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Independent hospitality advisory

Advice That Answers To The Owner.

Feasibility, asset management and investment advisory across hospitality, leisure and real estate, since 2007.

APAC2017WinnerSix industry awards2017–2022 · Indonesia and Asia
Over 18 years in hospitalityJakarta · Dubai · Nairobi
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Hotel projects advised since 2007

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Keys under advisory or delivered

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Countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa

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Transaction value advised on

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Recognition

Six industry awards since 2017.

For hotel consulting, asset management, development and concept design, in Indonesia and across Asia.

Services

Five practices, one owner's side.

From the first feasibility study to the day you sell, pick the one closest to the problem in front of you.

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Development solutions
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Development solutions

Feasibility, concept and design review, and the planning and timing to get a new hotel open.

  • Feasibility studies
  • Concept and design review
  • Pre-opening planning
02

Asset management

Owner-side oversight of the operator, budgets and capital plans, so the hotel earns what it should.

  • Operator oversight
  • Budget and capex review
  • Owner reporting
03

Investment services

Financing, buy-side and sell-side advice for owners and boards. More value, less risk.

  • Debt and equity raising
  • Buy-side and sell-side advisory
  • Valuation and risk review
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Operational controls

Audits, SOPs and controls from outside the daily rush, so management sees the whole operation.

  • Operational audits
  • SOPs and internal controls
  • Management reporting
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Sales & marketing support

Experienced S&M people, training and systems to cover the gaps that team turnover leaves.

  • Interim S&M leadership
  • Team training
  • Systems and distribution
Case studies

Selected work.

All Case Studies
Asset management · Bali
120-key resort: RevPAR up 34% in nine months

An independent resort was losing share to new branded hotels. We rebuilt pricing, channel mix and the sales calendar with the existing team.

Development · Dubai
280-key city hotel: opened on budget, six weeks early

A first-time owner was choosing between three operators. We ran the selection, negotiated the management agreement and oversaw pre-opening.

Investment · Nairobi
Mixed-use hotel: GOP margin up 11 points before sale

A family office was preparing to sell. We tightened operator controls and cut costs ahead of the sale.

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Process

How an engagement runs.

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Diagnose

We review the property, the accounts and the contracts to find where the hotel is losing money.

Owner interviews and site visit
Typically 2–3 weeks
2
Plan

A plan with owners, budgets and targets, agreed with you before anything changes on site.

Targets, budget and owners agreed
Typically 2–4 weeks
3
Implement

We work on site with your operator and staff to put the plan in place.

On-property support with your team
Typically 3–9 months
4
Measure

Monthly reports against the agreed targets, so problems show up early.

Monthly owner reporting
Quarterly strategy review
Leadership

Senior people on every engagement.

Our directors have worked at Oberoi, Shangri-La, Hyatt, KPMG and PwC.

Mahesh Punia

Mahesh Punia

Founder · 30 years in hotel development
Divya Prakash Ahuja

Divya Prakash Ahuja

Managing Director · ex-KPMG
Eka Suratmini

Eka Suratmini

Advisory team
Rita Sofia

Rita Sofia

Advisory team
Zahra

Zahra

Advisory team
Shlia

Shlia

Advisory team

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Confidentiality

Your project stays yours. We never name a client, a property or a figure without your written consent.

Independent

We take no fees from operators or hotel brands.

NDA before the first call

We sign one before you share any documents.

Anonymised by default

Case studies are published without names and only with the owner's approval.

Insights

Research and articles.

All Insights
Free report

Indonesia Hotel Investment Outlook 2027

Supply pipeline, RevPAR forecasts and deal activity for Bali, Jakarta and secondary cities. 24 pages.

Download The Outlook
Let's talk

Tell us about your hotel. We'll tell you what we'd do first.

30 minutes with a senior advisor, under NDA if you like. We reply within one business day.