Hotel Blauer Himmel Bottrop — a hotel that makes its city's transformation visible
Sustainability becomes a booking argument — when it is verifiable. For a hotel in Bottrop's InnovationCity we developed the name, the brand and a climate, design and solar concept: an interchangeable property becomes the „Hotel Blauer Himmel“ — visibly green, cheaper to run and firmly anchored in its city's identity.
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One room, two functions — the Work & Sleep hybrid concept as a lease lever
How much lease a hotel can carry depends on the operating model — not the building alone. This concept gives a classic room a double use: a workplace by day, a bedroom by night. The result: a guaranteed, markedly higher fixed lease.
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From standard to character — a Country-Style design and brand concept for a city hotel
Generic business hotels are interchangeable. This concept shows how a well-considered Country/country-house design turns a standard property into a hotel with character — with a consistent colour and material world running from reception to the crockery.
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Acquiring and repositioning a hotel portfolio — Hagedorn Privathotels
To many, a share deal is risky — you take on the operating company along with its possible legacy burdens. This case shows how to cushion that risk intelligently and how the new operator then repositioned the portfolio through technology and service.
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Visibility and occupancy at an airport location — a concept combining e-mobility and long-stay
At an airport in eastern Germany, many properties compete for the same demand. This concept combines two levers: greater visibility through its own EV-charging infrastructure and a more stable base occupancy through a targeted long-stay share.
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A private operator under a brand — a licence agreement with Accor for an ibis Styles in Frankfurt
A property under a strong brand, run by a private operator: this case shows how, together with a hotel chain, we vet an operator, implement the licence agreement — and thus bring private entrepreneurs and brand standards together.
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When the operator becomes the buyer — securing a sale through the right operator concept
When a sale is planned but no buyer appears, a detour sometimes helps: first the right operator stabilises the property — then he becomes the buyer himself. This case shows how patience and a clear plan can still make a stalled sale happen.
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Making a hotel transaction-ready — full-service advisory and sale-and-leaseback
Some sales fail not on the property, but on the lack of preparation. This case shows how thorough groundwork — forecast, documents, risk review — and the right structure make a hotel sellable.
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Digitalisation as a rent lever — how an automated operation enables an above-average lease
How high a lease can be is not decided by the property alone — but by the operator's business model. This case shows how automation and digitalisation made a lease well above market level possible.
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Delivering a high lease expectation — with the right concept and operator
A lease expectation many considered unrealistic — and yet delivered. This case shows that a high lease does not fail on price, but on the question: which concept and which operator can carry it?
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Securing value in a high-rate market — how a use concept makes a hotel sellable
Since interest rates rose, many hotels only sell at a discount. This case shows how a low-operation use concept secures a hotel's value — and enables a sale at pre-rate-hike pricing.
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