About this episode

Laurence Malyon discusses his journey from managing a short term let business to launching a new boutique hotel brand.

He built a short term let business to 70 units and 20 staff — then walked away at 29 to start from scratch. The very next day he went to view a hotel. 🏨 In this episode of the Scottish Property Podcast, Nick and Steven sit down with Laurence Malyon — founder of Moment aparthotel brand — for one of the most wide-ranging conversations they've had on the show. Laurence covers everything from running concerts for the neighbours at age 5 and rebranding his family's fire suppression business at 15, to building Donnini Apartments with his uni flatmate Jake, exiting after seven years, and launching a hospitality brand that just did a £2.325 million deal on Edinburgh's George IV Bridge. This one is packed with lessons on business partnerships, aparthotel strategy, STL licensing, commercial funding, and why Glasgow and Edinburgh are completely different beasts. TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Welcome back to Laurence & what he's been building since 01:08 – Exiting Donnini & launching Moment hotel brand the very next day 01:58 – Growing up in a rundown farmhouse near Beattock 02:59 – The family fire suppression business 03:36 – Rebranding the family business at 15 05:15 – Why London and Dubai…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Ponty, Steven Clark

Guest: Laurence Malyon

Topics covered

• short term lets
• hospitality
• business partnerships
• aparthotel strategy
• commercial funding
• STL licensing

Keywords

• short term lets
• hospitality brand
• Donnini Apartments
• Moment hotel
• Edinburgh
• business strategy
• commercial funding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Moment, Donnini Apartments

Places: Edinburgh, Glasgow, George IV Bridge, London, Dubai

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