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Starting out guides
Opening a hotel, guest house or resort in India: plans, costs, licences and the first months.
Cost of building a hotel in India: per room and per square foot
Published per-room and per-square-foot benchmarks, a worked budget for a 24-room hotel and how to bring the cost down.
Read the guideStarting outResort business ideas in India: eco resorts, glamping and buying vs building
Resort formats, an illustrative ₹ plan, eco resort and glamping basics, and a checklist for buying a running resort.
Read the guideStarting outHotel lease in India: what it costs, the clauses that matter and the alternatives
Hotel lease costs, key agreement clauses, rent escalation and lock-in, and lease versus management contract versus revenue share.
Read the guideStarting outGuest house business in India: ideas, profit and how to run one
Ideas, profit numbers, licences, corporate contracts and daily routines for a small guest house in India.
Read the guideStarting outHotel business plan: how to write one a bank will read, with a 20-room example
The sections of a hotel business plan and project report, and a worked 20-room financial projection for a bank loan.
Read the guideStarting outHow to start a hotel business in India
Models, money, licences, staff and the first 90 days for anyone planning to open a hotel in India.
Read the guideSpend less time on the paperwork.
GuestHawk handles Form-III, GST invoices and every OTA in one system, so you can focus on your guests.