Condo Hotel
A condo-hotel, also known as a hotel-condo or a Condotel, is a building used as both a condominium and a hotel.
Condo hotels are typically high-rise buildings developed and operated as luxury hotels, usually in major cities and resorts in the US and around the world. These hotels have condominium units which allow someone to own a full-service vacation home. When they aren’t using this home, they can leverage the marketing and management done by the hotel chain to rent and manage the condo unit as it would any other hotel room.
Condo hotels or condotels are recognized by savvy investors for the earning potential. Often condo hotel units are sold during the pre-construction phase of development. They are often built on prime oceanfront property or near tourist destinations helping to ensure above average rental and appreciation in value.
Condotel buyers may defray costs incurred in operating the property by renting out their unit. When they are not using their unit, it may be placed with the hotel’s rental management company.
Recently developers seem to be having a hard time keeping up with the demand for condo hotels. Investors can elect to occupy their unit whenever visiting the area, or use them solely for rental purposes. When units are placed into rental inventory they are rented like regular hotel rooms. The developer, which is often the hotel managing company. Owners are also free from time and energy devoted to designers and contractors when it comes to room decor. Everything is provided including furnishings and linens by the hotel developer.
If an owner decides to sell their condo hotel unit, it is relatively easy because today’s resale market is very promising. There is potential for appreciation.
Costs
Basic condo hotel ownership assumptions, according to Halogen Guides.[4] Note that analyzing the economics of a condo hotel unit is extremely difficult because of the challenge of getting accurate information about the potential income stream. Developers uniformly do not provide important data or estimates for room rates or occupancy levels for fear of coming under SEC regulations on investments, as opposed to real estate regulations.
Financial Considerations
The primary factors that contribute to the financial outcome in ownership are rental revenue, appreciation or depreciation, lending and tax deductions.
Since rental revenue is shared with the management company, owners typically pay no upfront fees for management, which includes the marketing and reservation of the units. Typical monthly fees for units in the rental pool include FF&E reserve and resort fee(s). Although the revenue splits between owner and management company do vary from project to project, most hover around 50 percent. Most condo hotels, and especially branded hotels like Westin or Ritz-Carlton, are strategically located in resort economies or popular urban destinations, which allow for high nightly rates and consistent year-round occupancy. Rental income from hotel guests is at the mercy of travel patterns and may decline.
Many condo hotels, especially the branded condo hotels, have seen double-digit growth, and have out-performed traditional condos or single family homes in the same resort market. Condo hotels units are fee simple deeded real estate, and can be bought and sold like other forms of real estate. Because of the lack of resale data available for many of the emerging markets where pre-construction condo hotels can be found, experts heed caution when considering a condo hotel purchase for investment purposes alone. Just like traditional real estate, appreciation is never guaranteed. This very scenario most recently occurred in Las Vegas. Several of the more notable condo hotels have sold for less in the resale market than during pre-construction.
Financing is generally costlier than for a primary residence. Mortgage rates may be a full point higher, and in the past this was especially true because financial institutions were unfamiliar with the condo hotel concept. Pre-construction purchases require a significant down payment, and buyers won’t see financial return or be able to use their unit until the hotel is completed and ready for operation. Furthermore owners may have to purchase extra insurance to protect against liability claims and some types of damage or loss.
Homeowner’s Association Fees and Services
As with most condominiums, owners of condo-hotel units are required to pay homeowner’s association fees, commonly referred to as HOAs. The fee and services can vary a great deal. Factors causing a fluctuation are the hotel’s star rating and operation level, and it’s physical location. A property located on the ocean, for example, can experience coastal weather regular basis, which in turn can increase the need for more regular maintenance to the exterior of the building. Along those same lines, a property located in a ski resort must weather powerful winter storms and must also deal with snow removal services.
Exceptions aside, many of the fees and services found in HOAs are fixed and fluctuate very little from project to project. Services such as these usually include general unit utilities, common area utilities, individual room and building reserves, grounds maintenance, exercise area use fees, security, pest control, mechanical repair costs, safety alarm systems, parking area maintenance, pool area maintenance, and owner management and administrative services. Items related to hotel guest impact are generally not included in the HOA fees, these would include housekeeping, and costs related to hotel staffing and operation.
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