Selected Experience

A portfolio of landmark European hospitality and destination assets.

A selection of representative projects from two decades of work across hotels, mixed-use developments and experience-led real estate.

BudapestOngoing

Hilton Budapest Westend / Crowne Plaza Budapest

Owner-side hospitality asset management and strategic advisory across two of Budapest's landmark international hotel assets — encompassing owner representation, governance, operator oversight and HMA negotiation, business and operational audit, capex, FF&E and OS&E review, budget and performance testing, sponsorship monetization and benchmarking, with a clear mandate for EBITDA growth, turnaround and long-term strategic value creation.

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Central EuropeStrategic Mixed-Use

Westend City Center

Mixed-use destination advisory for one of Central Europe's most significant integrated retail, leisure and hospitality complexes, including Tourist Friendly Mall concept advisory and execution.

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BudapestVenue Management

Papp László Budapest Sports Arena

Visitor experience strategy and destination activation for one of Budapest's landmark arena and event environments — spanning hospitality-integrated guest-flow design, attraction and experience concept development, commercial and operational enhancement, and long-term value creation across a large-scale venue and event infrastructure ecosystem.

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BudapestHeritage

Corinthia Budapest

Engagement with one of Europe's most celebrated grand hotels — a benchmark for heritage hospitality, service culture, pre-opening and go-to-market execution, and enduring asset value.

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WellnessConcept

Wellness, Lifestyle & Resort Advisory

A curated body of work across wellness-led, lifestyle and resort hospitality — from the Lifestyle Hotel Mátra, a 114-key upscale mountain retreat with integrated wellness and conference facilities developed and brought to market between 2009 and 2012, to the ETO Park Fitness Club, a premium fitness and active-lifestyle concept positioned as a mixed-use hospitality-adjacent amenity (2010–2011). The practice further encompasses the Polus Palace Thermal Golf Club Hotel, supported through development, pre-opening and soft-opening between 2003 and 2006, and feasibility and operator selection advisory for the Long Island Resort in the Seychelles.

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Mixed-UseDestination

Mixed-Use Hospitality Destinations

Advisory and execution across integrated hospitality, leisure and entertainment-led destinations — from the Mextrém Park indoor family entertainment and adventure concept, developed and brought to market between 2008 and 2011 as an experience-driven mixed-use attraction, to the ETO Park Business & Stadium Hotel, a 103-key integrated stadium hotel combining business, event and sports facilities (2010–2012), and the ETO Park Fitness Club, a premium fitness and wellness amenity positioned within the same mixed-use ecosystem (2010–2011). The work spans destination activation, pre-opening and go-to-market execution across hospitality-integrated lifestyle environments.

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InternationalExpansion Platform

Development Platform & Deal Origination

Strategic development and expansion advisory supporting the growth of major hospitality platforms across Central Europe, South Eastern Europe and DACH regions — including pipeline origination, underwriting, feasibility and brand assessment, HMA/HLA/Franchise negotiations, and cross-functional execution support for large-scale hotel portfolio expansion initiatives.

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GeographicFocus

Core Markets & Off-Market Reach

Active across Central and South-Eastern Europe, with particular focus on the CEE, SEE and DACH regions, AVA Advisory operates across hospitality, mixed-use and destination-led real estate environments with an international perspective and local market fluency.

Selected off-market hospitality and mixed-use opportunities across Europe are assessed and discussed discreetly on a relationship basis.

CEE
SEE
DACH

ExperiencePillars

Hospitality Operations & Brand Experience

Operational and strategic experience shaped through engagement with internationally recognised hospitality platforms across hotel operations, asset management, governance, repositioning and long-term value creation.

Hilton International
Corinthia Hotels
Marriott International
Danubius Hotels
Hunguest Hotels
Trigranit / Granit Polus