Who We Are

Who We Are

Operators first. Investors always.

Operators first. Investors always.

AARO Real Estate is a hospitality investment and management platform that acquires and operates hotels. Founded in 2023, the firm is built on our leadership team’s hospitality operating experience dating back to 2008 — years spent running properties, not just modeling them.


We serve accredited investors, family offices, and hotel brand and franchise partners who want disciplined exposure to hospitality real estate — with the people who own the outcome operating the asset.

AARO Real Estate is a hospitality investment and management platform that acquires and operates hotels. Founded in 2023, the firm is built on our leadership team’s hospitality operating experience dating back to 2008 — years spent running properties, not just modeling them.


We serve accredited investors, family offices, and hotel brand and franchise partners who want disciplined exposure to hospitality real estate — with the people who own the outcome operating the asset.

Mission

Mission

To acquire and operate hotels with owner-level discipline — protecting investor capital while delivering the standard of hospitality our guests and brand partners expect.

To acquire and operate hotels with owner-level discipline — protecting investor capital while delivering the standard of hospitality our guests and brand partners expect.

Vision

To become a trusted operator-led hospitality investment company in the markets institutional capital overlooks — one property, one partner, one market at a time.

Investment Thesis

Three pillars. One discipline.

Our thesis is deliberately simple — and deliberately hard to execute without operating experience.

01

01

Striking undervalued markets

We target markets Fortune 500 companies trust but other hotel investors may overlook — places with durable corporate demand, limited new supply, and pricing that hasn’t caught up to fundamentals.

02

02

Small business mindset, big business infrastructure

Our in-house management team runs every property with owner-operator resourcefulness — watching every dollar — backed by professional systems for finance, revenue, and compliance that scale like an institution.

03

03

Fortress underwriting

We only select deals that withstand stress tests. If a property can’t hold up when revenue falls, we don’t buy it — no matter how attractive the upside looks.

Target IRR for Limited Partners

20%

20%

20%

20% is a target, not a guarantee. Actual returns may vary and are subject to market conditions and the performance of individual assets.

Leadership

Leadership

The people behind the platform

The people behind the platform

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Aarya Patel

Aarya Patel

Co-Founder & Principal

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Ronak Agarwal

Co-Founder & Principal

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Alvaro Torres

Vice President of Investments