- Business
- LH Hotel Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (LHHOTEL.BK) operates as a closed-end real estate investment trust in Thailand that mobilizes funds from investors to acquire leasehold rights in hotel properties and ownership of related movable assets; the trust generates income through leasing and subleasing these properties to hotel operators, targeting stable returns for unitholders. It invests in five prime Grande Centre Point branded hotels: Grande Centre Point Hotel Terminal 21 (462 rooms, Bangkok Asoke, leasehold expiry 2040), Grande Centre Point Hotel Ratchadamri (497 rooms, central Bangkok, sublease expiry 2578), Grande Centre Point Hotel Sukhumvit 55 (442 rooms, Thonglor, lease expiry 2047), Grande Centre Point Space Pattaya (490 rooms, North Pattaya, lease expiry 2052), and Grande Centre Point Hotel Pattaya (396 rooms, adjacent to Terminal 21 Pattaya, lease expiry 2049); rental structures feature fixed base rents escalating periodically plus variable components tied to 85-90% of EBITDA above fixed rents, with provisions for special events like pandemics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered at 11 Q.House Sathon Building, South Sathon Road, Tungmahamek, Bangkok, the trust primarily serves the luxury hotel segment in key tourist hubs of Bangkok and Pattaya, managed by Land and Houses Fund Management Company Limited with LH Mall & Hotel Company Limited as hotel operator. In recent developments, the trust expanded its portfolio in 4Q23 through the acquisition of the two Pattaya properties from LH Mall & Hotel, diversifying revenue streams from Bangkok-centric to a balanced mix across city and resort locations while boosting asset base and expected 2024 distributions; this follows strong 2023 performance amid tourism recovery, with ongoing benefits from rising international arrivals projected at 35 million in 2024.