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Independent Hospitality Consulting & Asset Management

Your hotel. Our expertise. Your profit.

We work exclusively for hotel owners and investors — driving revenue, protecting margins, recruiting talent, and managing assets with the discipline of a global operator.

Revenue Growth Profit Optimisation Asset Management Talent Recruitment Cost Restructuring Owner Representation
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25+
Years of Global
Hotel Leadership
4
Countries of Active
Operating Experience
6
Consulting Disciplines
Under One Roof
1
Commitment — To the
Owner. Always.
Full-Service Hotels
Luxury & Upscale Segments
Harvard · Cornell · ISB Certified
IHM Mumbai Alumni
India · Asia · International
Owner-Side Only
Luxury hotel suite Asset Performance
Hotel dining Revenue Growth
Luxury hotel exterior Owner Advisory

Built for Hotel Owners

What every owner deserves
but rarely gets

Most hotel advisors serve operators, brands, or both. The Edhas is built differently — every engagement is structured around a single question: what is best for the owner? We bring institutional discipline to your property, translate complex operations into clear financial outcomes, and ensure your asset performs to its full potential.

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Revenue Growth

Systematic RevPAR improvement through rate strategy, channel optimisation, and commercial repositioning. Every rupee of potential revenue — captured.

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Profit Protection

Department-level cost forensics, procurement renegotiation, and payroll benchmarking to defend your GOP and EBITDA margins.

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Asset Optimisation

Continuous performance monitoring against market comp set. We identify where your asset is underperforming and build the action plan to fix it.

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Talent Recruitment

Sourcing, assessing, and onboarding hospitality leaders who are aligned to your ownership goals — not operator KPIs.

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Owner Representation

Your voice in every negotiation — with brands, OTAs, vendors, and management companies. We read every contract from the owner's side of the table.

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Operational Excellence

SOP design, brand standards compliance, guest experience elevation, and technology integration — delivered with global best-practice discipline.

Our Services

Six disciplines.
One commitment.

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Hotel Management

Full operational leadership of your property — staffing, SOPs, guest experience, and complete P&L accountability. We run your hotel the way an owner would run it.

OperationsP&L OwnershipBrand Standards
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Asset Management

Independent owner-side oversight: monthly KPI review, performance benchmarking, capital expenditure advisory, and operator accountability — so you always know what is really happening.

KPI MonitoringOwner ReportingCapex Advisory
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Negotiation & Contracts

Representing owners in brand, OTA, franchise, and crew accommodation negotiations. We know where the leverage is — and how to use it in your favour.

Brand AgreementsOTA StrategyVendor Contracts
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Procurement Audit

Forensic review of F&B, housekeeping, engineering, and OS&E procurement. We surface overcharges, renegotiate vendor terms, and build buying structures that protect your margins.

Cost BenchmarkingVendor ReviewQuality Audit
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Pre-Opening Advisory

From feasibility and brand selection to team recruitment, SOP rollout, and soft-opening execution. We ensure your hotel opens right — on time and on strategy.

FeasibilityBrand SelectionRecruitment
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Revenue & Commercial Strategy

Rate architecture, channel mix, loyalty design, and competitive positioning — built to maximise RevPAR, TRevPAR, and GOPPAR across every segment.

RevPAR GrowthChannel MixLoyalty Design
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"We have sat in the GM chair, across the table from global brands, and inside the numbers of properties at every performance level."

Owner-Side. Always.

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Owner-Side Advisor

The owner's advisor.
Not the operator's.

"We have sat in the GM chair, across the table from global brands, and inside the numbers of properties at every performance level. We know where value is hidden — and where it is being lost."

25+
Years leading full-service hotels across India, China, Nepal, and Thailand — in global brand environments and independent properties
ISB
Completed Global Advanced Management Programme at Indian School of Business — strategy and leadership at the highest level
100%
Owner-side mandate, always. We do not represent brands, operators, or management companies — only you

Our Method

The Edhas Framework

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Diagnose

Full P&L forensics, operational audit, market benchmarking, and talent assessment to identify exactly where value is being lost.

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Design

A custom strategy for your asset: revenue plan, cost structure, management model, procurement framework, and KPI targets.

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Deploy

Hands-on implementation — negotiations activated, talent placed, systems embedded, and teams trained to owner-aligned standards.

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Deliver

Measurable outcomes reported directly to you: RevPAR growth, cost reduction, compliance, and asset value improvement — every month.

How We Work

Three ways to
engage The Edhas

Ongoing Advisory

Retainer

Sustained asset management and commercial oversight — ideal for owners who want an independent expert watching their property every month.

  • Monthly P&L review and owner reporting
  • KPI benchmarking against comp set
  • On-call advisory and negotiations support
  • Quarterly strategic review sessions
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Project-Based

A defined engagement with a clear scope and deliverable — the most flexible way to access The Edhas expertise for a specific challenge.

  • Procurement audit and vendor renegotiation
  • Contract advisory and brand negotiation
  • Revenue strategy and repositioning
  • Pre-opening programme management
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Full Integration

Embedded GM

A senior hospitality leader placed within your property as an interim or fractional General Manager. Full accountability, fully owner-aligned.

  • On-site operational leadership
  • Team recruitment and performance management
  • Direct owner reporting — no intermediary
  • Transition planning and successor development
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Client Perspectives

Owners who made
the right call

For the first time, we had someone reading the P&L from our side of the table. The procurement audit surfaced savings we had never imagined possible. The Edhas brought clarity where there was only confusion before.

Hotel OwnerDelhi NCR — Full-Service Property

The contract negotiation support was game-changing. They understood exactly where our leverage was and how to use it. We secured terms we would never have achieved without them — and our GOP improved materially within the first quarter.

Real Estate InvestorHospitality Portfolio, North India
SKU SHARAD KUMAR UPADHYAYA FOUNDING PRINCIPAL
Sharad Kumar
Upadhyaya
Hospitality Leader · Asset Advisor · Educator

Sharad Kumar Upadhyaya founded The Edhas Hotels after more than 25 years leading full-service and upscale hotel properties across India, China, Nepal, and Thailand. His career spans the full spectrum of hotel operations — from pre-opening and turnaround to sustained top-quartile performance — always in highly competitive, brand-driven environments.

Having held senior general management roles within globally recognised hotel brands, he brings a rare depth of operational credibility combined with the commercial fluency of a P&L owner. His expertise covers revenue strategy, cost restructuring, talent development, procurement, and the forensic financial analysis that distinguishes great GMs from exceptional ones.

Sharad built The Edhas on a single conviction: hotel owners deserve an advisor who has truly stood in the operator's shoes — and chooses to stand in the owner's corner.

Graduate — Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Mumbai
Global Advanced Management Programme — Indian School of Business (ISB)
Executive Programme — Harvard University
Executive Programme — Cornell University, School of Hotel Administration
25+ Years International Hospitality Leadership
India · China · Nepal · Thailand
IHM Mumbai
Indian School of Business
Harvard University
Cornell School of Hotel Administration
25+ Years Global Leadership

Ready to protect
your asset?

Every engagement begins with a confidential, no-obligation conversation. Tell us about your property and we will tell you — honestly — where we can add measurable value.

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Owners consult us about

Revenue shortfalls and occupancy gaps
Operator underperformance and accountability
Procurement overcharges and vendor fraud
Brand negotiation and franchise renewals
Talent gaps and leadership transitions
Pre-opening planning and brand selection

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