Ayers HospitalityHotel & restaurant consulting, Portugal

Hotel consulting for independent owners - Porto and all of Portugal

Your hotel is good. Is it making the money it should?

We're a father-and-son team: forty years managing hotels for major international brands, and ten years building businesses. One day on site and you'll know exactly where the money is leaking - and what to do about it. From €950, fixed.

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For owners who have built something worth running well, and want senior hospitality expertise beside them rather than a management company above them.

€950Operational Health Check - one day on site, written report, 90-day action planLearn more →from €4,90090-Day Improvement Programme - twelve weekly sessions, we work with your team to implement the planLearn more →from €3,000/monthPart-Time General Manager - a senior GM, one day a weekLearn more →

Who this is for

You may recognise your property in several of these situations:

  • You own or operate an independent hotel, guesthouse, aparthotel or restaurant
  • You have a good property in a good location - but the results are inconsistent
  • Too much of your business comes through Booking.com, Expedia or other OTAs
  • Your reviews are good, but occupancy, bookings or room rates aren't improving
  • Staffing and operational issues are taking up more of your time than they should
  • Costs keep rising, but no one has clear ownership of the numbers or profitability
  • You're opening a new property and want experienced hotel expertise to help you get it right from day one

If three or more of these sound familiar, it may be time to take a closer look at what your property could be achieving. That's where we come in.

Why owners choose us over a large firm

The same level of expertise. A very different way of working.

A large consultancyBills by the day, at rates most independent properties can't justify
Ayers HospitalityOne fixed price, agreed with you before we start
A large consultancyJunior staff do the work; the partners do the pitch
Ayers HospitalityThe people you meet are the people who do the work
A large consultancyDelivers a report, then leaves
Ayers HospitalityDelivers an in-depth status report on your establishment, suggests solutions and works alongside you to implement the changes
A large consultancyA Lisbon office, or an office abroad
Ayers HospitalityBased in Porto, working anywhere in Portugal

How it works

  1. Free 20-minute callTell us about your hotel or restaurant and what frustrates you. We'll tell you the three things we'd look at first. No charge, no pitch.
  2. Operational Health CheckOne day on site with you and your team. You get a written report and a 90-day action plan, priced by the size of the business.
  3. Fix it togetherIf you want help implementing, choose the 90-Day Programme or a part-time manager. Both are fixed monthly fees.

Experience earned in these properties. Applied to yours.

Over forty years of hotel and restaurant management, openings and asset management across Europe, the Middle East and North America - now working only with independent owners.

Is your hotel performing as well as it should?

Twenty minutes, no cost. We'll give you three things to look at, whether or not you hire us. If none of the times suit, message us and we'll find one that does.

Book a free 20-minute call