Lionel Anidjar Hotel development · Project leadership
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Floor G · Lobby

While the best experts think outside the box…

…someone has to look after the box.

Hotels Project Director · Global Asset Solutions

Portrait of Lionel Anidjar
20+ hotels opened or reborn
13 countries, on four continents
4 decades, starting behind the front desk

Floor 1 · Today

On the owner's side of the table.

With Global Asset Solutions, an independent hotel asset management and advisory platform, for owners and investors across EMEA and APAC.

Currently: Paris · Portugal · Australia · across Europe globalassetsolutions.com

Floor 2 · Case studies

What happens before the ribbon is cut.

Three rooms. One is open. The others, on request.

A beautiful hotel that cannot operate efficiently is not a successful hotel.

Floor 3 · Method

Reading plans like a housekeeper.

Owner-side, from the first brief to the first guest. Each step is organised around the decisions the owner has to take — and prepared before they are due.

Typical outputs: decision schedules · owner papers · design review notes · risk registers · standards manuals.

  1. 01Brief & appointmentsOwner brief, consultant RFPs, evaluation criteria and appointment recommendations.
  2. 02Design reviewsLayouts, guest and service flows, back-of-house capacity, spa and F&B — at every submission.
  3. 03Tender & value engineeringTender documents checked against owner and operating requirements; exclusions and savings assessed before award.
  4. 04Mock-ups, FF&E & OS&EQuality, usability, maintenance and cost — settled before they become change orders.
  5. 05Construction follow-upSite reviews, changes and emerging risks brought to the owner while there is still time to act.
  6. 06Commissioning & openingDefects, as-built records, O&M manuals and readiness reviewed alongside the operator.
  7. 07StandardsFront of house, back of house, MEP, acoustics, fire safety and SOPs — in one manual.

Floor 4 · Archives

Started at the front desk. Never really left.

École hôtelière de Lausanne, then hotel operations in Saint-Barthélemy — and from there, the projects. Bilingual in French and English.

A lot of little steps, in the right direction.

The register 30+ hotels, palaces and resorts · open a chapter
  1. 1987–1990OperationsExecutive Assistant Manager1 hotel
    • Le GuanahaniSaint-Barthélemy
  2. 1990–1999Shangri-La & HyattProject coordination, FF&E and openings6 hotels
    • Island Shangri-LaHong Kong
    • Park HyattBuenos Aires
    • Hyatt RegencySurabaya
    • Hyatt RegencyDead Sea
    • Hyatt RegencyMuscat
    • Grand HyattShanghai
  3. 1999–2012GLA HotelsVice President – Projects11 hotels
    • Hotel One UNNew York
    • Hotel CadoganLondon
    • Bairro Alto HotelLisbon
    • Vidago PalacePortugal
    • Royal RivieraCap-Ferrat
    • Cotton HouseMustique
    • Discovery at Marigot BaySaint Lucia
    • Hotel MontalembertParis
    • Hotel JulesParis
    • Hotel BeauchampsParis
    • Hotel Bel AmiParis
  4. 2013–2022IndependentOwner-side project management5 projects
    • Hôtel de CrillonParis
    • La Voile d'OrCap-Ferrat
    • Island Shangri-La, renovationHong Kong
    • A palace renovationMonte-Carlo
    • A feasibility studySaint-Barthélemy
  5. 2022–2023Katara HospitalityProject Director Europe & Americas10 hotels
    • The PeninsulaParis
    • Le Royal MonceauParis
    • Maison DelanoParis
    • CarltonCannes
    • Westin PalaceMilan
    • Hotel ExcelsiorRome
    • AmstelAmsterdam
    • The AdriaLondon
    • InterContinentalMadrid
    • Bürgenstock CollectionSwitzerland
  6. 2023 —Global Asset Solutions Behind closed doors. Floor 2 →
Saint-BarthélemyHong KongBuenos AiresSurabayaDead SeaMuscatShanghaiNew YorkLondonLisbonVidagoMustiqueSaint LuciaParisCap-FerratMonte-CarloCannesMilanRomeAmsterdamMadridBürgenstock

Floor R · Rooftop

Room 001 Please disturb. Owners, operators and designers — messages welcome at any hour.

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