What the template does
Think of this spreadsheet as an all‑in‑one planning tool for anyone who wants to build, buy, or renovate a hotel (even a mixed‑use project with condos, food‑and‑beverage, or event space). You drop in your own numbers such as room counts (keys), loan terms, condo prices, etc. and the model shows:
• How much money you really need (debt and equity)
• When cash flows in and out month by month
• What returns you and your partners can expect (IRR, equity multiple, cash distributions)
Why it's helpful
• See the whole picture: Rooms, condo sales, restaurants, and events are all modeled side‑by‑side, so you catch every revenue source and every cost.
• Stress‑test ideas quickly: Change one assumption like occupancy or loan rates and the impact on cash and returns updates instantly.
• Investor‑ready outputs: Built‑in dashboards (IRR, RevPAR, DSCR, etc.) and a clean Sources & Uses page make it easy to share with lenders or equity partners.
• Right‑size your capital stack: The template automatically finds the month your cash balance is lowest and tells you the true minimum equity you must raise.
• Works for many deal types: Ground‑up construction, pure acquisition, or a blend of both and this is all supported without extra formulas needed.
Key features (in plain terms)
• Flexible timeline – Plan up to 10 years and pick any month to sell or refinance.
• Multiple loans – Separate tabs for construction loans, acquisition loans, and a future refinance; interest‑only periods included.
• Four revenue streams
• Rooms: up to 20 room types with seasonality (high vs. low season prices and occupancy).
• Condo / residence sales: three unit types, timing of cash closings built in.
• Food & beverage: automatic link to room growth plus its own monthly seasonality.
• Events: annual target, margin, and seasonality sliders.
• Joint‑venture waterfall – Split cash between LPs and GPs with IRR hurdles (promotes) already coded.
• Detailed operating costs – Fixed expenses plus staffing that scales as rooms open.
• Automatic equity calls & distributions – Decide whether investors fund all at once or in stages and when they start getting paid back.
• Dashboards & KPI trackers – At‑a‑glance graphs for occupancy, RevPAR, NOI, debt service coverage, and more.
Who gets the most out of it?
• Hotel developers & owner‑operators – Quickly check if a project pencils out before spending on consultants.
• Real‑estate investors / private equity – Standardized, transparent model to compare multiple hotel deals.
• Lenders & mortgage brokers – Clear cash‑flow, DSCR, and collateral coverage to speed up loan committee review.
• Advisors & analysts – Ready‑made framework to build feasibility studies or investor memos in a fraction of the time.
Bottom line:
If you need a straightforward yet powerful way to understand the money side of a hotel project—from the first dollar of construction to the day you sell or refinance—this template gives you the answers fast and in plain English.
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Source: Best Practices in Hotel Industry, Integrated Financial Model Excel: Joint Venture Hotel Deal Analyzer Excel (XLSX) Spreadsheet, Jason Varner | SmartHelping
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