Garnet Hospitality Partners is a management and development advisory firm with distinguished hospitality expertise on the Italian market

Garnet HP is committed to drive the creation of successful hotel ventures on behalf of its partner investors by driving a coherent and effective strategy behind every investment project

Full Investment Cycle Advisory

Development & Acquisition

Sourcing of investment opportunities with primary focus on the main Italian urban markets and resort destinations

Management and Value Creation

Direct hotel management and/or hands-on asset management aimed at maximising operational value

Bespoke Data Analytics

Customized BI tools, dashboards and models based on a deep understanding of hotel operations

Investment Exit Strategy

Exit strategy definition, structuring and execution

- Corporate Mission -

“Garnet’s mission is to provide first-class hospitality advisory to selected investors by aligning its interests and objectives to the clients’. This is achieved by establishing partnerships aimed at supporting the client’s strategy along the entire investment cycle”.

Positioning and operational legacy

Garnet is an independent platform benefiting from a solid operational background in the hotel industry with competences in the fields of business strategy and development, operations, finance, S&M and HR.

The firm’s core team and operational partners have collectively been involved in 70+ start-up and management projects in Italy, successfully executing turnarounds on properties in the midscale, upscale and upper-upscale segments. Additionally the team has a directly and indirectly worked with all major hotel chains, evaluating tens of projects in Italy and across EMEA and partnering with 10+ brands in franchising projects.
Garnet is positioned to identify, screen and underwrite value-add investment opportunities based on strong know-how and thereafter execute on the suggested strategy first-hand.

Team

Pierpaolo Bernardi

Senior Director Investment & Strategy

Tommaso Valle

Director Investment & Asset Management

Alessio Franzese

Investment Manager & Business Development