Company

The direct way to trade hotels.

Owner Direct connects hotel buyers and owners without a broker in the middle. Owners list a property in minutes, the platform builds the listing and deal room, and buyers diligence and make offers in one place.

56

Hotels listed

15 states

Markets nationwide

$6.5M-$68.2M

Price guidance per asset

0

Brokers in the middle

What we believe

Hotel deals should be direct, clear, and quick.

The hotel transaction market still runs on relationships, paywalled teasers, and brokered introductions. We are rebuilding it as an open marketplace where owners and buyers transact directly.

Direct

Buyers and owners work the deal together. No listing brokers, no double-ended commissions, no telephone game.

Transparent

Every listing carries real operating metrics and a deal room. What you see is what you diligence.

Fast

List a hotel in minutes from a website or address. The platform drafts the listing and data room for you.

Our team

Leadership team

Operators, brokers, and engineers building the most direct way to buy and sell hotels.

Daniel Reyes

Co-founder & CEO

Former hotel acquisitions lead at a national lodging REIT. Built and sold an earlier proptech company.

Sarah Whitman

Co-founder & COO

Scaled operations at two real-estate marketplaces. Former hotel asset manager.

Marcus Bennett

Head of Marketplace

Led marketplace growth at a top CRE platform. Former investment-sales broker turned anti-broker.

Priya Nair

Head of Engineering

Built data platforms across proptech and fintech. Early engineer at a marketplace unicorn.

Jordan Avery

Head of Product

Shipped diligence and deal-room tools across commercial real estate. Former hospitality analyst.

Elena Cho

Head of Capital Markets

Twenty years in hotel debt and equity. Former lender and joint-venture principal.

Tom Fletcher

Head of Seller Success

Two decades operating and selling branded hotels. Former general manager and owner.

Aisha Bello

Head of Growth

Demand generation for proptech marketplaces. Former hotel revenue strategist.

Investors & advisors

Board members

We're backed by investors and operators who have built marketplaces and run hotels.

Robert Sloan

General Partner, Highline Ventures

Early backer of marketplace and proptech leaders.

Nina Okafor

Partner, Meridian Capital

Two decades investing in hospitality real estate.

David Klein

Founder, Crestline Hotels

Owner-operator of more than 60 branded hotels.

Grace Lim

Operating Partner, Anders Group

Scaled fintech and real-estate platforms to exit.

List your hotel, direct.

Add your property by website or address and we build the listing and deal room for your review.

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Owner Direct is an early-stage prototype. The team and board shown here are illustrative.