Portfolio RevPAR Outperformance
Reported RevPAR exceeded $191 for the quarter, up ~2% year-over-year (approximately 5.5% excluding the Royal Palm). Core portfolio RevPAR rose ~5.4% to nearly $216 excluding Royal Palm, with monthly momentum excluding Royal Palm of ~6.5% (Jan), ~3.5% (Feb), and ~6.5% (Mar).
Strong Resort and Leisure Demand
Leisure/resort RevPAR increased ~7.6% excluding Royal Palm. Notable property performance: Bonnet Creek RevPAR +~16% with hotel adjusted EBITDA +20% year-over-year; Key West (Casa Marina/The Reach) RevPAR ~+9%; Waikoloa RevPAR +6%; Hilton Santa Barbara RevPAR ~+23% (occupancy +~13 ppt, ADR +3%); Hyatt Regency Mission Bay RevPAR +12%.
Meaningful EBITDA and Revenue Results
Total hotel revenues were $591 million (up nearly 2%) and hotel adjusted EBITDA was $152 million (hotel adjusted EBITDA margin ~26%). Reported EBITDA was $143 million and adjusted FFO per share was $0.45.
Successful Capital Recycling and Dispositions
YTD noncore dispositions include the January sale of Hilton Checkers and the recent sale of 396-room Hilton Seattle Airport for $18 million, bringing year-to-date noncore asset sales to $31 million. Management highlighted a nine-year track record of selling/disposing 52 hotels for >$3 billion.
Transformative Renovations Driving Value
Royal Palm comprehensive repositioning on track for early June completion; pre-opening group pace for 2027 of $1.4 million at ~$460 avg rate (+$108 or +31% vs 2024 pre-renovation pace). Projected returns on invested capital of 15–20% with stabilized EBITDA expected to more than double from ~$14M to ~$28M (~$69k per key).
Hawaii Renovation Progress and Recovery
Completed Phase Two of Rainbow and Palace Tower renovations with Phase Two investment of ~$85M; combined RevPAR across the two resorts +2% (or ~+5.4% when adjusting for a 340 bps storm-related drag). Management expects Hawaii hotels to perform at the upper end of guidance ranges.
Improving Group Trends & Forward Pace
Portfolio group revenue increased ~5% YoY excluding Royal Palm. Group revenue growth led by double-digit gains in Puerto Rico, New York, and Bonnet Creek. Q2 group revenue pace ~+4%; full-year group pace ~+3% (excluding Royal Palm and Hilton Hawaiian Village). 2027 group pace for the core portfolio up ~5.5%.
Balance Sheet Actions and Liquidity
Reported liquidity ~ $2.0 billion (cash ~$156M plus ~$1.8B available capacity under revolver and $800M delayed draw term loan). Secured ~$700M floating-rate delayed draw mortgage on Bonnet Creek (SOFR +225 bps, upsized $50M), creating ~$1.5B of committed debt capacity to address 2026 maturities and extend weighted average debt maturity to nearly 4 years.
Guidance Raised
FY guidance raised: RevPAR growth midpoint increased by 50 bps to a new range of 0.5%–2.5%; adjusted EBITDA guidance increased midpoint by $7M to $587M–$617M; AFFO midpoint increased by $0.01 to $1.74–$1.90 per share.
Dividend Maintained
Declared and paid Q1 cash dividend of $0.25 and declared Q2 cash dividend of $0.25, implying an annualized yield of ~9% based on recent trading levels.