Hotel Development Management and Owner's Representation

Building or repositioning a hotel means coordinating an architect, an interior designer, an operator with its technical standards, a lender, a dozen specialists and the authorities. Owners who live in Mexico City, Miami or Madrid need someone on their side of the table who speaks construction, controls the budget and protects the opening date.

Hotel development management by Recrea — A Recrea Construction project

2026 fees: feasibility and technical due diligence $180,000–$600,000 MXN; development management 2–4% of construction cost or a monthly retainer of $150,000–$450,000 MXN depending on size.

What We Manage

Feasibility & Due Diligence

Land use, density, utilities, soils and a cost-per-key model before you commit.

Brand Technical Standards

Translating the operator's standards into the design brief and checking every drawing against them.

Design Management

Coordinating architect, interior designer and engineers so drawings arrive complete and buildable.

Budget & Schedule Control

Cost plans, change control, cash-flow and critical path, reported monthly to owners and lenders.

Procurement

Tendering, FF&E and OS&E coordination, long-lead items and logistics.

Handover & Opening

Commissioning, snagging, as-builts and operator acceptance.

Why owners hire a representative

Hotels fail on schedule and budget at the interfaces: the kitchen designer’s loads that the engineer never saw, the brand requirement that appears after tender, the long-lead glazing ordered too late. An owner’s representative with construction experience in Quintana Roo catches these before they cost money, and keeps permits, utilities and procurement moving in parallel.

Development Management Fees (2026)

Service	Scope	Indicative fee (MXN)
Feasibility & technical due diligence	Site, permits, utilities, cost per key	$180k–$600k
Development management	Design to opening	2–4% of construction
Monthly retainer	Owner's rep on site and in meetings	$150k–$450k / month

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Why Owners Choose Recrea

One contractor for the whole hotel — structure, MEP, interiors, back-of-house, pools and site
Works while the hotel operates: phasing agreed with operations and revenue management
Brand and code compliance: operator design standards, Protección Civil, NOM and environmental conditions
Open-book or fixed price, weekly reporting for owners, asset managers and lenders
18+ years and 196 projects in the Riviera Maya, own steel and carpentry workshops

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Frequently Asked Questions

In 2026 typically 2–4% of construction cost or a monthly retainer of $150,000–$450,000 MXN, depending on project size and involvement.

Yes, or we can act only as owner’s representative if you have another contractor. We agree the role at the start to avoid conflicts.

Yes. We review design and construction against the operator’s technical standards and manage approvals.

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