List of the 300 Largest Hotel Investors Europe [2023 Update]

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Includes institutional investors, investment managers, project developers, real estate companies, REITs and pension funds that actively acquire hospitality properties and hotels in Europe.

Excellent depth of detail: purchase profile (asset classes and regional focus), link to purchase profile and assets under management if available, contact details, management board, etc.

This list is based on the list of the 1,200 largest real estate investors in Europe.

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List of 5 large hotel investors in Europe

In the following, we would like to briefly present three examples from our list of the most important hotel investors in Europe, so that you can get a better impression of our offer. The three investors represent very different types of investment companies and show how wide the range of companies in our database is. We keep a constant eye on current hotel purchases so that we can continually expand our list. If you have specific questions about this, we would be pleased to hear from you.

1. Schroders (UK)

An important investor on the European hospitality and hotel real estate investment market is Schroder Real Estate. The UK-based investment manager invests in different asset classes, amongst offices, retail properties and industrial real estate also in hotels. Alon in the German-speaking region, the investment manager is controlling more than €4.3BN assets under management in their real estate section.

Update 2023: Schroders announced an acquisition of two Hoxton hotels in December 2022. The hotels are located in Amsterdam and Paris. The deal is valued at €260M, thereby underlining the important role of Schroders as investor in European hotel real estate.

2. Highgate Hotels, L.P. (USA)

One of the world’s largest and most relevant hotel investors is Highgate Hotels from New York. The portfolio includes hotels in the USA and Europe and covers all hotel classes from standard to premium. In total, the investment company operates more than 100 hotels with over 30,000 rooms. Transactions with a value of over 25 billion USD have already been executed.

3. Aina Hospitality Sàrl (Luxembourg)

The Aina Hospitality is an essential part of our list of the largest hotel investors in Europe. The portfolio includes hotels in various European countries such as Austria (Vienna), the Netherlands (Eindhoven), Italy (Milan), Spain (Madrid) and France (Paris). With offices in Andorra, Luxembourg and Spain, Aina Hospitality has made a name for itself in the EU real estate scene in recent years and has made an interesting exit in Germany with the Axel Hotel Berlin in 2017.

Update 2023: AINA continues to show itself as a very active player in the European hotel scene. Most recently, hotel real estate expert Christie & Co was exclusively commissioned by AINA Hospitality to market three exceptional hotels in Vienna, Brussels and Paris. This enabled the company to target a total of 496 rooms and thus a further portfolio of top-located and established lifestyle hotels in some of the most popular European capitals.

4. 12.18. Investment Management GmbH (Germany)

With projects in Spain and Germany, 12.18. has been an exciting investor in high-quality hotel and holiday properties for several years. Not only are hotels purchased, but also developed and completely redesigned. Profound experience in the hospitality scene and an eye for the special makes this company so exciting. One example of the far-sightedness and innovative approach of the Düsseldorf-based company is the development of a restaurant chain together with OhJulia.

Update 2022: The investor 12.18. Asset Management remains active: so the TOP Hotel Hochgurgl in the Ötztal was acquired. This is located at 2,200 meters and directly on the ski slope there. In the future, 12.18. will take over the operation of the hotel itself.

5. All Iron Group (Spain)

The Spanish investment manager All Iron Real Estate is a Spanish REIT that invests in European hotel real estate. The REIT has so far in objects in Spain and Hungary. It is focused on 3 to 4 star hotels in European cities. In 2021, the investor acquired a hotel property in Bilbao for €5.1M. The fund is actively looking for further purchases.