AccorHotels to sell 85 European Hotels
The 85 hotels are being sold to a new, private hotel franchisee operator. The 85 hotels have an asset value of €594 million and are mostly midscale and economy hotels. The new entity will be dual owner by AccorHotels (30%) and Eurazeo (70%). The hotels are located in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Belgium. The 85 hotels will remain under their AccorHotels flag, but will undergo renovations estimated at €100 million, in addition to the €358 million purchase price.The sale and creation of the new company was done in order to make AccorHotels more “Asset-Medium.”
