- Business
- Covivio Hotels SCA (COVH.PA) owns and manages a diversified portfolio of hotel properties across Europe, serving as the leading real estate partner to major hotel operators including Accor, IHG, NH Hotel Group, B&B Hotels, Meininger Hotels and Radisson Hotel Group. The company holds 283 hotels valued at €6.4 billion as of end-2024, spanning 12 countries with primary operations in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium and the UK; approximately 59% of the portfolio operates under long-term leases with an average residual term of 11 years, while 41% involves premises and business models concentrated in Germany and France. Its asset management activities include direct operations via the WiZiU platform, franchise agreements with brands such as Hilton and Marriott, and contributions to innovative concepts like hybrid lofts for living, working and leisure.
Founded in 2003 as Foncière des Murs and headquartered at 10 rue de Madrid in Paris, France, Covivio Hotels functions as a subsidiary of Covivio SA with around 19-24 employees and focuses on sustainable investments, achieving 97.5% environmental certification across its portfolio targeting 100% by 2025. Core services encompass property acquisition, development, renovation and management support, including financing and operational optimisation to enhance tenant development in dynamic metropolitan areas. Revenue derives primarily from rental income, management contracts and joint ventures, with emphasis on high-occupancy urban and tourist destinations.
Recent strategic developments include Covivio increasing its stake in the subsidiary to 52.5% in the first half of 2024 via an 8.7% holdings increase, alongside finalising a major consolidation deal with AccorInvest in December 2024 involving the acquisition of 43 operating companies valued at €393 million in exchange for 16 hotel properties to strengthen asset management in tourist-heavy regions. The company completed four hotel renovations in 2024, including two in Lille, one in Bruges with a new Novotel concept adding 12 rooms, and one leased to Melia in Malaga representing 458 keys and €28.5 million in works at over 15% yield. Further expansions encompass the €81 million acquisition of the 4-star Iberostar Las Dalias hotel in Tenerife from Starwood Capital in late 2024, marking its first property purchase since 2020, plus plans for around ten additional renovation programmes starting 2025 such as Ibis Montmartre and Mercure hotels in Boulogne, Nice and Lyon with a €100 million investment.