Straight answers on planning, costs and how a hotel scheme is run, from the team that delivers projects across the North and London.
Closing a hotel for six months to refurbish it is rarely an option.
Closing a hotel for six months means six months of no revenue, so most owners want to trade through their refurbishment.
Ask ten developers what a hotel costs to build and you will get ten answers, because the honest reply is that per-room cost is an output, not an input.
If you are developing a hotel, converting a mill or fitting out a serviced apartment block, the procurement route you pick shapes your budget certainty, your programme and how much time you personally spend firefighting.
Converting an office block, warehouse or large house into a hotel almost always needs planning permission, because hotels sit in their own use class (C1) and no permitted development right covers the change.
Ask three contractors what a hotel refurbishment costs per room and you will get three very different answers, because the question hides an enormous range.
Choosing how to procure a hotel project shapes everything that follows, from who carries design risk to how fast you can open your doors.
In almost every case, converting a building into a hotel counts as a material change of use, and that means you will need planning permission.
Building a hotel from the ground up is one of the larger commercial projects you can take on, and the honest answer to the cost question is that it depends heavily on location, specification and size.
Tell us about your site or scheme and we will come back with a route to delivery, whatever stage you are at.