Welcome to The Ascona Group!

European fundamentals. Global results.

What we do.

Using decades of experience in the international hotel and resort arena, we work with developers, owners, investors and hotel companies and assist them with the entire spectrum of hotel and resort advisory services, and project development.

Accustomed to and comfortable with taking a project through the design phase and entitlements, working with municipal and tribal planning departments.

We craft RFP's to properly vet hotel management companies, FF&E procurement companies and many other providers, as we assist our clients with the preparation for opening a property.

For many years, we have provided hotel and resort owners with comprehensive Quality Assurance services.

A thorough audit of all operating departments, to assess the property's strengths and possible weaknesses.

U arena, we work with developers, owners, investors and hotel companies and assist them with the entire spectrum of hotel and resort advisory services, and project development.

We are located in the beautiful state of Arizona!

Please explore our state through the link below (Arizona Office of Tourism).

A great destination resource for visitors, meeting planners and anyone wanting to explore the Grand Canyon State.


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SINCE WE HAVE 25 YEARS

EXPERIENCE IN THIS PASSION

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Freedom.

"May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right."

Dr. Peter Marshall - former Chaplain of the United States Senate

  

U arena, we work with developers, owners, investors and hotel companies and assist them with the entire spectrum of hotel and resort advisory services, and project development.

Our Projects

Following are some of the projects we've been involved with.

  • All
  • Destination
  • Business
  • Development
  • Opening
  • Re-organization
  • Managed
Hyatt Place at Talking Stick, Scottsdale, AZ | Currently under development and in the final stages of design. Start of construction is anticipated to be in Q1 2024
Warwick Post Oak, Houston, Texas
Camino Real Paso del Norte, El Paso, TX
Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort

Flagstaff, AZ
Gran Posada Resort, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico
Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
Orange Tree Golf & Conference Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
Paradise Valley Resort, Scottsdale, AZ

Eric Bettelheim

Founder and Principal of The Ascona Group.

Eric Bettelheim founded The Ascona Group in 1987.

His background includes extensive operational experience as a GM of hotels and resorts, as a President and COO of a hotel company, and as a consultant and developer.

He started his career in Europe with four and five star operations, and subsequently added to his resume in the U.S. and Caribbean with independent upscale hotels and resorts, and such organizations like Four Seasons Hotels, Sonesta International Hotels, Regent International Hotels and Small Luxury Hotels of the World.

Eric has a great passion for hospitality and enjoys the excitement associated with start-up hotel projects, whether they are branded or independent hotels and resorts.

Please review his biography here.
Eric Bettelheim
Hospitality Advisory Services

Food for thought, as we age..

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    "I know that I have less to live than I have lived.

    I feel like a child who was given a box of chocolates. He enjoys eating it, and when he sees that there is not much left, he starts to eat them with a special taste.

    I have no time for endless lectures on public laws - nothing will change. And there is no desire to argue with fools who do not act according to their age.

    And there's no time to battle the gray.

    I don't attend meetings where egos are inflated and I can't stand manipulators.

    I am disturbed by envious people who try to vilify the most capable to grab their positions, talents and achievements.

    I have too little time to discuss headlines - my soul is in a hurry.

    Too few candies left in the box.

    I'm interested in human people. People who laugh at their mistakes are those who are successful, who understand their calling and don't hide from responsibility. Who defends human dignity and wants to be on the side of truth, justice, righteousness. This is what living is for.

    I want to surround myself with people who know how to touch the hearts of others. Who, through the blows of fate, was able to rise and maintain the softness of the soul.

    Yes, I hustle, I hustle to live with the intensity that only maturity can give.

    I'll eat all the candy I have left - they'll taste better than the ones I already ate.

    My goal is to reach the end in harmony with myself, my loved ones and my conscience.

    I thought I had two lives, but it turned out to be only one, and it needs to be lived with dignity."

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    Sir Anthony Hopkins

    and his free interpretation of Mario de Andrade's poem.

Please call us or drop us a line!

  • Mailing address:

    1718 E. Speedway Blvd.
    Unit #4225
    Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
  • +1 (505) 870-6393 (Mobile)
  • info@asconagroup.com

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