Hotel Profit QuickScan
Hotel Profit QuickScan is a fast, owner-focused diagnostic that produces an automated scorecard highlighting likely NOI leaks.
What You’ll Receive
Take a few minutes to fill out HA&A’s Hotel Profit QuickScan to review potential profit and value leakage areas in hotels. This is an automated self-assessment tool, and you will not need to schedule a call or contact us. Within minutes, you will receive a branded PDF scorecard that includes:
- Profit Driver Scorecard across revenue, labor, expenses, governance, guest satisfaction, and capex discipline
- Top Opportunities & Key Risks prioritized based on your lowest-scoring categories
- Recommended Next Step (Value-Creation Memo, 90-Day Sprint, or Fractional Asset Management)
Who Is This For
The QuickScan Tool is designed for:
- Owners who suspect margin leakage and want a fast, structured diagnosis
- Buyers reviewing an OM and needing a quick “go / no-go” view
- Universities, Cities, and Public Partners evaluating a hotel’s performance and governance
- Asset Managers looking for white-label support or an independent opinion
- Operators who want an owner-ready scorecard without weeks of back-and-forth
- Hotel Brokers seeking a free, branded memo to help identify profit and value upside
What Happens Next
If the Hotel Profit QuickScan indicates meaningful upside, we typically recommend one of these:
- Value-Creation Diagnostic: quantify leakage + prioritize actions with an owner-ready plan
- 90-Day Performance Sprint: execute the highest-impact fixes with KPIs and owner-ready reporting
- Owner Advocacy: customized scope of work for special situation guidance
- Fractional Asset Management: ongoing owner representation to drive results
We have worked with a wide range of properties, from independent boutiques and design-driven hotels to public-private partnership hotels connected to convention centers, universities, and civic institutions. The common goal is usually to increase hotel NOI and market value.
Case Study:
The Charmant Hotel – La Crosse, Wisconsin
Repositioning Strategy Success Story
The Charmant Hotel is a luxury, independent, 67-room hotel located in downtown La Crosse, Wisconsin. Despite strong guest scores and a best-in-market product, the hotel’s performance suffered. The owners needed to increase hotel NOI. But its operating model was not aligned with owners’ interests. This hotel was generating six-figure annual operating losses when the owners retained HA&A to become their fractional hotel asset manager. Working with HA&A, the owners were able to reposition this hotel through major overhauls of its labor model and operating procedures. The hotel now generates a seven-figure annual operating profit for its owners.
HA&A was engaged as a fractional asset manager to help reposition the hotel and restore profitability. Our work included:
- Restructuring the labor model – Reviewing departmental staffing, schedules, and productivity standards to better match business levels
- Revising food and beverage operations – Assessing outlet concepts, staffing, menus, and pricing to improve margins and the guest experience
- Implementing new operating procedures – Introducing practical standards, reporting routines, and accountability measures across key departments
By combining analytics with hands-on collaboration with the hotel team, we helped the owner shift the property from a significant annual loss to nearly $1 million per year in operating profits.
FAQs
Do I need to login or have a credit card?
No. This is a totally free tool for our clients and the public. No logins. No credit cards. No software downloads. No spam. We won’t even contact you, unless you specifically request it.
How Long Does This Take?
The whole process takes 5-12 minutes for most users.
What Will I Receive?
A branded HA&A scorecard (1–5 scale) in PDF format. It will identify likely top opportunities, key risks, a summary conclusion, and a recommended next step.
Do I Need Financials?
No. You can run an assessment-only version. If you choose to provide trailing-12 financials, the QuickScan adds a benchmark snapshot.
How Confidential Is This?
Your submission is treated as confidential and used only to generate your report, which is automated. You will not interact or share data with anyone, unless you request to be contacted by HA&A.
Will You Spam Me?
No. The Hotel Profit QuickScan is an automated report. You will receive an automated email with a PDF attachment. Only if requested, you will receive one follow-up email or phone call.
Will This Work for Chain Branded Hotels?
Yes. The highest impact often comes from labor model discipline, channel economics, and owner/operator governance, which can become NOI leakage areas regardless of flag.
What Happens After I Submit?
After submitting the Hotel Profit QuickScan, you’ll receive a PDF by email within a few minutes. If you want a human follow-up, reply directly to that email with your #1 constraint or question. Then we’ll suggest the best next step or schedule a brief call if you prefer.
Ready to See Where Value May Be Leaking?
Run the QuickScan and get your PDF scorecard by email in minutes.
Or contact us by phone or email any time. Request a proposal for a 72-Hour Triage Memo, an Investment-Grade Evaluation Deck, a 90-Day Performance Sprint Roadmap to increase hotel NOI or learn more about our affordable Fractional Asset Manager program.
Hotel Appraisers & Advisors, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Phone: 312-526-3885
Email: hdetlefsen@hotelappraisers.com