Hospitality & Resort Projects

The Munsch Hardt Hospitality & Resort Projects group has a dedicated team that represents some of the largest owners, investors, developers and managers of high visibility, nationally recognized hotels, resorts and other hospitality projects. We handle a variety of legal matters for such hospitality and resort clients including acquisitions and dispositions, development and construction, leasing, lending and finance, partnerships and joint ventures, management agreements, franchise agreements, land use and entitlements, environmental and insurance. We have worked on these hotels and resorts from coast to coast and in Mexico, South America and the Caribbean. A substantial portion of our work on clients' hotel projects occurs as part of our involvement in larger mixed-use projects. Our attorneys work in tandem with our developer clients on such projects from concept to completion, attending to all of the details such as land acquisition, joint development agreements with co-developers, management and franchise agreements with brands, loan and equity negotiations, construction contracts, and leasing of retail and specialty areas to include spas, restaurants, bars and nightclubs. Our group regularly represents national brands in the negotiation of management contracts for hotel and resort properties and we have assisted hotel investors in acquiring large portfolios of hotel assets.

Representative Deals & Suits

Representation of a golf course management company in a joint venture development of the only golf course on the island of Cozumel, Mexico.
Representation of a developer of the most expensive and prestigious private golf club in Texas.
Representation of a golf management company with the management of 13 golf courses located around the country.
Representation of a developer in the development of several Hyatt Place Hotels in Texas.
Representation of a developer in the development of a high-rise hotel, condominium and retail project in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Representation of the acquiring company in the acquisition, restructuring and secured financing of a full-service, publicly traded hotel company involving 200+ properties in 20 states and Canada.
Representation of a lodging company in the acquisition of more than 100 new development sites in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas and Utah in connection with a national rollout of an extended stay lodging concept.
Representation of a hotel company in the acquisition, redevelopment, financing and ultimate sale of a portfolio of 16 full-service hotels located around the country.
Representation of various lenders and investors in connection with hotel secured financings.
Representation of a national hotel chain in the restructuring of a $75 million indebtedness secured by 28 properties in 14 states.
Representation of the seller in the sale of a four star resort located in Santa Fe, New Mexico that had been privately held for generations.
Representation of a purchaser in the acquisition of a landmark hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana's French Quarter.
Representation of a developer in the development of a timeshare project on the San Antonio, Texas Riverwalk.
Representation of a developer on a contemplated four star, 1,000 room resort and branded hotel condo project along the Gulf Coast.
Representation of a developer in the redevelopment of two separate historic hotels and the addition of adjacent condominium towers in Dallas, Texas.
Representation of a developer in the development and financing of new high-rise hotels in downtown San Diego and Silicon Valley, California.
Representation of a developer in the redevelopment of an existing high-rise office building into a major downtown New Orleans, Louisiana hotel.
Representation of a hotel developer in the development of a $650 million hotel/condominium/apartment project in Los Angeles, California.
Representation of four and five star hotel brands in connection with agreements for resort hotel and branded hotel condo developments in Florida and the Caribbean as well as luxury hotel operating agreements in Arizona, California and Texas.
Representation of a developer in the development of a 250 room hotel together with 60 high-end residential condominiums located on top of the hotel, an additional 80 residential condominium units located in an adjacent tower and approximately 30,000 square feet of retail space in Dallas, Texas.
Representation of a privately equity firm based in Dallas, Texas in the $121 million acquisition and $85 million financing of a luxury hotel located in Alexandria, Virginia.