Independent, on-the-ground evidence for every party in the deal — investor, developer, owner, lender, brand, buyer. Twelve streams, one outcome: confidence to proceed to the next deal step.
Each of our 12 streams is designed around a specific pair of stakeholders and the specific next step their deal requires. We don't sell generic "site visits" — we sell the independent evidence that lets a known stakeholder confidently engage with a less-known counterparty and progress to the phase that follows.
Not the operator, not the vendor, not the broker, not the contractor. Our only product is the report itself.
Every report carries a sealed authenticity mark and a unique reference any third party can check at hotelcompass.app/verify.
Published per stream. No hourly billing, no scope creep, no opaque "advisory time". You know the fee before the mission starts.
Every stream feeds directly into what comes next — modelling, contracting, drawdown, IC. Structured to keep your deal moving.
Commission one stream, a pair, or the full transaction pack. Every stream is scoped around a defined pair of stakeholders and a defined next step in a live deal. Fees shown exclude travel and accommodation for two team members.
For a PE fund looking at an unfinished building — say at super-structure stage — who needs fundamental due diligence before committing capital. Covers physical structure assessment, land-ownership and title verification, face-to-face developer interview, and validation of tangible milestones such as signed HMAs with reputable operators. Gives the investor enough confidence to proceed to the financial modelling phase.
For the developer who wants to verify an operator's actual delivery quality BEFORE committing to a 10–20 year HMA. We physically inspect two or three of the operator's existing flagship properties against the same standards the operator will enforce on yours, interview their regional leadership, and produce an independent competence verdict. One of the most consequential site visits any developer can commission — and one of the cheapest relative to the decision it informs.
When capital is released in tranches tied to specific milestones — super-structure complete, envelope closed, FF&E installed, soft opening achieved — the party releasing the capital needs an independent party to confirm the milestone is genuinely met before funds move. HotelCompass is that independent party. Typically engaged as a recurring 4–6 visit programme across the build.
For a buyer evaluating a running hotel. A 6-day mission combining physical-asset condition, operational quality, commercial verification, key-staff interviews, and vendor-contract review. Produces a Red Flag Report for the buyer's IC with a clear GO / CONDITIONED / NO-GO recommendation plus SPA conditions precedent.
For lenders releasing construction drawdowns. Independent verification that what the borrower's QS has certified as complete, actually is. Monthly or quarterly cadence through the build. Lender-grade report format accepted by commercial banks, DFIs (IFC, AfDB, FMO, DEG, Proparco) and institutional infrastructure funds.
For the operator. Before accepting a property under an HMA or lease, the operator commissions an independent record of the baseline physical and operational condition. This baseline protects the operator from being held responsible for pre-existing issues later in the HMA lifecycle — particularly around performance tests and CapEx reserve disputes.
For the developer. Before inviting an operator's take-over team to site, commission an independent readiness audit. Identifies gaps that would prompt the operator to walk away, delay HMA signing, or insert punitive clauses. Cheap insurance relative to the leverage it preserves in HMA negotiation.
For a boutique collection evaluating a new member property. An independent, on-the-ground audit against the collection's affiliation criteria — physical standards, culinary quality, service culture, guest experience, sustainability. Produces an evidence pack the collection's admissions committee can rely on without sending their own inspector.
For owners whose property is run by an operator. Quarterly retained inspection protocol: independent eyes on performance, CapEx deployment, brand-standard compliance, and incentive-fee entitlement. Separate from — and not filterable by — the operator's own monthly reporting. The most efficient form of ongoing owner governance without setting up an internal asset-management team.
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.
For sellers. Before inviting the first buyer site visit, commission an independent inspection simulating what a buyer's DD team would find. Addresses issues BEFORE they become price-chip ammunition — and equips the seller with a clean HotelCompass-sealed dossier that signals transparency and speeds the transaction.
The purest expression of HotelCompass as a platform. We facilitate a structured in-person site meeting between two parties — say a PE fund and a developer — with a HotelCompass partner on site. The partner moderates the conversation, captures an independent observation record, and issues a sealed site-visit memorandum both parties can carry to their next committee. For when the deal just needs one good face-to-face at the site to advance.
Pick a single stream for one stakeholder pairing, a paired bundle to validate both sides of a deal, the full transaction pack, or a retained relationship for ongoing oversight.
Commission one validation stream tied to one specific stakeholder decision — typical entry point for lenders, brands, and first-time engagements.
Any two streams — typically commissioned when a single deal involves validating both sides, e.g. structural-phase DD + operator-competence DD ahead of combined financial modelling.
Four-stream integrated pack covering acquisition DD, structural-phase DD, operator-competence, and pre-opening assurance. Appropriate for complex multi-phase transactions.
Retained Owner's Representative or lender-monitoring relationship. Quarterly or semi-annual validation visits under an agreed protocol.
The protocol protects both parties. It ensures the counterparty knows exactly what we are authorised to inspect, and ensures the commissioning stakeholder gets the findings they paid for without ambiguity.
Tell us the deal, the counterparty, and what decision needs unlocking. A partner replies within two business days with engagement letter, team, all-in budget, and mission window.