HVS Europe Hotel Transactions Bulletin Week Ending 6 November 2026

HVS Hodges Ward Elliott brokers the sale of the Rosewood London to Gencom

HVS Hodges Ward Elliott is pleased to have represented the seller in the sale of the 308-room Rosewood London to US investor Gencom, in the UK’s largest single asset hotel sale in the last five years. The landmark luxury property is one of London’s most prestigious hotels. Housed in a prominent Grade II listed building, the hotel features world class food and beverage outlets including Holborn Dining Room and Scarfes Bar, and extensive conferencing and banqueting facilities and a spa. The property’s 308 guest rooms include 52 suites. Rosewood remain as operator following the acquisition. HVS Hodges Ward Elliott acted as exclusive advisors to the seller. 

M&G Real Estate acquires Motel One Brussels from Union Investment

London-based real estate investment company M&G Real Estate, through its M&G European Property Fund, has acquired the three-star, 490-room Motel One Brussels in Belgium from German real estate investment manager Union Investment’s open-ended real estate fund UniInstitutional European Real Estate. The hotel has one restaurant & bar, and is situated on Rue Royale in central Brussels, a short walk from the city’s main Cathedral and 500 metres from Brussels Centrale railway station. Renovated in 2024, the hotel is leased to Motel One on a long-term, triple-net lease with annual inflation-linked indexation. 

Calena Partners acquires THB Bamboo Alcudia in Mallorca from Andbank

Spanish real estate investment company Calena Partners has acquired the four-star, 208-room THB Bamboo Alcudia hotel in Mallorca, Spain, from Atalaya, a hotel investment fund managed by Actyus, the alternative investment arm of Andorran banking group Andbank. The property is situated in Port d’Alcúdia, in north-east Mallorca, a short walk from the beach on the Bay of Alcúdia. The hotel was extensively renovated in 2023 and includes a restaurant, bar and meeting room. Following the acquisition, the hotel will be operated by Spanish owner-operator Fergus Group under a hotel management agreement and rebranded as Fergus Bamboo Alcudia.

IHM, Extendam, Bpifrance and Financière Sisters acquire Lyon Marriott Cité Internationale from Lavorel Hotels

French owner-operator Invest Hôtel Meyzieu (IHM), together with private equity firm Extendam, France’s public investment bank Bpifrance and Financière Sisters, the family investment vehicle of the Pochettino and Imberton families, has acquired the four-star, 204-room Lyon Marriott Hotel Cité Internationale in France from French owner-operator Lavorel Hotels. The property is situated in Lyon’s sixth district by the Congress Center and the Tête-d’Or park. The hotel includes a restaurant and 16 meeting rooms. Lavorel acquired the hotel in 2014 as one of the group’s first hotels.  

Next Point sells Garden Saladina hotel in Mallorca to local private investor

Spanish REIT Next Point has sold the four-star, 132-room Garden Saladina hotel in Mallorca, Spain, to a local private investor for €13 million (€98,500 per room). The hotel is located in Playa de Muro on the island’s northern coast and includes a restaurant and spa & wellness area. Next Point acquired the former Garden Holiday Village from Spanish owner-operator Garden Hotels (now Cesgarden) in 2021 for €9 million (€68,200 per room) in a sale-and-leaseback deal. The hotel was later refurbished and reopened in 2025 under its current name. It remains leased to Cesgarden under a 25-year contract running to July 2046, with a minimum term to July 2036.  

Leonardo acquires IntercityHotel Schwerin in Germany

Leonardo Hotels, the European division of Israeli owner-operator Fattal Hotel Group, has acquired the former four-star, 180-room IntercityHotel Schwerin in Germany. The property is located next to the central train station in Schwerin, the capital of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in north-east Germany, which has around 100,000 inhabitants and is about 100 km east of Hamburg. It includes a restaurant, bar and seven meeting rooms. The hotel will initially operate as Hotel Schwerin City Center by Leonardo Hotels while all rooms, bathrooms, corridors and public areas are renovated and air conditioning is installed, after which it will be rebranded as Leonardo Schwerin City Center. The hotel was part of the former Revo hotel portfolio. 

Comer Group International acquires Grand Hotel Gravenbruch in Frankfurt

London-based real estate investment company Comer Group International has acquired the five-star, 225-room Grand Hotel Gravenbruch in Frankfurt, Germany, out of administration. The property is situated in the south of Frankfurt, about a 15-minute drive from both the city centre and Frankfurt Airport. The hotel includes a restaurant, bar and 18 meeting rooms. The previous owner entered insolvency in July 2026 after its Iranian co-owner was sanctioned by the US and EU over alleged links to Iran’s leadership, and Hilton ended its management contract in August 2026. 

Red Carnation sells Summer Lodge in Dorset, England to local hotelier

British owner-operator Red Carnation Hotels has sold the five-star, 25-room Summer Lodge Country House Hotel & Spa in Dorset, England, to local hotelier Kevin Newton, off a guide price of £5.5 million (£220,000 per room). The acquisition also includes the nearby Acorn Inn, a 16th century inn with 10 guest rooms and a restaurant. The two properties are in the village of Evershot in the Dorset countryside in south-west England, about 20 km north-west of Dorchester. The hotel includes a restaurant and a spa with an indoor pool and sauna. Red Carnation acquired Summer Lodge in 2003 as its first hotel outside London, and the group’s portfolio now comprises 14 hotels.

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