4/10/2024 | Hotels

Group of three hotels in Italy sold to local hospitality fund through joint agents Christie & Co and Savills

Specialist hotel property adviser, Christie & Co and joint agent, Savills are delighted to announce the sale of three hotels in Italy – the Holiday Inn Naples, My One Hotel Bologna and Hotel Villa Ducale Parma, to Italian hotel operator, CHC Holding S.P.A.

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Comprising a total of 535 bedrooms across the three properties, the transaction represented a unique opportunity to acquire a portfolio of three business hotels which offer the buyer and end-user strong value-add opportunities, in terms of repositioning, asset management and consolidation in the Italian market.

Carine Bonnejean, Managing Director – Hotels at Christie & Co commented, “This was an exciting opportunity for Christie & Co to leverage our international platform to market the assets to a global buyer audience. All three hotels are located in strategic Italian markets which resulted in competitive bidding from wide ranging global capital markets.”

Craig Millward, Director – Corporate Hotels at Christie & Co also commented, “We are thrilled to have been able to assist our client, Bayview Italia, Scudo Immobiliare Srl and Tirrenium Leasing Srl in securing a new owner for their hotels and their successful transition to the next stage of their development. We are confident that the properties will continue to be highly successful in their respective markets under new ownership.”

Dario Leone, Director - Head of Hospitality & Leisure Italy at Savills added, “We are honoured to have contributed to the closing of this deal involving the Italian operator, CHC, who showed a very strong interest from the outset of the competitive sale process.

“This transaction, which is one of the largest in Italy in Q1 2024 in terms of size, confirms the growing interest in the hotel market, including secondary destinations, which are increasingly sought-after by both domestic and international investors.”


For further information on this press release, contact:
Bronte Hughes, Corporate Communications Manager
P: 020 7448 8849 or E: bronte.hughes@christie.com


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