Mixed year ahead for hotels, says HVS London

16 January 2013 by
Mixed year ahead for hotels, says HVS London

2013 will be another challenging one for the UK hotels sector, with London's luxury properties remaining strong but rates taking a hit, according to hotel consultancy HVS London.

While London is set to experience strong demand, the capital's hotels are unlikely to achieve the premium rates they did during the Olympics and Paralympics.

However, 2013 could see an improvement for hotel transactions as buyer interest remains strong and some debt is becomes available, said Russell Kett, chairman of HVS London.

"Outside London is another matter, apart from a handful of locations such as Edinburgh, many UK provincial hotels will struggle through 2013 in need of both customers and investment. Several owners, whether individuals or banks, will seek to sell their distressed businesses, but buyers will find it hard to secure meaningful levels of debt, which may cause price reductions in some cases," he said.

"Hanging on and waiting for the market - and hotel values - to pick up will become the only strategy for the more fortunate of these owners."

HVS London added that trading in luxury hotels, in the UK and across Europe, is likely to remain strong boosted by the emergence of wealthy Chinese and Russian visitors, as well as new guests from Brazil and India.

Kett added: "Over the next five years I expect the world's most successful luxury hotels to provide levels of service which ensure these hotels are properly differentiated from simply ‘ordinary' luxury hotels. These will be hotels where high prices can be achieved for their rooms, restaurants and bars, yet guests feel they are receiving superlative value for money."

According to HVS London brands to watch include regional players such as Oberoi, Taj and the Dorchester Collection, as well as Jumeirah and specialists such as Aman, and the lifestyle players within major hotel companies such as W (Starwood) and Andaz (Hyatt).

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By Kerstin Kühn

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