Rediscovering, Reimagining, Revaluing Hotels
Oberland has launched a vertically integrated and asset-backed hospitality platform to deliver quality, community-centric and accessibly priced hotels to the underserved Millennial consumer, the largest, savviest yet least affluent group of travellers.
To do so, Oberland is actively repositioning exceptionally located yet underinvested hotels and other characterful, underutilised buildings into an authentic and modern group of destinations designed for locals and visitors alike.
A CONCEPT FOR TODAY’S & TOMORROW’S TRAVELER
A CONCEPT FOR TODAY’S & TOMORROW’S TRAVELER
Directly operated and community-led, delivering neighbour-hood engagement to locals and guests, whether they stay for a day or a month.
Authenticity
Anchored by community-oriented public spaces, aesthetically unique to each site, where locals and visitors socialise, relax and work - creating the neighbourhood’s living room
Accesibility
Stripped back rooms catering to the needs of the modern traveler - a comfortable bed, hot shower and fast WiFi - whilst removing superfluities to enable an entry level price in dynamic parts of desirable cities
Flexibility
Three room types, bunk, cabin and suite, to suit the needs of the modern digital nomad. Technology enabled to maximise efficiency and minimise friction for the guest from check-in to check-out, with flexible arrival and departure times
Projects
East London Coming Soon
Edinburgh Coming Soon
The Founders
Fifteen years’ experience in senior leadership roles in real estate, hospitality and experiential retail, contributing to the development of iconic hotels, sports arenas, and luxury retail destinations across the U.S., Europe and Asia
Served on several boards, including for the non-profit Urban Land Institute’s leadership board and as a member of its European Hospitality Council. Swiss, UK and US citizen with a BSc from the London School of Economics with Honours
Over a decade's experience working with leading private investors in both branded B2C businesses and real estate across Europe and the U.S.
Former European Investment Director for one of the world's largest alternative investment managers, closing billions of real estate transactions, culminating in a multi-billion portfolio sale. Former Vice Chair of the ULI's Young Leaders Group in Europe, and MBA (with Distinction) from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Fifteen years’ experience in senior leadership roles in real estate, hospitality and experiential retail, contributing to the development of iconic hotels, sports arenas, and luxury retail destinations across the U.S., Europe and Asia
Served on several boards, including for the non-profit Urban Land Institute’s leadership board and as a member of its European Hospitality Council. Swiss, UK and US citizen with a BSc from the London School of Economics with Honours
Over a decade's experience working with leading private investors in both branded B2C businesses and real estate across Europe and the U.S.
Former European Investment Director for one of the world's largest alternative investment managers, closing billions of real estate transactions, culminating in a multi-billion portfolio sale. Former Vice Chair of the ULI's Young Leaders Group in Europe, and MBA (with Distinction) from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
Oberland is Growing
With significant financial backing, we are looking to acquire hotels for rebranding, purchase buildings suitable for conversion and procure hotel development sites in strong or emerging city locations.
Property Attributes
We are seeking existing hotels suitable for rebranding, buildings in alternative use (office, student, PRS, hostel, etc) suitable for conversion, or sites with planning permission for hotel or an alternative use with a firm prospect for change of use to hotel.
Strategy & Tenure
We are ultimately real estate investors and prefer freehold opportunities, and are open to joint venture partnerships or long leasehold or equivalent, but we will give consideration to other arrangements such as lease and associated rental in certain circumstances.
Size Requirements
We are targeting hotels with existing bedroom count of at least 75 bedrooms, existing buildings, in alternative use, with a minimum GIA of 2000 SqM, or sites consented, or with the firm prospect of being consented for at least this same size, but preferably larger.
Locations Specifications
Our focus over the next 3-5 years is on major capital and touristic cities in Europe such as London, Edinburgh, Paris and Milan. We also consider strong, emerging touristic locations including but not limited to Athens, Copenhagen, Lisbon, Porto, Rome, Stockholm and Vienna.