HotelHinge · Data
Data & Methodology
Last updated: June 23, 2026
HotelHinge is a proprietary compilation of publicly reported facts about U.S. hotels: who owns them, who bought and sold them, and for how much. This page explains where the data comes from, what we deliberately do and do not do, and how to read it honestly.
What the dataset is
The product has two connected layers. The property record is the identity, location, and physical attributes of U.S. lodging properties. The transaction timeline is the sequence of sales, refinancings, and development events attached to each property. Every transaction we publish carries a link to the public record behind it, so you can verify the facts yourself. For a field-by-field walk through what a single record holds, see the U.S. hotel database.
Daily deal news. Every morning we read U.S. hotel deal coverage from trade press, business news and company announcements. Each deal article is matched to its hotel, and each fact (the parties, price, rooms, date, loan terms) is kept only with the sentence that states it and confirmed by a second, independent check. A fact the checks disagree on is left blank. We show short quotes and a link to the article, never the article itself. Private individuals are never shown as parties.
Sourcing & compliance
We are deliberate about how the data is built, and we want that on the record:
- We compile facts (property identity, ownership, prices, dates, and parties) from public records and other lawfully accessible public sources, such as assessor and recorder data, government filings, official company and brand disclosures, and public press releases.
- We do not access, scrape, copy, or derive our data from gated or subscription competitor databases, or from anything behind a login or paywall. We honor applicable site terms and robots directives, and we prefer official records and public filings.
- We do not reproduce a source's creative expression or its selection and arrangement. Narrative summaries are written in our own words, and each event links back to its original public source.
- Our original contribution is the compilation: selecting which facts to include, matching dozens of names and addresses to one canonical property, deduplicating, and arranging events into a timeline no single public source provides. That compilation is protected by copyright and is proprietary to HotelHinge.
- We publish facts, not opinions. We do not show ratings, reviews, or photos, and we do not publish proprietary third-party operating metrics (such as RevPAR, ADR, occupancy, or cap rates).
- We are independent and are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any hotel brand, property owner, government office, or data provider. Brand and hotel names are used factually to identify properties.
What we do not claim
Completeness. The dataset is not exhaustive. Smaller, independent, rural, or very recently transacted properties may be missing or thin. A blank field means a fact is not yet known; we mark it honestly rather than guess, and a dash is never a zero.
Accuracy. Data is sourced from third-party public sources and is provided "as is." Prices may be undisclosed; dates may be reported with varying precision. We link the source so you can check it. The data is an information tool, not legal, tax, appraisal, or investment advice.
Currency. New events can lag their public reporting, and property attributes are refreshed over time. Use the linked source and dates to judge how current a fact is.
Suggest a correction
We care about getting facts right. If you believe a record is wrong, out of date, or should be reviewed, email info@hotelhinge.com with the property and the detail, and we will investigate in good faith and correct or annotate it where warranted.