Nian Hospitality Private Limited
An operating layer for India's independent hotels
One hotel or a hundred, measured the same way every quarter. Tech-enabled diagnostics, asset-light management and data-driven operations.
DIPP277641 · CIN U55101AS2026PTC030129
The gap we work in
India's independent hotels run without an operating layer
A segment with no operator
Independent hotels across India sit between budget chains and international luxury brands. Large enough to need real operating discipline. Too small to attract it.
Below international reach
Global operators are built around larger assets and fee structures that do not model at this size, so the segment is served by consultants on retainer or by nobody at all.
Gaps go unmeasured
Without a routine diagnostic layer, operational problems are found late, argued from memory and fixed by instinct rather than evidence.
Nian exists to bring the operating discipline of a branded hotel to properties that cannot carry a branded hotel's cost base.
For hotel groups
You cannot compare two hotels that were never asked the same question.
Your annual inspection tells you the truth once a year. For the other eleven months you are relying on what your General Managers tell you on a call.
Where the next rupee of capital should go
Properties ranked by the size of the gap, not by who complains loudest.
Whether the group can absorb another property
How long your turnarounds actually take, and how many hotels are still mid-fix.
Whether a weak score is the GM or the system
The same department weak across several hotels is one missing standard, not several people.
Whether last quarter's fixes actually held
Every hotel measured against its own previous audit, not against a promise made in a meeting.
AuditIQ asks every property the same questions, the same way, every quarter, and lands them all in one view — each hotel scored department by department, and measured against its own previous audit. The portfolio view is included with group audits, not sold separately.
The audit is completed by your own General Managers, so the work does not scale with us. 5 properties or 105+, the questions and the scale are identical. Start with five — your best, your worst and three in between.
What we do
Measure the property, then improve it
Three ways to measure what is actually happening in a hotel, and one way to act on what you find.
AuditIQ
A productised hotel operational diagnostic, completed online.
- Scope56 points, 9 departments
- Full AuditRs. 8,499 + GST
- Consultant ReviewRs. 18,999 + GST
- TurnaroundUnder 30 minutes
- GroupsPortfolio dashboard
Physical Audit
Chain-level inspection, carried out on your property.
- FormatOn-site, 2 days
- Coverage9 departments, back of house included
- MethodWalk-through, records, interviews
- OutputScored report and 30-day plan
- FeeQuoted on keys and scope
Mystery Audit
Your guest experience, measured the way a guest meets it.
- FormatUnannounced stay
- CoversBooking to departure
- EvidenceTimed observations, photographs
- OutputScored report against industry standard
- FeeQuoted on nights and outlets
Hotel Advisory
Senior operator input, without a full management contract.
- BriefsPre-opening, turnaround, revenue, SOP
- FormatRetainer or fixed-scope project
- AccessDirect to the founder
- FeeQuoted on scope
Nian also takes management contracts, selectively, where the property and the owner are the right fit. See our management terms →
Why Nian
Why owners start with a measurement
Measured, not remembered
Every property answers the same 56 questions across nine departments, scored the same way each time. A number you can hold against last quarter is worth more than an opinion delivered in a meeting.
Built by hotel operators
The instrument and the report come from twenty years of running hotels, not from a consulting template. It looks for what a chain operator would notice walking the property.
Proof before commitment
Start with a diagnostic, not a retainer. An on-site audit, an advisory brief or a management contract all follow from what the measurement finds, if and when you want them to.
Woman-led leadership
A 100% woman-owned enterprise, aligned with the women entrepreneur criteria under Startup India and the Assam Startup Policy.
Leadership and governance
Who runs Nian
Nihar Sultana
Managing Director
Nihar Sultana founded Nian Hospitality in March 2026 to build a centralised operating system for India's independent hotels, a segment she describes as fragmented and underserved at the budget and mid-scale end. She brings hands-on experience in hotel operations, pre-opening strategy and business transformation, with a focus on measurable movement in occupancy, ARR and profitability.
“To build India's leading asset-light hospitality platform and create a structured, scalable ecosystem for independent hotels.”
LinkedIn ProfileRevenue optimisation and pricing intelligence
Operational standardisation through SOP-driven systems
Brand positioning and market alignment
Centralised performance tracking and MIS dashboards
Product ecosystem
One scoring model, seven ways to use it
Every line below draws on the same operational scoring model. Status is stated plainly so there is no ambiguity about what exists today.
AuditIQ Hotels
The 56-point operational diagnostic, self-serve and paid online at auditiqhotels.com.
LivePhysical Audit
The same nine departments, inspected on the property over two days through walk-through, records and interviews.
LiveMystery Audit
An unannounced stay scored from booking to departure, with timed observations and photographs.
LivePortfolio Intelligence Dashboard
A group dashboard that scores every property on the same nine departments, ranks what needs attention and carries the 30-day action plan and 90-day roadmap for each hotel.
LiveHotel Advisory
Project or retainer advisory and owner representation for properties not seeking full management.
Open for enquiryManagement Contracts
Asset-light operations on a 24-month term with graduated fees and a 6-month exit, taken on selectively.
SelectiveAuditIQ 0.1
A pre-opening diagnostic for hotels still in the planning and fit-out phase.
In developmentRecognition and registration
Every number here is verifiable
Registrations are listed in full so they can be checked against the public record rather than taken on trust.
Get in touch
Tell us about your property
Dolbari, Morigaon
Assam 782105, India