Investment in Hotel Properties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Investment in hotel properties as of December 31, 2024 and 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Land	$	800,143	$	810,633
Buildings and improvements	5,062,727		5,005,894
Furniture, fixtures and equipment	539,616		511,451
Finance lease asset	91,181		91,181
Construction in progress	5,066		27,123
	$	6,498,733	$	6,446,282
Right-of-use asset, operating leases	351,150		360,761
Investment in hotel properties	$	6,849,883	$	6,807,043
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(1,530,854)		(1,316,267)
Investment in hotel properties, net	$	5,319,029	$	5,490,776

Hurricane Ian

On September 27, 2022, LaPlaya Beach Resort & Club ("LaPlaya") and Inn on Fifth, both in Naples, Florida, and Southernmost Beach Resort ("Southernmost"), in Key West, Florida, were impacted by the effects of Hurricane Ian. Inn on Fifth and Southernmost did not incur significant damage or disruption. LaPlaya closed in anticipation of the storm and required remediation and repairs from the damage. LaPlaya began reopening in stages during 2023, as its buildings and facilities were repaired, and its repairs were substantially complete in the first quarter of 2024.

The Company’s insurance policies provided coverage for property damage, business interruption and other costs that were incurred relating to damages sustained, in excess of the applicable deductibles. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized a loss of $7.9 million for damage to LaPlaya and Southernmost, which is included in impairment on the Company’s accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. In December 2024, the Company finalized a settlement agreement for the Hurricane Ian claim with the insurance carriers totaling $146.5 million, and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, recognized $48.6 million, $33.0 million and zero, respectively, of business interruption insurance income and gain on insurance settlement. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, the Company incurred $0.2 million, $6.6 million, and $0.2 million, respectively, of non-reimbursable insurance costs related to payroll, repair and claims administration which is included in other operating expenses in the Company's accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton

On September 26, 2024, LaPlaya was impacted by Hurricane Helene and on October 9, 2024, was again impacted by Hurricane Milton. The damage primarily impacted the ground floor of the Beach House, the pool complex and landscaping. LaPlaya closed following Hurricane Milton to undertake clean-up, repairs and a full assessment of damages. Two of its three guestroom buildings, Gulf Tower and Bay Tower, reopened on November 1, 2024, and the upper floors of the Beach House reopened in January 2025.

The Company’s insurance policies provide coverage for property damage, business interruption and other costs that are incurred relating to damage sustained, in excess of the applicable deductibles. For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized a loss of $10.0 million for damage to LaPlaya, which is included in impairment in the Company’s accompanying consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The Company recorded an insurance receivable for the remediation costs incurred and the estimate of the book value of the property and equipment written off in excess of the applicable deductibles. Through December 31, 2024, the Company received a total of $9.6 million in preliminary advances from the insurance providers. The Company is continuing to evaluate the financial impact of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and its ability to recover, through insurance policies, any loss due to business interruption or damage to LaPlaya.

Impairment

The Company reviews its investment in hotel properties for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate potential impairment. The Company periodically adjusts its estimate of future operating cash flows and estimated hold periods for certain properties. As a result of this review, the Company may identify an impairment trigger has occurred and assess its investment in hotel properties for recoverability.

For the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $38.1 million related to one hotel property. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $81.8 million related to three hotels and one retail component of a hotel property. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recognized an impairment loss of $81.7 million related to three hotel properties. The impairment losses were a result of their fair values being lower than their carrying values. The impairment losses were determined using Level 2 inputs under authoritative guidance for fair value measurements using purchase and sale agreements and information from marketing efforts for these properties.

Right-of-use Assets and Lease Liabilities

The Company recognized right-of-use assets and related liabilities related to its ground leases, all of which are operating leases. When the rate implicit in the lease could not be determined, the Company used incremental borrowing rates, which ranged from 4.7% to 7.6%. In addition, the term used includes any options to exercise extensions when it is reasonably certain the Company will exercise such option. See Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies for additional information about the ground leases.

The right-of-use assets and liabilities are amortized to ground rent expense over the term of the underlying lease agreements. As of December 31, 2024, the Company's lease liabilities consisted of operating lease liabilities of $320.7 million and financing lease liabilities of $44.0 million. As of December 31, 2023, the Company's lease liabilities consisted of operating lease liabilities of $320.6 million and financing lease liabilities of $43.4 million. The financing lease liabilities are included in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Company's accompanying consolidated balance sheets.