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HOUZN vs HOUZV: the gap is real, but the cause is not what it looked like

A full triangulation across nine data points: STR actuals, 168 rate-variance reports, 57 of HOUZN's own Top 30 account reports, both hotels' revenue-strategy packets, the city ledger, and public account research. The headline reverses the obvious story.

Prepared for Ace2026-05-20Private, do not share

Bottom line

HOUZN trails HOUZV by +27% on RevPAR (73.71 vs 93.83 in 2025), behind on both occupancy (65.3% vs 79.8%) and realized ADR ($112.56 vs $121.20). That part held up under the deep dig (source: data.json, HOUZN STR + HOUZV flash actuals).

What reversed: HOUZN is not under-pricing. It posts higher rates than HOUZV on 78 to 83% of forward nights, by $8 to $12 (source: houzn_smart_findings.md). It loses the money downstream, through a growing fixed-discount block, a collapsed group book backfilled cheap, low-rate contractor crews, and no premium tier. HOUZV wins by holding floors and filling late at rate on a clean transient base, not by selling higher. The fix is mix and discipline, not the rate card.

1Head to head, every month of 2025

RevPAR is occupancy times ADR. HOUZV beat HOUZN all 12 months. Both beat the weak end of the comp set, but HOUZN sits mid-pack while HOUZV leads it (source: data.json; HOUZV STAR rank 2 of 7).

+27%
2025 RevPAR gap
$74 vs $94
14 pts
Occupancy gap
65.3% vs 79.8%
$9
Realized ADR gap
$113 vs $121
+$8 to $12
HOUZN posted-rate LEAD
on 78-83% of nights
MonthHOUZN occHOUZV occHOUZN ADRHOUZV ADRHOUZN RevPARHOUZV RevPARGap
Jan54%67%$103$115$56$78+40%
Feb76%86%$116$124$88$107+21%
Mar76%84%$110$124$83$105+26%
Apr73%78%$112$122$82$96+17%
May66%83%$115$123$75$102+36%
Jun68%87%$113$121$76$105+38%
Jul68%77%$118$120$80$93+16%
Aug49%89%$110$114$53$84+58%
Sep62%68%$111$118$69$94+37%
Oct73%82%$119$124$86$91+5%
Nov65%84%$113$125$73$82+12%
Dec56%70%$112$124$63$90+44%
2025 avg65%80%$113$121$74$94+27%

2The data dossier: what each source proves

You asked which data points actually help triangulate. Here is the case for each, what it can prove, and the key finding. The three marked "spine" carry the diagnosis; the rest corroborate or add the names.

Data pointSourceWhat it triangulatesKey finding
HOUZN monthly STR + HOUZV month-end Flashdata.json (12 mo 2025 + 16 flash)Realized occupancy, ADR, RevPAR for both, apples to applesTHE GAP. HOUZN $73.71 RevPAR vs HOUZV $93.83 (+27%), behind on both levers, every month
HOUZN SMART Comp Shopshouzn_smart_findings.md (3 packets)HOUZN posted rate vs HOUZV posted rate, forwardHOUZN posts HIGHER than HOUZV by $8 to $12 on 78 to 83% of nights. The loss is realized-rate leakage, not weak pricing
HOUZV Strategy Recaps, 12M tabhouzv_segment_trends.md (8 monthly)HOUZV true segment mix by official taxonomyNear-pure transient, 78 to 89%. Retail ~918 rn/mo at $148 is the rate engine; group thin (11 to 22%); contract negligible
HOUZV Recap notes + RS+D360houzv_segment_trends.md, houzv_booking_window_pace.md (19 recaps)Doctrine, rate floors, booking pace, events, named groupsHolds floors ($134/$139/$200/$219), fills LATE at rate (34 to 38% at 30 days out, finishes 71 to 77%). Named SMERF/sports groups + FIFA codified
HOUZV Rate Variance corpushouzv_ratevar_findings.md (168 reports, 24,835 stays)Guest names banked to rate codes; repeat travelers, long-stays, group blocksMember+RACK is ~43% of nights (the ceiling). Repeat guests + crews + G-EAT/RACKX2 blocks exist but are a small share (daily snapshots over-weight long stays)
HOUZV city ledger / ARhouzv_accounts.md (21 NA + 4 journals)Named corporate direct-bill accountsNONE. Loyalty/award dominated; one stale insurance account (Alacrity). HOUZV is not corporate-account driven
HOUZN Top 30 Reportshouzn_top30.md (57 reports)HOUZN's own named accounts and groupsWHERE THEY WORK. Energy + industrial contractor crews (Oceaneering, INNIO, Osmose, Everline, Arcxis...) at low ADR; episodic sports/wedding groups
HOUZN SMART segment + Confidentialhouzn_smart_findings.mdHOUZN forward mix; Marriott rate-share opt-in statusFixed Discounts +150 rooms YoY (the leak); Special Corporate -40 and Government -48 YoY (premium shrinking). Confidential tabs BLANK: not opted into rate-sharing
Account web researchaccount_intel.md (28 orgs)Sector and NW-Houston nexus of each named accountTwo target HQs in HOUZN's own zip 77070 (Arcxis, Venterra). CLC Lodging is the biggest re-rate lever. Submarket = energy/industrial weekday + youth-sports weekend
The biggest single insight came from crossing two of these: HOUZN's posted rates (SMART Comp Shops) are higher than HOUZV's, yet HOUZN's realized ADR (STR) is lower. No single report shows that. The gap between the two is the entire diagnosis.

3Why HOUZV wins

Three agents converged on the same machine. HOUZV is a near-pure transient house that holds rate and fills late, with a thin group base and a loyalty engine, and almost no corporate-account dependence.

The segment machine (source: houzv_segment_trends.md)

Retail (rate engine)
~918 rn at $148
Discount (held to floor)
~1,002 rn at $110
Group (thin midweek)
~415 rn at $118
Negotiated
~315 rn at $120
Loyalty (kept small)
~290 rn at $65
78 to 89% transient every month. The win is retail rate discipline, not a group or corporate base. Contract is negligible (~36 rn/mo).

The doctrine (source: strategy_compare.md, recap notes)

"Focus on growing retail to strengthen our overall ADR."HOUZV recap, 2026-05-07
"Weekend rate floors increased by $10 to push for stronger weekend ADR as the occupancy is there."HOUZV recap, 2026-04-30
  • Holds floors: $134 midweek, $139 weekend, $200 suite, $219 ceiling
  • Fills late at rate: 34 to 38% on the books at 30 days out, finishes 71 to 77% (source: houzv_booking_window_pace.md)
  • One targeted promo (3-night HTB), not structural discounting
  • Protects group with cutoff-wash discipline; codified FIFA quote rule
  • No corporate ledger: demand runs on loyalty + leisure, only one stale corporate account on file (source: houzv_accounts.md)

4Why HOUZN leaks (the five gaps)

HOUZN is professionally managed (Marriott RMAS, weekly call, real rate floors, working FIFA). The gap is execution emphasis, sourced to strategy_compare.md and houzn_smart_findings.md.

GAP 1

No premium tier

HOUZV defends a $200 suite floor and $219 ceiling. HOUZN's ladder tops at ~$139 transient, $169 to $199 only on event dates. The top of the rate ladder is unbuilt.

GAP 2

Discount-mix leakage

Posts high, realizes low. A growing Fixed-Discount block (+150 rooms YoY) plus Bonvoy ($39), Explore/MEO ($60) and wholesale ($97) drag blended ADR below HOUZV's.

GAP 3

Group collapse

Group on the books down 299 rooms YoY, refilled at $102 to $122 plus CLC crews at ~$65 to $70. HOUZV holds group ADR with wash discipline.

GAP 4

FIFA lag

HOUZV's World Cup monetization is codified (CXL policy, sports-group quote rule). HOUZN was still base-building and validating must-stay hurdles after an April PMS cutover.

GAP 5

Intel + staffing

HOUZV runs a multi-person command center with D360. HOUZN runs one RMAS advisor, the SMART Confidential rate-share tabs are blank (not opted in), through a mid-cycle PMS migration.

NET

The realized-ADR bridge

HOUZN posts $8 to $12 above HOUZV but realizes $9 below. That spread is gaps 1 to 3. Close them and HOUZN's rate-card lead converts to real RevPAR.

5Where the travelers actually work

From 57 of HOUZN's own Top 30 account reports (Feb to Apr 2026) plus public research (houzn_top30.md, account_intel.md). NW Houston / 77070 is the metro's energy and industrial-build weekday corridor, wrapped in a youth-sports and SMERF weekend layer. HOUZN already HAS this base; it is under-rating it.

HOUZN's demand base (existing accounts)

  • Energy Oceaneering, ARM Energy, INNIO (Waukesha), NCS Multistage, Pure Energy, RNWBL (renewables)
  • Utility / infra Osmose Utilities (via CLC, ~$65-70/night), Pantex crews
  • Industrial / contractor Everline Coatings, Mycon, Cintas, Snap-On, Serta Simmons, Arcxis
  • Tech / pro / insurance Jack Henry, K&L Gates, SageSure, Venterra (multifamily)
  • Groups NCA All-Star Nationals (~$104K), Bakersfield Bulldogs, ZT Prospects, Temple/LeBlanc/Porche/Tamayo weddings
Most of this base books at low long-stay or discount rates. The opportunity is to RE-RATE the existing volume, not to find new demand.

Submarket demand-driver map

  • Weekday engine: energy services + midstream/pipeline build + utility/industrial crews staging from NW Houston offices (several within minutes of 77070)
  • Two target HQs in HOUZN's own zip: Arcxis (19450 SH-249) and Venterra (20333 Hwy 249)
  • Weekend layer: youth sports (soccer, cheer, baseball) and SMERF (schools, churches, weddings)
  • Event spikes: Houston Rodeo, and FIFA World Cup 2026 (Houston is a host city, matches Jun to Jul)
  • CAT / insurance: displacement and restoration crews after storms (Alacrity model)

6Banked: rate codes against the people using them

You asked to bank the codes against names. From 24,835 HOUZV guest-stays parsed out of 168 rate-variance reports (houzv_ratevar_findings.md). Recurring stays and crew/contract blocks are the recurring revenue HOUZN should be modeling too.

Recurring stays and crews (HOUZV)

  • RACKX2 crew block: 10+ guests in adjacent rooms, flat $116, Apr 26 to May 30 (verified to raw PDFs)
  • G-EAT monthly contract: renews every month at a flat $119 with a rotating crew
  • Long-stays: 295 stays of 7+ nights, 4,379 room-nights; a 123-night run on code PEXTA
  • Event group blocks: G-GEXX (64 guests Nov 21-23), G-CHRM (52, Mar 29 to Apr 3), G-FBCL (36)

Rate-code mix, share of nights (HOUZV)

Member (World of Hyatt)
21.9% at $143
RACK / BAR
21.4% at $145
Group
12.8% at $118
Loyalty redemption
10.3% at $67
Negotiated / extended
7.2% at $134
Caveat: rate-code families are interpretive groupings by code structure, not a vendor-certified map (2.6% unclassified). Daily snapshots also over-weight long-stays, so use this for pattern, not precise mix; the official mix is in section 3.

7Concrete targets and the plan

Two moves: re-rate the base HOUZN already has, and solicit the groups HOUZV already wins. Sourced to account_intel.md; verify booking entities flagged below before acting.

TierTargetWhat they areNW Houston nexusMove
RE-RATEArcxisResidential inspection / engineeringHQ 19450 SH-249 Ste 300, 77070 (HOUZN's zip)Re-rate: convert from long-stay rate to a managed corporate BAR LNR
RE-RATEVenterra RealtyMultifamily owner / operatorOffice 20333 Hwy 249 Ste 650, 77070; $50M Cypress build underwayGrow: HQ travel + construction overflow, negotiated account
RE-RATECLC Lodging / CorpayCrew-lodging broker (16.7M room nights/yr)Channel routing Osmose and other crews at deep discountRe-rate the ceiling: audit HOUZN crew nights via CLC, renegotiate up
GROWINNIO WaukeshaGas-compression engines, ~9,000 to serviceNA office 8860 Fallbrook Dr, 77064Re-rate rotating field-service tech crews to a fair LNR
GROWOceaneering IntlOffshore energy servicesHQ NW Sam Houston Pkwy W (minutes from 77070)Grow: HQ visitors/vendors, negotiated BAR LNR
GROWOsmose UtilitiesUtility pole inspection crewsMobile crews on CenterPoint / co-op linesRe-rate recurring long-stay crew off legacy low rate
GROWARM EnergyMidstream / pipelineWaller County (US-290 zone) build-outGrow: tie rate to pipeline construction calendar
SOLICITAlbion Hurricanes FCYouth soccer, 5,000+ players, Cypress campusSolicit recurring weekend tournament blocks
SOLICITNCA All-Star NationalsCheer, locked 3-yr Houston contract 2026-28, ~45k spectatorsPre-sell NW overflow blocks at event-premium rate
SOLICITGYC PlannersHouston tournament-housing broker (channel)Get on their preferred-hotel list to win youth-sports volume
SOLICITAlacrity SolutionsInsurance restoration (ALE + CAT crews)Get on their managed-housing vendor list
SOLICITHOUZV SMERF bookConcordia Lutheran, Lamb of God, weddingsSolicit the local school/church/wedding blocks HOUZV already wins

The single biggest lever: the CLC ceiling

HOUZN's industrial crews (Osmose and others) route through CLC Lodging at roughly $65 to $70 a night. CLC moves 16.7M room-nights a year, so the rate is negotiable as a ceiling, not a fixed floor. Auditing how many HOUZN nights flow through CLC and renegotiating that ceiling up is likely the fastest realized-ADR win available.

DO 1

Build the premium tier

Add an everyday suite floor and ceiling so high-demand nights have somewhere to go above $139.

DO 2

Cut the fixed-discount block

Roll back the +150-room fixed-discount growth; convert volume to BAR and negotiated where demand allows.

DO 3

Rebuild the group book

Win back the 299 lost rooms with disciplined ADR; chase AHFC, NCA overflow, and HOUZV's SMERF book via GYC.

DO 4

Re-rate the energy/crew base

Arcxis and Venterra (both in 77070), INNIO, Oceaneering, and the CLC ceiling. Move legacy crew rates toward market.

DO 5

Codify FIFA now

Adopt HOUZV's CXL policy and sports-group quote rule before the summer window closes.

DO 6

Opt into rate-sharing

Turn on Marriott rate-share so the SMART Confidential tabs populate and HOUZN gains negotiated-rate visibility.

Method. Five parallel research agents mined nine data points, each making the case for its triangulation value, then cross-checked against the realized STR head-to-head. Files in the workspace: houzv_ratevar_findings.md (168 rate-variance reports, 24,835 guest-stays), houzv_accounts.md (city ledger, 21 NA + 4 journals), houzv_segment_trends.md / houzv_booking_window_pace.md / houzv_special_events.md / houzv_named_accounts.md (19 strategy recaps), houzn_top30.md (57 Top 30 reports), houzn_smart_findings.md and strategy_compare.md (HOUZN SMART packets + recaps), account_intel.md (28 organizations, public research), and data.json (HOUZN monthly STR + HOUZV month-end flash actuals).

Caveats to verify before acting. Pantex is in Amarillo (likely a traveling crew booking, not a local office). Dominion Energy has no confirmed NW Houston office; verify the booking entity. "Embassing Destiny," HOUZN's single largest producer by summed nights, is almost certainly a misparsed booking name (candidate: an "Embassy" / "Destiny" church); confirm in the PMS before treating it as a SMERF target. Crown of Life and Rockwall ISD are DFW (visiting-group demand, not local accounts). Rate-code family labels are interpretive. HOUZN night-audit feed captured covers Feb 22 to Apr 20 2026 only.

Generated 2026-05-20 for internal use. Not for distribution.