A Tampa-based hotel brokerage has closed a $5.65M sale of an Orlando hotel as investor interest in Central Florida hospitality assets continues to draw national attention.
Deal overview
DSH Hotel Advisors arranged the sale of the 74-room Red Roof Inn Orlando South near the Florida Mall on Dec. 10. The firm represented the seller, Winchester Hospitality LLC, and the buyer, JANM Hospitality LLC.
The property sold for $5,650,000.
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Dennis S. Hopper, managing principal of DSH Hotel Advisors, and Randy B. Taylor, senior vice president of investments, led the transaction. DSH held the exclusive listing and generated more than 150 signed confidentiality agreements, resulting in multiple offers from buyers across the country.
“The sale of the Red Roof Inn Orlando South represented a unique buying opportunity in the Orlando market,” Hopper said. “Our controlled, competitive process produced multiple offers and ultimately identified the California-based buyer who secured the deal.”
Location and asset profile
The two-story hotel includes 74 rooms and is located off Orange Blossom Trail, about one mile from the Florida Mall, with access to I-4 and SR-528.
The property has undergone recent renovations and sits within one of the most active tourism markets in the U.S.
Taylor said the transaction aligned with the seller’s objectives while positioning the buyer for long-term performance.
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“We were able to align closely with the seller’s objectives while identifying a strong, cash-flowing asset for a West Coast-based investor,” Taylor said. “Central Florida continues to generate exceptional interest due to its concentration of demand drivers.”
Those drivers include Orlando’s theme parks and Universal’s newly opened Epic Universe, a $1B development that is reshaping visitor traffic across the region.
The hotel operates under the Red Roof Inn brand, which was named the No. 1 Best Budget-Friendly Hotel Brand in USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards for 2025.
Why it matters
The sale underscores continued national investor appetite for Central Florida hospitality assets, including budget and midscale properties.
For Tampa-based DSH Hotel Advisors, the transaction reflects sustained deal activity in the Orlando market and highlights how location, brand stability and tourism-driven demand continue to attract out-of-state capital.
DSH Hotel Advisors is headquartered in Tampa and focuses exclusively on hotel investment sales nationwide, with an emphasis on the Southeast.