Hotel and resort matters combine real estate, construction, operating permits, brand and management contracts, guest regulation and sometimes residential or membership sales. Identify who owns the land and building, who operates each service, the approved land and building use, and whether the customer buys real estate, a lease, membership points or only a contractual right to stay.
Preserve originals, authenticated registry results, dated communications and payment evidence. Build separate regulatory, contractual and dispute timelines because an administrative complaint does not necessarily preserve a civil deadline.
Subject to editorial and legal review. Property regulation and procedure vary by asset, locality and transaction date. Urgent preservation, enforcement and limitation issues require specific advice.
Property and development diligence
Verify land use, title, planning, construction, completion, mortgages and permitted hotel, tourism, commercial or residential use. Check whether separate units may lawfully be transferred or operated as accommodation.
Opening licences and operations
Build a premises-specific matrix for business registration, special-industry hotel permission, fire, public-place hygiene, food, alcohol, pool, entertainment and environmental requirements. Local rules control the sequence.
Hotel management and branding
Review term, territorial rights, owner approvals, operator standards, accounts, fees, procurement, employment, IP, performance tests, owner priority, lender rights, termination and transition. Align the management agreement with financing and property documents.
Branded residences and mixed use
Separate unit ownership from rental-pool participation, brand licence and hotel services. Disclose common-area, operating, return and exit assumptions and verify that the contemplated use is permitted.
Timeshare and membership risk
Analyse the actual product, payment custody, duration, inventory, exchange promises, cancellation, consumer disclosures and refund ability. Do not market a contractual holiday product as registered real-estate ownership.
Checklist
- Land, title and permitted-use diligence.
- Opening and operating licence matrix.
- Management, brand and financing alignment.
- Guest privacy and security processes.
- Residence, rental-pool or membership disclosures.
- Termination and operator-transition plan.
Official sources
- National Administrative Regulations Database: Hotel Industry Public Security Measures
- State Administration for Market Regulation: Urban Real Estate Administration Law
Law checked: September 11, 2026. Official Chinese texts, local rules, registrations and transaction documents control.
