Xenia Hotels & Resorts is initiated at Hold despite luxury asset quality and recent operating momentum; shareholder returns are relatively unattractive after the recent rally. XHR benefits from resilient high-income consumer demand and robust RevPAR growth, but cost inflation is warping the narrative towards being overly bullish as AFFO has not kept pace. Management raised full-year guidance after a strong Q1, with same-property RevPAR up 7.4% and adjusted FFO/share up 23.5%, signaling accelerating fundamentals.

