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The room revenue is obvious, but the businesses worth buying have membership programs, event bookings, and service contracts that keep cash flowing whether peak season is on or not.
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Due diligence
What to Look For
Practical guidance from hundreds of real acquisition conversations.
Revenue beyond room bookings
- Ask for monthly revenue broken out by source across at least two years: rooms, food and beverage, events, memberships, and other services.
- Properties with membership programs, event revenue, food and beverage, or long-term service contracts earn income that doesn't depend entirely on occupancy.
- A business that holds 40 or 50 percent of peak-season revenue through slow months is meaningfully more valuable than one that goes quiet for a season.
- Revenue from memberships and event bookings that return each year is what separates the businesses that command premium prices from those that don't.
Contracts and memberships with renewals
- Multi-year agreements with properties, clubs, or corporate accounts give buyers a floor of predictable cash flow that doesn't depend on guest counts.
- Ask what percentage of revenue is contractual versus dependent on occupancy and how that mix has trended.
- For membership programs, ask how many members there are, what the renewal rate is, and when they last visited the property.
- Documented renewal history with multiple clients or member cohorts is worth more per dollar than the same amount of occupancy revenue.
A general manager who handles operations
- Ask what the GM manages independently: guest relations, staff scheduling, vendor calls, maintenance escalations.
- The clearest signal that a hospitality business can transfer is a GM or operations manager who deals with guests, staff, and vendors without the owner on-site.
- Find out how long the GM has been in the role and whether they're expected to stay after the sale.
- If the owner handles every guest issue personally, the transition will be harder. Ask what gets escalated to the owner on a typical week.
Permits and licenses in order
- Ask for a complete list of permits and their expiration dates early in diligence: liquor licenses, health certifications, franchise agreements, and fire inspection records.
- A stale license or an unresolved violation can slow a closing significantly, and these details don't get easier to sort out under deadline pressure.
- Franchise transfers in particular can add time and require approval from the franchisor. Ask about the transfer process and any fees involved.
- A seller who has this documentation organized and current saves you time and signals a well-run operation.
Real estate clarity upfront
- Ask about the seller's preference on real estate in your first substantive conversation. Some include the property, others offer a long-term lease, and some want to handle it separately.
- This affects how you think about financing, the total capital required, and who might be interested in the deal.
- Knowing the answer early shapes everything that comes after. It's not a detail to sort out mid-diligence.
- Ask for comparable lease rates for similar properties in the area if real estate is not included, so you can model occupancy costs post-close.
Valuation
What Should You Expect to Pay?
2.5x-4x
SDE
Owner-operated, occupancy-dependent revenue
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EBITDA
With GM, diversified revenue, and contracts or memberships in place
How much revenue is locked in through contracts, memberships, or recurring programs versus dependent on occupancy is the biggest factor separating the lower and upper ends of the range.
What drives a premium
Membership programs and event revenue that generate income year-round independent of occupancy
Multi-year contracts with properties or corporate accounts with documented renewal history
General manager who handles guest operations, staff, and vendor relationships without the owner
Permits, franchise agreements, and licenses all current and organized for transfer
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FAQ
Hotels & Lodging Business Acquisition
What should I look for when buying a hotels and lodging business?
Look for revenue that doesn't disappear when occupancy dips: memberships, event bookings, food and beverage programs, or service contracts all matter. A GM who runs things without the owner on-site is the other big signal. Then review permits and licenses early, before you're deep in diligence, because a stale license or franchise transfer can slow everything down. Browse hotels and lodging businesses for sale on Rejigg to see current listings.
How much does a hotels and lodging business cost?
Most hotels and lodging businesses sell for 2.5 to 8 times annual profit from business operations, separate from any real estate value. Businesses with membership programs, long-term contracts, and diversified revenue sit higher in that range than those that depend almost entirely on room bookings. SBA financing is commonly used. Use our SBA loan calculator to model financing based on the deal structure.
How do I evaluate a hotels and lodging business before buying?
Ask for two years of monthly financials broken out by revenue type: rooms, food and beverage, events, memberships, and other services. Look at how the business performs in slow months to understand real seasonality. Review permit and license status across everything: liquor, health, fire, and franchise. Talk to the GM about what they manage independently and how staffing is structured through the year.
What due diligence questions should I ask about a hotels and lodging business?
Ask what percentage of revenue comes from sources other than room bookings. Ask how many members a membership program has, what the renewal rate is, and when they last visited the property. Review every permit and license for expiration date and transfer requirements. If there's a franchise, ask about transfer fees and any capital improvement requirements. Ask what the GM handles independently and what typically involves the owner.
Where can I find hotels and lodging businesses for sale?
Rejigg lists hospitality businesses where you can see financial details and connect directly with owners without a broker. Browse hotels and lodging businesses for sale on Rejigg to see what's active.
How does seasonality affect buying a hospitality business?
Seasonal patterns in hospitality are real, and you should go in with eyes open about what slow months actually look like. Ask for monthly financials across two full years and pay attention to staffing costs relative to revenue in the off-season. Properties with year-round income streams from events, memberships, or food and beverage are more valuable because the cash flow is steadier and easier to service debt against.
Does real estate transfer when buying a hotel or lodge?
It depends on the seller's goals, and you should ask about it in your first substantive conversation. Some sellers include the property and want a clean exit. Others prefer to keep it and offer a long-term lease, which can work well for buyers who want to deploy more of their capital into the business rather than real estate. Knowing the answer early shapes how you think about financing and what the total deal looks like.
