Boutique Brand
01Urban Lifestyle
Paris / Lyon / Cannes / Bordeaux, France
Paris / Lyon / Cannes / Bordeaux, France
MOB Hotels
Paris / Lyon / Cannes / Bordeaux, France — Urban Lifestyle
HOSPITALITY INVESTMENTS — EST 2010 — NEW YORK
Building a portfolio of ICONIC HOTELS.
✦PARIS, FRANCE✦NEVIS, CARIBBEAN✦SOUTHPORT, CT✦LYON, FRANCE✦DEEP ELLUM, TX✦WASHINGTON, D.C.✦CANNES, FRANCE✦DALLAS, TX✦BORDEAUX, FRANCE
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Glyn Aeppel
Founder, President & CEO
Who We Are
Hospitality experience.Investment discipline.
Glencove Capital is a lifestyle and boutique hospitality investment and advisory company founded by a veteran hotel executive.
Glyn Aeppel is the Founder, President and CEO of Glencove Capital. Glencove is one of a few women-owned and operated hospitality investment firms in the United States.
Since its founding in 2010, Glencove Capital has invested in hotels, restaurants, and hotel operating brands, all in partnership with
investors and developers.
With over 35 years of senior global experience in developing hotel brands, Aeppel has sourced, closed and financed real estate investments of well over $3 billion throughout the United States and Europe that have created significant value for shareholders. She spent many years as a senior corporate executive raising capital, asset managing, and investing in hotel companies and assets for major corporations including Marriott, Interstate Hotels, Le Meridien, Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Loews Hotels and Andre Balazs Properties.
35+
Years of global hospitality experience
$3B+
Real estate investments sourced, closed and financed
What We Do
Investing in
exceptional hospitality.
At Glencove, we achieve strong financial returns for investors through the acquisition, development, or recapitalization of hotel assets, and the investment and scaling of dynamic lifestyle hospitality brands.
We invest directly with partners: High Net Worth investors, family offices, institutional investors, and private equity funds.
Our Investment Focus
Geography: United States, Europe, and the Caribbean.
- ✦Independent boutique and lifestyle hotels.
- ✦Dynamic lifestyle brands and operating companies.
Glencove Capital sources, negotiates, closes and asset manages all acquisitions and developments.
Europe
01/03
Paris & Lyon, France
MOB Lifestyle Hotels
Scaling dynamic lifestyle brands and cultural community hubs.
United States
02/03
Union Market District
MOB Hotels, Washington D.C.
Ground up lifestyle hotel development & vibrant cultural community hub.
The Caribbean
03/03
Luxury Island Retreat
Nevis, Caribbean
Ground up luxury beachfront resort development.
How We Do
A disciplined path to value creation.
Our team deploys decades of senior hospitality expertise across every phase.
Acquisition & Discovery
Identify opportunities
This involves surveying the market for potential hotel acquisitions, either existing properties or new developments. We will consider factors such as location, brand, condition, and potential upside.
Conduct due diligence
Once a potential investment has been identified, we will conduct a thorough due diligence process to assess the property's financial and physical condition. This may involve reviewing financial statements, inspecting the property, and obtaining expert opinions.
Analysis & Valuation
Capital & Structure
Structure the investment
Once we decide to proceed with an investment, we will structure the transaction in a way that maximizes returns and minimizes risk. This may involve using a variety of financial structures including debt, equity, and joint ventures.
Manage the investment
Once the investment has been closed, we will asset manage the professional hotel management company on behalf of the investors.
Active Stewardship
Places We Invest
Where opportunity meets place.
Our investments span select prime gateway markets across the United States, Europe, Colombia, and the Caribbean.
UNITED STATES
Urban Destinations
UNITED STATES
MOB Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Delamar Southport, CT
Deep Ellum, TX
EUROPE
Urban Destinations
EUROPE
MOB Hotel Paris
MOB House Paris
MOB Hotel Lyon
MOB Hotel Bordeaux
MOB Hotel Cannes
CARIBBEAN
Island Sanctuaries
CARIBBEAN
Nevis, Caribbean
Luxury Island Retreat
Ground-up beachfront resort
COLOMBIA
Colombia Destination
COLOMBIA
Ground-up luxury resort
NSWE
Urban DestinationsTap pin to select
UNITED STATES
MOB Hotel, Washington, D.C.
Delamar Southport, CT
Deep Ellum, TX
Investment Parameters
Selective by design.
Our focus is on lifestyle hospitality investing and advising. Everything we do is in the travel and leisure business.
Real Estate Assets
Glencove Capital's dedicated team focuses on investing in unique, one-of-a-kind lifestyle hotel assets managed by an experienced hotel operating company. We acquire existing cash-flowing assets and also consider highly selective hotel development opportunities in high barrier to entry markets.
Lifestyle Operators & Brands
Glencove Capital invests in distinctive lifestyle hospitality operators and brands led by creative founders — exemplified by MOB Hotels founder Cyril Aouizerate — with the strategic objective of scaling these dynamic companies both nationally and internationally.
Asset Management
Glencove Capital actively asset manages all investments to protect its investors and ensure the continuous operational and financial success of its portfolio assets.
Portfolio
Portfolio
Every property is hand-picked, architecturally distinct, and professionally operated.
The Podcast · Insights & Stories
Podcast conversations on investing.
Hear from Glyn Aeppel on the many dimensions
of hospitality.
The Unfamiliar Shift with Ariela
LISTEN NOWGlyn AeppelFounder, President & CEO, Glencove Capital
"Know What You Don't Know"
Glyn Aeppel on Investing in Founders
A conversation with Glyn Aeppel on investing in hospitality founders, redefining boutique scale, and balancing creative vision with financial discipline.
00:00/44:22•Sep 02, 2026
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