After entering bankruptcy and losing control of Room Mate, the businessman has managed to get the new owners to leave him at the helm. His expansion plan plans to reach 35 establishments in the next 18 months.

The chain, acquired in mid-2022 by the American investment fund Angelo Gordon and the Canadian manager Westmont Hospitality for 57 million euros. With a turnover of 106.5 million euros, 37% above the previous year, and with profits for the first time in its history: 15.7 million. In addition, the chain is going to launch a second brand: Room Mate Collection, a four-star plus they call it, which responds to its clients' demand for a "silent luxury, which avoids ostentation", according to Sarasola. The company wants to take advantage of the good moment in the tourism market, with a customer who prefers to travel at all costs instead of changing house or car, in love with carpe diem. The average prices for their rooms have been close to 28% in Rome and Milan and close to 40% in Florence.