Today marks an important milestone: the launch of Otelium, a new platform dedicated to redeveloping and consolidating accessible hotels across France. Backed by Alpera Partners, we’re setting out to reimagine a segment of hospitality that is both essential and often overlooked.
Why we started Otelium
Travel in France isn’t just about luxury destinations or boutique experiences. It’s also about the thousands of independently owned 2- and 3-star hotels that welcome business travelers, families, and tourists every day. These hotels are often run by passionate owners and deeply rooted in their communities, but many face challenges: ageing infrastructure, rising costs of ownership and renovation, and increasing competition from larger hotel chains who have better economies of scale, centralised booking platforms and rewards program, and a clearer “right to win”.
We see enormous potential here.
With thoughtful investment, modern design, and professional operations, these independent hotels can fully realise their potential. That’s the idea behind Otelium.
What we do
Otelium acquires and redevelops owner-operated hotels, focusing primarily on the 2- to 3-star segment (and opportunistically on 4-star properties).
Our goal is simple:
- Upgrade properties to deliver modern, comfortable, and sustainable stays.
- Consolidate a highly fragmented market into a professional platform, ensuring visibility and economies of scale.
- Protect and amplify the character of each hotel while making them more accessible to today’s travelers.
Backed for the long term
Otelium has received backing for €60M from Alpera Partners, and ambitions to acquire and redevelop 2-4 new properties per year.
With the support of Alpera Partners, we’re building Otelium for the long run. Together, we aim to create a platform that not only drives strong returns but also supports local communities, preserves hospitality jobs, and ensures that travelers across France have access to affordable, high-quality stays.
Looking forward
We’re excited to begin this journey. France’s independent hotels have always been about warmth, accessibility, and local flavor. Otelium exists to preserve that spirit, while giving these hotels the resources they need to thrive in the years ahead.
About Alpera Partners
Working alongside bold entrepreneurs, Alpera Partners creates, develops, and scales the leading groups of tomorrow through roll-up platforms.
Each year, Alpera Partners invests more than €80 million in equity to consolidate micro-cap companies in fragmented, high-growth markets, helping them expand both organically and through acquisitions. Target markets include healthcare, industry, business services, and real estate.
Through this strategy, Alpera Partners has launched one roll-up platforms: in hospitality (Otelium). This adds to its established platform in veterinary healthcare (Novavet).
.png)