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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.
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.
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.
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.
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% is a target, not a guarantee. Actual returns may vary and are subject to market conditions and the performance of individual assets.
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Co-Founder & Principal
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Ronak Agarwal
Co-Founder & Principal
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Alvaro Torres
COO & Principal