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Transactions and Deal Execution
Hotel Majestic Rome: the financial reality behind the Baccarat project
The former Hotel Majestic in Rome should not be viewed simply as the repositioning of a historic five-star hotel on Via Veneto. More accurately, it should be se…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Mecenate Palace Hotel: the real story is not the €12 million headline, but the investment thesis behind it
Room00 Next Gen Hospitality’s acquisition of the Mecenate Palace Hotel matters less for the headline number than for what the transaction actually signals. In R…
Editorials
Siena NPL 2018 srl: who is really behind the MPS bad-loan vehicle?
Siena NPL 2018 srl: who is really behind the MPS bad-loan vehicle? At first glance, Siena NPL 2018 S.r.l. looks like the sort of company that invites suspicion.…
Development and regeneration
Luxury Hotels in Rome: will Via Sicilia 57 set a benchmark — or become an unfinished investment?
One of the most persistent mistakes in the hotel sector is the assumption that real estate prestige automatically translates into hotel value. It does not. A pr…
Crisis and Turnaround
Palazzo Scanderbeg: the real deal is not Ginobbi — it is the conversion of a trapped asset into exit value
How a Roman trophy asset moved from the Toti group’s distress cycle to final monetisation — and why the hospitality market should pay attention
Development and regeneration
Mama Shelter Rome: value does not start with the hotel. It starts with the asset.
In hospitality real estate, there is a fundamental difference between buying a hotel and creating value. Buying a hotel means acquiring an income stream the mar…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Grand Hotel de la Minerva Sold to Arsenale: Why This Deal Redefines the Value of Trophy Hotels in Rome
In Rome’s hotel market, there are important deals, symbolic deals, and deals that signal a genuine shift in the market’s underlying logic. The Grand Hotel de la…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Palazzo Scanderbeg: A defining deal in Rome’s next phase of luxury hospitality
The acquisition of Palazzo Scanderbeg is not simply a portfolio addition. It is a clear statement of strategy. In a luxury market increasingly shaped by standar…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Grand Hotel Plaza Rome: Why a great historic hotel can lose value
One basic mistake continues to recur in the hotel sector: confusing the value of the real estate with the value of the business that operates it. The Grand Hote…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Hotel Londra & Cargill / art’otel Rome Piazza Sallustio: why a €34.5 million acquisition can become an asset worth more than €100 million
In Rome’s hotel market, the transactions that matter most are not those where an asset is acquired cheaply. They are the ones where investors secure a step-chan…
Transactions and Deal Execution
Hotel Alexandra Rome: In italian hotel investment, the real risk is not acquisition, but execution
Buying a hotel in an iconic location is the easy part. The difficult part is turning that project into a functioning, income-producing business on schedule.