New hotel formats — a quiet shift
When glamping units, lodges and tiny houses become a genuinely viable addition to the room mix.
The hidden cost of fire protection failures
Why incomplete inspections and superficial due diligence create material liability and investment risk in hotel properties.
A different way to assess a hotel
Beyond star ratings and guest reviews — a practical method for anyone who needs a more grounded view of a property.
Another hotel lease terminated — why this keeps happening
Why even apparently well-maintained properties can harbour serious technical liabilities, and why owners should not wait to find out.
Crans-Montana — looking away is not a strategy
Why avoidance is the most expensive response to known fire protection risk.
Lease disputes — a hardening landscape
Why older hotels are increasingly the site of technical confrontations between operators and owners, and how to stay ahead of the problem.
Brand loyalty is not a maintenance programme
Why a familiar brand name is no substitute for a current condition assessment — and what to watch for in FF&E maintenance obligations.
Converting a hotel to residential — rarely as simple as it looks
A real case study in why German planning and consent procedures make even straightforward conversions anything but.
What tableware tells us about restaurant interiors
The latest Ambiente collections offer a more honest indicator of design direction than most specification guides. A note for hotel F&B operators.
Are our hotels quietly deteriorating?
Why deferred maintenance is becoming a competitive liability — and what owners should do before it becomes a crisis.