Investment criteria

European Hotel Capital has set strict criteria for the cities and hotels it invests in. The primary focus will be on major cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. Certain cities in Italy, Spain and Portugal are also considered as investment locations. The table below lists the city criteria the fund employs for its investment decisions.

City criteria
  • Attractiveness as tourist area
  • Degree of business activity
  • Convention frequency
  • Infrastructure of city and region
  • Presence of (international) airport
  • Hotel supply developments
  • RevPAR expectations
  • Span of region
  • Composition of population
  • Presence of universities, hospitals etc.
  • Economic developments
  • Political stability
  • Euro currency

Within the cities that meet the criteria above, European Hotel Capital searches for mid-class, preferably unbranded family hotels, which have a lot of value potential that can be unlocked through a feasible turnaround, refurbishment and/or expansion strategy. The hotel criteria of the fund are summarised in the table below.

Hotel criteria
  • Located in city centre
  • 80 - 200 rooms
  • Mid-class segment (3-4 stars in the Benelux classification)
  • Refurbishment / extension opportunity
  • Healthy business mix
  • Unbranded and branded
  • Good exit prospects
  • Feasible value creation strategy
  • Run by family / private party
  • Existing, going concern hotel
  • Can be run by local operator

The investment criteria will be used as a guideline for the fund management in the selection and assessment of investments and are designed to select growth opportunities with limited downside risk and good exit prospects and as a direction for the investment committee to advise on proposals.