The Boutique Hotel Investment Conference
Jun 3, 2026
Convene 237 Park
New York, New York, United States
Since its founding in 2013, the conference has served as the annual gathering point for the owners, investors, developers, and operators who have defined and driven the boutique hotel movement. No other event is dedicated exclusively to this sector. The partnership with Convene — a company that has built its reputation on bringing hospitality-grade experience into commercial real estate — reflects where that movement is headed next.
Conference Programming
The conference brings together hotel owners, operators, investors, developers, and strategic partners for a full day of programming at Convene's 237 Park, a 30,000-square-foot venue featuring seven meeting rooms, in-house culinary programming, and the technical infrastructure to support a seamlessly executed event from the main stage to breakout sessions.
This year's programming examines the forces reshaping boutique hospitality from both the capital and cultural sides: evolving financing structures, sustainable growth models, and guest-experience trends driving demand at independent properties. Scheduled topics include the influence of listening bar culture, sauna culture, and other experience-driven movements that are changing what travelers expect from a stay.
This year's theme: The Third-Space Renaissance. The listening bar. The sauna. The lobby that never empties. Boutique hotels have always known that the most valuable square footage isn't a suite — it's the space where culture happens. We are in a renaissance of the third space, and ‘boutique’ started it with BLLA at the forefront. This is where the people building, financing, and operating the next generation of boutique gather to ask what it means to invest in a place that doesn't just host culture. It creates it.