Institutional Hospitality Investments

We Buy Hotels in Markets That Are Growing Whether Wall Street Notices or Not.

Auren Capital acquires branded hospitality assets in high-growth U.S. markets, with our own money alongside yours. Columbus today. More to come.

$55M+
Pipeline
19 to 23%
Target IRR
2.1x+
Equity Multiple
OUR BRAND PARTNERS

Most Real Estate Sponsors Raise Your Money and Disappear Into a Quarterly PDF.

We don't do that. Auren Capital is a hospitality-focused investment firm that acquires branded hotel assets, Marriott, Hilton, in markets where demand isn't based on hype. Columbus, Ohio isn't sexy. It's a state capital with $28 billion of Intel money pouring in, 53 million annual visitors, and not enough hotel rooms. We find the gap between what an asset earns today and what it should earn under the right brand with the right operator. Then we close it. Our founder invests personal capital in every deal. Our investors get quarterly reports that actually say something. And when we say conservative underwriting, we mean we've modeled what happens if occupancy drops 15% and rates go flat, and the deal still works.

You'll Know What's Happening

Quarterly financials, asset performance updates, and direct access to our team. Not a PDF from a back office. An actual conversation if you want one.

We Model the Downside First

Every projection we share has been stress-tested against rate increases, occupancy declines, and renovation overruns. We don't show you the best case. We show you what happens when things go wrong.

We Buy What We'd Hold Forever

Every property passes a simple test: would we own it for 20 years? That filter eliminates 90% of what we see.

Hospitality investment property
Hospitality

Value-add investments in branded hotel assets

Dillon Rama, Founder of Auren Capital

Dillon Rama

Founder and Principal

Dillon Rama started in his family's hotel business, went on to build a cosmetic dental practice, and spent years watching the smartest people he knew, physicians, specialists, and business owners, earn high incomes with almost no ownership in real assets. Auren Capital exists because of that gap. He puts his own money in every deal. That's not a talking point. It's how he sleeps at night.

Operator Investor Educator Kentucky Colonel

Featured Investment

Marriott hotel conversion property Active Offering

Marriott Conversion Project

Columbus, Ohio

A value-add hospitality investment converting an existing property into a branded Marriott asset. Positioned in a market driven by strong government, corporate, and convention demand, with premium co-sponsorship from NewcrestImage.

230
Room Conversion
$55M
Project Size
19 to 23%
Target IRR
2.1x+
Equity Multiple
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Why Invest With Auren Capital

We deliver premium investment opportunities with the transparency and alignment of a private partnership.

We Buy What We'd Hold Forever

Every property we acquire passes a simple test: would we be comfortable owning it for 20 years? That filter eliminates 90% of what we see. The deals that survive have real brand backing, real demand drivers, and economics that work even when rates flatten.

Our Money Goes In First

The Auren Capital team invests personal capital in every deal alongside our LPs. We receive our returns after you receive yours. That's not an incentive structure, it's the only structure that makes sense.

You'll Know What's Happening

You get quarterly financials, asset performance updates, and direct access to our team. Not a PDF from a back office. An actual conversation if you want one.

The Operators Are Institutional

We don't manage hotels ourselves. We partner with NewcrestImage, one of the largest hotel management companies in the U.S., because the best returns come from institutional operators running branded assets, not first-time sponsors learning on your dime.

Built for Professionals Who've Outgrown Their Financial Advisor

You're earning $300K+ and your advisor has you in index funds and whole life insurance. There's nothing wrong with that. But if you want to build real equity in real assets, with tax advantages, quarterly cash flow, and a partner who understands your world, this is where to start.

Investor Model

Two ways in. Same quarterly distributions. Same institutional reporting. Class A is $100K minimum with an 80/20 profit split. Class B is $500K+ with a 90/10 split and reduced fees, structured for larger commitments. After 100% of invested capital is returned, both tiers shift to a 70/30 split. Both classes get the same data room access and the same direct line to our team.

Tier A

Limited Partner, Class A

Minimum Investment$100,000 - $499,999
Profit Split80 / 20
Post-Capital Return Split70 / 30
Target Hold3 Years
DistributionsQuarterly

Columbus Isn't a Secondary Market. It Has More Annual Visitors Than Nashville.

A fast-growing, highly stable economic hub with 1.7M+ population, 5 Fortune 500 companies, and a diversified economy.

1.7M+
Metro Population
$28B+
Intel Investment
53.2M
Annual Visitors
$8.2B
Tourism Spending
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