The realities of the hotel business are such that every year it becomes increasingly difficult to get a competitive hotel. This trend does not mean that success cannot be achieved in it, on the contrary, with a competent approach, profitability can be from 15% to 75%. Without a large cash deposit, there is an option to open a small hotel with a small number of standard rooms, 1-2 VIP rooms and a room for entertainment. The advantages of small complexes are such that when creating a comfortable environment, there is a fairly attractive turnover of customers.
The essence of the hotel business
So, today we can distinguish several options for a successful start-up hotel business. Firstly, to start managing the hotel business it is not necessary to build everything from scratch, you can just buy it. This option is perfect for those who are not versed in the hotel industry and have a lot of capital. The negative factors of buying a ready-made business include the transfer of the problems of the former owner to the buyer, which is not good.
The second option for creating a hotel is the construction of a large hotel complex located near the resort area, on the territory of beach villages or tourist centers. It is worth noting that this option involves high costs in achieving compliance with a high level of service, offering its customers great opportunities, including satellite TV, wireless Internet, massage rooms, spa treatments, etc. Naturally, with such great functionality requires a huge amount of money.
There is another option that is most suitable for the average resident with an average income. Hotel business in an urban environment, assuming the availability of 10-12 rooms, 1-2 VIP rooms and home cooking. Since not all of us have millions of rubles in stock, this option is most suitable for us, so we will analyze the plan for creating a hotel business in an urban environment in more detail.
Creating a mini hotel from scratch
Starting any business that has certain costs and the risk of financial loss is always difficult. According to many experts, to achieve the desired result requires a plan and strict compliance with the plan. So that you can understand in which direction to move, we will write down in detail each stage of the hotel project:
- active search for premises for a hotel;
- approval of all documentation for the property;
- re-profiling of premises, repair of communications, decoration of premises in accordance with the regulations;
- creation of documents on the legal form of your business;
- purchase of equipment, furniture, interior items;
- conclusion of contracts with suppliers of food products;
- creation of a license for the sale of wine-tobacco products (if necessary);
- staff search;
- advertising;
- putting the hotel into operation.
Premises and repairs
As a rule, the search for industrial, industrial and public premises begins with contacting real estate agencies, with the study of ads in newspapers and various media.
It is advisable to use housing facilities as a room for the hotel business. This is due to the fact that many hotel managers successfully use communal facilities and hostels. The layout of communal apartments, guest rooms and hostels just fits the rooms of the future hotel. When registering such premises in ownership and getting them for rent is not difficult.In any case, if necessary, you can use the services of a lawyer.
Carrying out repair work, re-profiling rooms, carrying out finishing work is an integral part of the project. If you take a communal apartment, you can really make high-quality rooms from ordinary rooms, make a spacious kitchen from the former kitchen, find a room for a cafe, etc. Most often, repair and finishing work occupy a large share of the cost of the total investment, which includes repair of communications, finishing work of floors, walls, ceilings, installation of plastic windows, wooden and metal doors, lighting and heat devices.
Equipment and staff
The attractiveness of the hotel, most often, is due to the attractiveness of the appearance of the rooms, the presence of good furniture, equipment of the rooms and their comfort. It is not necessary to buy artsy designer furniture, it is important that there is uniformity of style, cleanliness and order. When purchasing furniture, it is worth considering climatic conditions, so you may need to buy air conditioners.
In addition to rooms for customers, it is worth taking care of the kitchen facilities, entertainment rooms, bathrooms and showers. The average cost of equipping a hotel with everything necessary can reach up to 500,000 rubles.
Customer service requires a manager, a maid, two service workers, a kitchen worker and a security guard. It is important to remember that for each employee you will have to make contributions to the pension fund, therefore, while minimizing costs, you can assign several responsibilities to one employee.
Profit and payback period
For a clear overview of all investments in the implementation of the project, we will make the following:
- rental of premises - up to 100,000 rubles per month;
- paperwork and registration - up to 10 000 rubles;
- repair work - up to 200,000 rubles;
- equipment - up to 500,000 rubles.
Total: 810,000 rubles.
On average, the daily room rate is 500-1500 rubles, with VIP numbers 2 000-5 000 rubles. At 60% hotel occupancy daily payback period will be from 1 year to 2 years.
It is worth noting that the hotel business is original, has its own characteristics and methods for increasing income. Having an experienced manager and your creativity in terms of advertising will speed up the process of recouping the business.
In the future, an ordinary hotel can be converted into a restaurant and hotel business by opening a cafe or restaurant in the same building.
