Senior advisory for hospitality projects
Ascentis 360 advisory
Hospitality projects succeed or fail long before construction begins. The choices made at feasibility, concept design, and early planning stages shape not only cost and programme, but how the hotel operates, performs, and endures over time.
Ascentis 360 Advisory supports owners and developers who want to get those decisions right the first time. We work at the intersection of strategy, design, cost, and delivery, bringing deep hospitality experience and senior judgment to the moments that matter most and create a clear, realistic pathway from early vision to a buildable, operationally sound asset that outperforms the competition.
By combining technical rigour with real-world delivery experience, Ascentis 360 helps clients move forward with confidence, avoid costly course corrections, and build projects that perform as intended from day one.
Our advisory packages
Navigo
Ascentis Navigo is a comprehensive project execution planning and advisory service that guides your project from inception to completion of concept design. Our experienced team offers strategic leadership during the critical stages of feasibility, design team selection, and concept development. Navigo helps developers confidently navigate the planning and pre-construction phases, ensuring that your project meets operational, functional, and financial goals to deliver a world-class asset that stands out in the market.
Chartis
Chartis integrates design advisory, value engineering, and cost control from concept design through design development. Led by the costing and hospitality experts of our Ascentis 360 team, this service is delivered on a monthly retainer, ensuring design evolution remains aligned with budget, constructability, and long-term operational performance.
Pioneer
Pioneer offers a streamlined approach to planning and costing, providing a clear baseline for project timelines and budgets. With a detailed cost plan, a customised procurement strategy and a robust project management schedule, Pathway is the first step for a successful project delivery.
Elevate
Elevate offers a comprehensive plan to enhance property value and performance for existing assets undergoing brand-driven upgrades or repositioning. This service aligns scope definition, technical feasibility, and execution strategy to support informed decisions and smoother implementation.
Innsight
InnSight guides owners, investors, and developers through the earliest stages of a project, before key commitments are locked in. We act as an independent, owner-side advisor, combining market insight, operational understanding, and technical expertise to create clarity before brand and capital decisions are made.
Our advisory packages across the project lifecycle
What we offer
Drawing on deep sector knowledge and decades of delivery experience, we provide grounded, scenario-based investment advice and technical feasibility insights.
Our recommendations are shaped by decades of industry experience and backed by robust data, enabling decision-makers to navigate complex constraints with confidence. From development budgets and timelines to capex planning and execution strategy, every deliverable is designed to move the project forward intelligently and efficiently.
Green field site analysis
Assess the potential of undeveloped sites to identify opportunities and challenges, informing your investment decisions.
Contract and claim advisory
Our contract advisory services support clients across procurement, contract administration, and dispute resolution.
Statutory due diligence
Ensure compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements, mitigating risks and avoiding costly delays.
Technical audits
We audit the technical feasibility of existing assets, identifying potential issues and recommending solutions.
Distressed project turnaround
We provide strategic guidance and support to revive and optimise distressed projects, turning challenges into opportunities.
Programming and architectural feasibility
Assess the viability of proposed designs and programmes, ensuring alignment with project objectives and constraints.
Pre-contract cost management
Comprehensive cost planning, including budgeting, value engineering, tender BOQs, and pre-tender cost estimates to establish a robust budget before construction begins.
CAPEX and financial modelling
Develop robust financial models to support investment decisions, ensuring accurate forecasts and effective budget management, aligning with your business goals and market conditions.
Cost planning
Provide detailed cost analyses and projections, helping you manage budgets and optimize spending.
Construction planning and methodology
We define project scope, breaking down work, sequencing tasks, allocating resources, budgeting, and managing risks to create a detailed roadmap for efficient, cost-effective project completion.
Construction monitoring
We oversee your construction project, assessing quality, accuracy and progress, providing the detailed reports and advice you need for total project control.
Our benefits
Real-world insight, better project outcomes
Sustainability is a deeply held ethos that shapes every project we take on. We believe that building responsibly means protecting not only the interests of our clients but also the long-term well-being of the local community and the environment. Our holistic approach addresses both embodied carbon and operational greenhouse emissions to create future-ready assets that meet global standards while remaining cost-effective.
Better decision making
We help clients make the right calls early, when decisions still have leverage. By stress-testing assumptions across market demand, design intent, operations, and delivery, we reduce the risk of late-stage corrections that are costly, disruptive, and often irreversible.
Optimised design
We align design decisions with operational reality, brand standards, and long-term performance. This ensures that architectural ambition, guest experience, back-of-house efficiency, and lifecycle costs move together, rather than pulling the project in different directions.
Optimized capex
Our advisory services enable clients to minimize project costs through detailed cost planning and value engineering. We evaluate all cost variables, ensuring efficient allocation of resources without sacrificing future guest/tenant experience, while increasing the revenue generating potential of the asset.
Risk mitigation
By identifying technical, statutory, and commercial risks early, we reduce uncertainty during design, tender, and construction. This leads to clearer briefs, better-aligned consultants, and a project team that is prepared rather than reactive.
Projects that reach opening as intended
Our advisory focus is on outcomes, not just milestones. The goal is not to complete a set of documents, but to deliver a hotel that opens on time, performs as expected, and stands up to operational and market realities from day one.
Working with Ascentis has been a game-changer for our Sofitel Moroni project. Their deep expertise in project management, particularly in the realm of sustainability, has been invaluable. Ascentis brought a forward-thinking approach to integrating eco-friendly materials and energy efficient designs. [...] Ascentis' ability to work efficiently with all stakeholders, navigate challenges, and keep the project on track has given us confidence that we are building not only the first luxury hotel in Comoros, but also one that aligns with our long-term environmental goals.