Independent hotel asset management

We read the numbers as closely as the operator writes them.

Abdoun Palm represents ownership — never the operator. From our headquarters in the United Kingdom we work across the Middle East, holding management to budget, standard and contract, finding the margin that is quietly leaking, and turning a hotel from a building that trades into an asset that appreciates.

45+
Owners advised
21
Projects delivered
7
Markets
73
Specialists

Markets & hubs

Seven markets. One standard of reporting.

Group headquarters in the United Kingdom, with hubs in the capitals of the markets we cover. Select a hub to see how we work there.

Coverage map — head office & regional hubs Positions plotted to true latitude and longitude
Abdoun Palm advisors presenting hotel performance data to owners

In the room with ownership

We present performance in person, to the people who carry the risk.

The mandate

One side of the table. Yours.

We work between ownership and operation — reading the accounts the way an auditor does and the guest experience the way a general manager does, then reconciling the two in writing.

01 — ENHANCE

Value, deliberately added

We raise the value and appeal of a property through targeted upgrades and repositioning, directing capital where it returns rather than where it is easiest to approve.

02 — APPRECIATE

Assets that hold

Disciplined maintenance and attention to detail keep the property well kept and appreciating, so exit value is built during the hold rather than negotiated at the end of it.

03 — OPERATE

Experience that pays

Decades of combined hospitality and property management experience, balancing the guest experience against the financial objectives of owners and investors.

Services

From feasibility to stabilised returns.

Four mandates, taken individually or as a full asset management programme. Each carries a written scope and a reporting cycle.

01

Pre-opening & development

Owner’s consultant from feasibility through to opening day, including brand selection and operator negotiation.

  • Owner representation & brand selection
  • Commercial feasibility studies
  • Pre-launch budget & critical path
  • Technical services & project management

02

Operational asset management

Day-to-day stewardship on ownership’s behalf, holding the operator to budget, standard and contract.

  • Operations oversight & F&B concept
  • Operating & CAPEX budgeting
  • Revenue & expense benchmarking
  • Operator–owner relationship management

03

Full financial audit

The complete finance function opened line by line — purchasing through to revenue and month-end close.

  • Purchasing, receiving, stores & cost control
  • Accounts payable & supplier contracts
  • Income audit, revenue & credit control
  • Forensic cost audit against market benchmark

04

LQA & quality assurance

Independent inspection of the guest journey and the cash journey, measured against LQA standards.

  • LQA-aligned quality audit
  • Mystery shopper & guest journey review
  • Cash handling & transaction integrity
  • Written report within 48 hours of each visit

See the full scope of work →

Hotel food and beverage outlet interior

Food & beverage

Unutilised space is unearned revenue. We concept it, cost it, and hold it to the plan.

Brands & operators

We work opposite the world’s hotel groups.

These are the brands and operating companies whose properties we have advised, audited or asset-managed on behalf of ownership across the region.

Four SeasonsFour Seasons
HiltonHilton Worldwide
Hyatt RegencyHyatt Hotels
InterContinentalIHG Hotels & Resorts
Crowne PlazaIHG Hotels & Resorts
Holiday InnIHG Hotels & Resorts
vocoIHG Hotels & Resorts
MövenpickAccor
RotanaRotana Hotels
CentroRotana Hotels
Le RoyalLe Royal Hotels & Resorts
Century HotelCentury Hotels
MillenniumMillennium Hotels
ShazaShaza Hotels

Brand names indicate the operating standards and management agreements we work within. Abdoun Palm acts for ownership and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an agent of any hotel group listed.

Send us the last twelve months. We will tell you where the margin is going.

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