Lucky Find Hospitality

What Lucky Find Hospitality does

Lucky Find Hospitality is a private, founder-led boutique hospitality consulting and management firm specializing exclusively in ultra-boutique hotels, resorts, glampsites, and retreats sized between 10 and 70 keys. The firm offers a modular suite of professional services — feasibility studies, design and development management, sales/revenue/distribution strategy, technology systems audit and implementation, marketing and branding, accounting/finance/asset management, acquisition support and investment feasibility, pre-opening and technical services, sustainability/ESG advisory, and hourly senior-level support (entry point ~15 hours/week) — sold as tailored packages to hotel owners, developers, and investors. LFH simultaneously operates as owner, developer, and operator, evidenced by its wholly owned Hotel Herringbone asset in Waco, TX (launched 2023) and co-development partnerships with architectural firm RAD LAB (San Diego) and branding studio The Madison Melle Agency (Venice/NYC). It does not develop proprietary software; its technology practice is implementation and audit of third-party PMS, RMS, channel manager, POS, and compliance stacks (Cloudbeds, Opera Cloud, Duetto, SiteMinder, Square, Toast, SpotOn, GDPR/PCI-DSS).

Revenue mechanics blend project-based consulting fees, hourly engagements, and ongoing hotel management/operations income from owned or managed assets. Go-to-market is consultative direct sales targeting ultra-boutique hospitality projects across the US, UK, LATAM, and EMEA, supported by a published case-study library with quantified outcomes (300%+ NOI at Lundy Farm, 200% NOI and 89% ADR at Kinkára, $100K+ savings at Orchard Hill). The firm is headquartered in San Diego with a London regional office overseeing UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia; it has no external institutional investment, parent company, or public-company status per available records, and operates with 1–10 core staff plus a bench of named consultants across finance, design, PR, SEO, and culinary functions.

Name

Lucky Find Hospitality

Legal name

Lucky Find Hospitality

Website

https://luckyfindhospitality.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lucky Find Hospitality is a founder-led boutique consulting and management firm delivering modular feasibility, development, revenue, technology, marketing, and asset-management services exclusively to ultra-boutique hotels, resorts, glampsites, and retreats of 10–70 keys across the US, UK, LATAM, and EMEA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Boutique Hospitality Management & Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Boutique Resorts (Small-Scale Resorts) (THAGADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Luxury Boutique & Lifestyle Resorts (THAGACAO)

Keywords

• Boutique hotel management
• Hospitality consulting services
• Ultra-boutique hotels
• Hotel development management
• Hospitality asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Consulting & Advisory Services: Modular consulting packages covering feasibility studies, design & development management, sales & revenue strategy, technology consulting, marketing & branding, accounting/finance & asset management, acquisition support, pre-opening services, and hourly support. Services are sold as tailored packages or hourly engagements.
2. Hotel Management & Operations: Operating and managing ultra-boutique hotel properties (10-70 keys) as operators, including day-to-day operations, revenue management, sales distribution, and full hospitality management.
3. Development & Co-Development: Joint development and co-development of ultra-boutique hospitality projects with partners and property owners, overseeing design, construction, and project execution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lucky Find Hospitality provides modular consulting, development, and operational management services exclusively for ultra-boutique hotels, resorts, glampsites, and retreats sized between 10 and 70 keys. Service offerings include feasibility studies, design & development management, sales/revenue/distribution strategy, technology systems audit & implementation, marketing & branding, accounting/finance/asset management, acquisition support, pre-opening services, sustainability & ESG advisory, and hourly support packages. The firm also acts as owner, developer, and operator of select boutique hospitality assets.

Product overview

Lucky Find Hospitality operates as a boutique hospitality management and consulting firm offering a modular suite of professional services rather than a unified software product. Their service portfolio includes Feasibility Studies, Design & Development Management, Sales/Revenue & Distribution Strategy, Technology Systems Audit & Implementation, Marketing Strategy & Branding, Accounting/Finance & Asset Management, Acquisition Support & Investment Feasibility, Pre-Opening & Technical Services, Sustainability & ESG Services, and Hourly Support Packages. These services are delivered as standalone consulting engagements or bundled into customized packages, allowing clients to access specific expertise as needed. The company specializes exclusively in ultra-boutique properties (10-70 keys) including hotels, resorts, glampsites, and retreats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Feasibility Studies

Quantifiable outcome

• 300%+ NOI increase for Lundy Farm within less than a year of partnership
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RAD LABcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternationally acclaimed San Diego-based architectural firm serving as cornerstone development partner. Team includes Philip Auchettl, David Loewenstein, and Jason Grauten, licensed in California, Texas, Hawaii, and Michigan. Portfolio exceeding $200 million. Ethos grounded in minimalism and modernism, pioneering cutting-edge spaces. Collaborative co-developer relationship.
• The Madison Melle AgencycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCreative design studio, lifestyle branding and marketing firm headquartered on Abbot Kinney in Venice, CA with NYC offices. Over 25 years of industry expertise in branding & marketing, design, web & app development, business leadership, revenue & scale strategies. Shapes media, hospitality, food & beverage, real estate, wellness and retail brands.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Highgate Hotels: Large multi-brand hotel operator, investor, and manager with deep lifestyle/boutique exposure. Highly comparable as a third-party management platform for hotel owners, though Highgate spans far more segments than LFH's 10-70 key niche.
• Aimbridge Hospitality: One of the largest independent hotel management companies globally, providing management, asset management, and consulting across full-service and select-service brands. Comparable operating model at much larger scale; not boutique-specialized.
• Remington Hospitality: Hotel management, renovation, and development services company operating across independent and branded assets. Comparable as a third-party operator and consultant, though broader and larger than LFH's boutique niche.
• HEI Hotels & Resorts: Owner and operator of upscale, lifestyle, and boutique-branded hotels with full asset management capabilities. Comparable in offering management + consulting-style services but at materially larger scale and broader segment focus.

Direct peers

• Lark Hotels: Boutique hotel management and marketing company operating independent lifestyle properties across the US. Directly comparable niche focus on small-format, design-forward boutique hotels with full-service management.
• Evolution Hospitality: Boutique-focused hotel management and consulting firm that grows lifestyle and independent properties. Closely aligned operating model combining management, revenue strategy, and consulting for small-to-mid-scale boutique assets.
• Spire Hospitality: Hotel management and consulting firm with focus on boutique, lifestyle, and independent assets across the US. Comparable third-party management and advisory services for owner-operators of boutique properties.
• Kessler Collection: Boutique luxury hotel collection that develops, manages, and brands design-forward independent properties. Comparable in combining ownership/operation with boutique consulting-style positioning.
• Horwath HTL: Hospitality-focused consulting firm offering feasibility, asset management, and operational advisory services. Directly comparable as a professional services advisor to boutique and independent hotel owners, though broader segment coverage.

Regional players

• Hotelave (AVE Hotels by Grupo Prisma): Independent boutique hotel operator primarily active in Mexico and LATAM. Comparable ultra-boutique ownership/operating model, with overlap in LFH's LATAM (Mexico, Costa Rica) project geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aluckyfindtravel
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/luckyfindhospitality
• Instagraminstagram.com/luckyfindmgmt

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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