CHAND HOSPITALITY

Raised in hospitality.

A family-owned, operator-led hospitality company focused on limited-service, select-service, and extended-stay hotels.

We bring both an owner's view of capital and an operator's view of the property — building hotels that perform well and host people well.

Connect with Chand Hospitality Honored to host.
OUR STORY

The hotel was home as much as it was a business.

Nik Chand grew up in his family's 80-room motel in southeast Portland, where the property was home as much as it was a business. From helping with laundry, housekeeping, maintenance, guest keys, and the front desk, his role expanded into schedules, bookkeeping, contracts, and government filings.

In 2013, the family invested their savings together and became hotel owners. By 2017, Nik had taken the reins of the family portfolio — acquisitions, financing, operations, tax planning, capital projects, and portfolio strategy. Today, he oversees approximately $12 million of family hospitality and real estate assets.

Chand Hospitality carries that experience forward as a family-owned, operator-led hospitality company.

Nik Chand

Nik Chand

Founder & Principal

PROGRESSION

A track record built by creating options.

2013 FOUNDATION Invested alongside family and became an owner.
2017 LEADERSHIP Took the reins of the family portfolio.
2020 THROUGH STRESS Acquired and operated through the shutdown.
Today PLATFORM Building repeatable systems for the next generation of assets.
OPERATOR'S LENS

The financials show what has happened. The property shows why.

Before seriously pursuing a hotel, Nik will stay at the property and watch how it actually operates — how the front desk engages guests, how housekeeping is organized, whether breakfast holds up during busy periods, what guests repeatedly experience in the rooms, and where space or labor could be doing more.

Small signals reveal larger systems. The objective is to understand whether the opportunity sits in people, process, product, or the physical property — and whether Chand Hospitality has the ability to improve it.

01 People Energy, accountability, leadership and service.
02 Process Housekeeping, breakfast, reporting, maintenance and handoffs.
03 Product Room reliability, amenities and what guests experience repeatedly.
04 Physical Property Condition, systems, dead space and deferred work.
OUR APPROACH

Value creation is a system, not one big bet.

Labor & operating controls Scheduling, role clarity, reporting cadence, and decision visibility.
Recurring business & sales Local corporate, logistics, project, and negotiated demand.
Revenue management Rate discipline, channel mix, length-of-stay, and account strategy.
Guest feedback & reliability Surveys, recurring room issues, breakfast, amenities, and maintenance.
CapEx & brand execution Conversion, procurement, phased execution, and product consistency.
Underused space & land Long-stay uses, ancillary revenue, and development optionality.

"The thesis cannot depend on a single value-add component, especially if that component is only CapEx."

NIK CHAND
CAPITAL STEWARDSHIP

Protect tomorrow. Create upside.

01 Day-one coverage Ordinary operations and debt service should be supportable from the start.
02 Reserves & contingency Capitalization includes realistic reserves, carry and capital improvements.
03 Leverage discipline Debt is a tool, not the source of the investment thesis.
04 Multiple value levers The plan should strengthen as initiatives work, not depend on all of them.
A deal should not require everything to go right merely to avoid going wrong.
FOCUS

Focused today. Built for the long term.

Today, Chand Hospitality is focused on limited-service, select-service, and extended-stay hotels where existing operations, thoughtful capital improvements, and active ownership can create durable value.

Limited Service · Select Service · Extended Stay · Conversion & Repositioning

"For me, ownership comes down to two responsibilities: steward capital and host people well."

NIK CHAND · FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL

Chand Hospitality is built around both responsibilities: disciplined ownership and genuine hosting.
The building may change. The standard should not.

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Nik@chandhospitality.com 503.754.4497