Reverie Hospitality

Reverie Capital

Passively invest in value-add hospitality

A small but growing, highly curated portfolio of experiential hospitality properties in the Austin, TX metro.

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Current Portfolio

5Hotels / event venues
~$30mAsset value
76+Keys / rooms
50+Investors

Our Approach

Curated, vertically integrated, built to last

As we add to the portfolio, we're extremely conscious of asset quality, location synergies, and our strict investment criteria and return requirements.

Investment Strategy

Our team is focused on acquiring, developing and operating unique experiential hospitality properties with expansive, beautiful landscapes — exceptional venues and remarkable overnight lodging for guests to come together for special gatherings and events.

Property Management

Reverie Hospitality is our operating company and market-facing brand. We're vertically integrated: a lean but highly experienced in-house team manages every property, which aligns incentives across the board to maximize the value created and lets us tailor a guest experience built around memorable gatherings.

Development & Construction

Our affiliated construction business, Backyard Pod, lets us execute value-add construction and ground-up development — an advantage on pricing, suppliers and timelines. Its tiny homes and glamping structures use sustainable, energy-efficient, long-lasting materials to create a nature-immersive guest experience.

Leadership

Meet the principals

Sean Canahuate

Sean Canahuate

Head of Portfolio / Asset Management & Acquisitions

  • Owner/operator of boutique hotel and wedding venue properties in the Austin area
  • Texas residential/commercial real estate agent
  • Residential long-term rental property owner/operator
  • Owner/operator of a self-storage facility in Bryan, TX
  • Previously Senior Manager, Real Estate Management Consulting at PwC
  • M.B.A. in Real Estate, UCLA Anderson · B.S. Finance, University of Maryland
Ryan Swisher, CFA

Ryan Swisher, CFA

Head of Finance, Technology & Operations

  • Previously VP of Strategy at JPMorgan Chase
  • Previously Management Consultant at PwC's Strategy&
  • CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst)
  • B.S. Engineering, Cornell University
Pavel Kolenda

Pavel Kolenda

Head of Development, Maintenance & Design

  • Founder and CEO of Backyard Pod — a leading tiny home builder in the Austin area
  • Previously owner/operator of The Cedars Ranch, a boutique hotel and wedding venue in Wimberley
  • Previously CFO and Director for Austin-area startups (3 years)
  • Previously Manager in Audit and M&A at RSM US and Herbein + Company (9 years)
  • B.S.B.A. Accounting and Management, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Track Record

The strategy, proven

Our first full cycle: buy well, improve the guest experience, operate it ourselves — and return capital to the investors who backed us.

A wedding couple walking through the oaks at The Cedars RanchSold · Past property

Wimberley, TX · Realized investment

The Cedars Ranch

35%Net investor IRR
< 4 yrsHold period
2026Sold

Acquired, repositioned and operated in-house as a Hill Country wedding venue, event center and glamping retreat — an event hall, ceremony site, pool, yoga garden and eco-yurt lodging on 20 acres of Wimberley cedars.

In under four years our team built the property's wedding and lodging business, then sold it in 2026, returning a 35% IRR to investors, net of fees.

20
Acres
23
Keys
200
Event guests

Under Contract · Coming Soon

Dripping Springs Glamping Resort

Our next acquisition is under contract. Details to come — ask us about the opportunity.

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Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. IRR is net of fees and shown for investors in The Cedars Ranch only. Nothing on this page is an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any security.

Investment Criteria

What we're looking for

Have a hospitality property or raw land that fits? We'd love to talk about buying it or partnering with you.

Property typeCommercial, hospitality
Property metrics3–4 star accommodations · $200–$250+ ADR
QualitiesAttractive, expansive (5+ acres) natural landscape, with room for 30+ keys and a 150+ person event space
UseWeddings · Corporate events · Reunions & retreats · Overnight lodging
LocationSurrounding Austin, TX (non-urban)

Let's talk

Investor & acquisition inquiries

Interested in investing, or have a property that matches our criteria? Reach the principals directly.

investors@staywithreverie.com