Site Validation / STREAM DETAIL
BEFORE COMMERCIAL OPENING · FOR LENDERS + OWNERS

Pre-Opening Commercial Readiness

Commissioned typically 90, 60, or 30 days ahead of commercial opening. Validates every element of the pre-opening plan against the HotelCompass 186-point readiness library. Lenders use it to authorise the final construction drawdown; owners use it to stress-test the opening date commitment.

FIXED FEE
USD 8,500
flat fee
3 days on-site
9 days total delivery
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Commissioned by
Owners, lenders, and institutional investors ahead of commercial opening
About the counterparty
Pre-opening operator / management team
Transaction enabled
Opening-date confirmation · ramp-up forecast credibility · final drawdown release
QUESTIONS THIS STREAM ANSWERS

Exactly what you'll know afterwards.

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Will the property actually open on the committed date to the committed standard?
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Which pre-opening work-streams are at risk?
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What escalation is required now to prevent opening-day embarrassment?
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Is the ramp-up forecast realistic given current pre-opening status?
EVERY DELIVERABLE IN THE FEE

What physically arrives at the end.

Every document, file, and output the commissioning stakeholder receives. Each is included in the fixed fee. Every report is signed, sealed, and carries a verification URL any third party can check.

01
50–70 page readiness audit with traffic-light grading across 186 items
02
Critical-path exception register with owner, deadline, mitigation
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Recruitment completion audit vs opening staffing guide
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Licensing + statutory completeness verification
05
Soft-opening programme critique
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Daily stand-up template for the final 30 days
HOW WE WORK

Methodology, day by day.

Complete transparency on how the mission runs. You know in advance what happens on which day, which systems we touch, and who we interview.

PHASE 01
Pre-mission
◈ Obtain pre-opening plan + staffing log + licensing tracker
◈ Review operator pre-opening standard (if branded)
PHASE 02
Day 1 — Licensing + physical
◈ Statutory licensing verification visit
◈ Physical-product walkthrough + snag-list status
◈ IT + systems readiness (PMS, POS, Wi-Fi, PBX, BMS)
PHASE 03
Day 2 — People + training
◈ Recruitment-completion audit by position
◈ Training-completion audit by curriculum
◈ GM + EXCO interviews
PHASE 04
Day 3 — Marketing + soft-opening + wrap
◈ Sales + marketing readiness (pipeline, channels, collateral)
◈ Soft-opening programme review
◈ Stakeholder wrap-up
PHASE 05
Post-mission
◈ Scoring against 186 standard points
◈ Report + seal
WHAT WE CHECK — EVERY ITEM

The complete validation checklist.

This is the working checklist the team carries on-site. Grouped by section, every item is reviewed, scored, and reconciled to evidence in the final report.

Physical  (6)
✓ FF&E installed
✓ Snag-list progress
✓ External works
✓ Signage
✓ Wayfinding
✓ Landscape
Systems  (6)
✓ PMS configured
✓ POS configured
✓ Wi-Fi live
✓ PBX
✓ BMS
✓ Access-control
People  (6)
✓ GM + EXCO in-seat
✓ Rooms complement
✓ F&B complement
✓ Kitchen complement
✓ Engineering complement
✓ Training % complete
Commercial  (6)
✓ Website live
✓ OTA connectivity
✓ Rate loading
✓ Group pipeline
✓ Corporate contracts
✓ Loyalty integration
Licensing  (6)
✓ Trade licence
✓ Liquor licence
✓ Music licence
✓ Fire safety
✓ Health + sanitation
✓ Tourism-board

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