1. Concept. People usually select the lots according to the concept of the complex that they want to create. If your specialty is the creation of hotels or vacation homes, you should combine several factors in your plan. Silence, view, orientation to sunrise or sunset, and distance to a river, lake, forest, and other nearest objects are crucial when choosing. If you are creating a place that will work for an already formed tourist flow, it is good to know what advantages mean to be considered by them.
2. Looking for a place. There are many options for where and how you can search for a location for your hotel. The crucial factor is its area. If you want to run a hotel for 20-30 guests, a good option is to look for already existing households with already prepared driveways and led lights. You can start by searching for lots with buildings in the regions that interest you.
3. Communications. When you buy an undeveloped lot in a good location, away from the tourist flow, it automatically allows you to find a better land price. Of course, your task is to calculate the cost of additional infrastructure, including lighting and road construction. Connecting to electricity is quite expensive and can take up to 50% of the total construction budget. Connection to a 250 kW transformer substation will cost $135,000.
4. City, village, or deserted area. It determines how expensive it’s going to be to afford staff. Will the crew live in the hotel, will they get there on their own, will they need a shuttle or even a separate house for a living? All of these questions are very important when choosing the area for the hotel.
5. Development prospects. It is always necessary to be a few steps ahead. For example, Slavsk wants to launch a completely different brand new standard of a ski resort. This method of strategic development has not had analogs in Ukraine yet. The plan is to build 45 kilometers of ski tracks and lifts, which will cover 200 or more hectares, starting from Rozhanka.
6. Place equals target audience. The location in the city center or within 30 kilometers from it guarantees that people, who are about to come, did not know about your hotel or did find out about it recently. It is good to consider that guests can get to your hotel by taxi. The further it is, the narrower audience is coming. In this case, people go there purposely.
7. Orientation to the sun. No one would like the windows to face north. Neither to sit in the darkness because of the forest surroundings. Meeting the sunset in the middle of the mountains is an important ritual. It is truly a magical phenomenon. We want our guests to be able to feel and experience these emotions. Also, this is one of the main principles of creating projects.
8. The shape and development of the surrounding area. You should consider the standards of the distance between buildings, septic tanks, and so on while designing. It will not always be possible to build tightly, and an irregularly shaped area with significant differences will make it hard to create a project.
9. Complex terrain. It can lead to the construction of additional fortifications: retaining walls and drainages. The complexities of the relief are visible to the naked eye: drops, cracks in the ground, faults, and traces of flooding.
10. The possibility of the entrance of special equipment. Removing the top layer of earth, leveling the site and a pile of crushed stone, and making a driveway is the work of a bulldozer. Further, trucks, excavators, cranes, and other large equipment will work on the site. It can only be well done if a big track can go to the construction site without any problem.
11. Purpose of the land. Urban planning conditions and restrictions(that may arise even before designing the hotel) should be clear in advance. It is ideal if you immediately manage to find a lot for the construction and maintenance of tourist infrastructure and public catering facilities. It is also worth knowing that you can change the purpose of the lot by contacting the village, settlement, or city council. That is the case if the lots are private property, not state or communal. The destination might be changed at the request of the lot owner.
12. Existing infrastructure in the area. It is relevant if you choose the option of buying an old sanatorium or hotel. There are many such locations in Ukraine. The renovation trend is at its peak. These locate in picturesque corners and already have their substations. The documents also are ready most often. The cost of dismantling works adds to the price of such a lot: the transfer of existing communications is difficult to agree between different contractors, so it can often delay the completion of works.
13. Existing infrastructure in the area. It is relevant if you choose the option of buying an old sanatorium or hotel. There are many such locations in Ukraine. The renovation trend is at its peak. These locate in picturesque corners and already have their substations. The documents also are ready most often. The cost of dismantling works adds to the price of such a lot: the transfer of existing communications is difficult to agree between different contractors, so it can often delay the completion of works.
14. Think about the leisure time of the guests. Let’s consider the concept of a hotel or holiday home in the middle of nature as an example. There are enough strong impressions from the location and architecture itself. Another option is to partner with entertainment and leisure complexes to suggest to your guests. Another option is the most expensive and the most high-quality one. Think through and implement everything from A to Z independently and within the limits of your territory.
15. Search for diamonds. The land is a classic investment for people and businesses. Many people have hidden diamonds – lots of lands once bought with the idea that one day they could build a resort. Often, such lands already have the correct purpose, electricity, and unique opportunities for vacation spots. When you first hear the price, it can scare you away, but often such places are a real business booster and worth the investment. It is almost impossible to find such places on your own. You should find reliable partners for this task.
