advice.

  3. Agree & mobilise

    Complete the formal process and prepare the property, systems and team.

  4. Operate & steward

    Run the hotel with defined governance and attention to the physical asset.

Planning the next stage for your hotel?

Let’s talk about what your hotel needs.