Vending Machine + High Traffic Location in Austin
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An established smart vending machine business located in a hotel in Downtown/East Austin is now available for purchase. It's a great opportunity for someone looking to get started in vending or expand an existing route.
Business Details
Asking Price: $10,000
Annualized Revenue: Approximately $9000
Includes a Smart Vending Machine valued at approximately $3,500
Location: Hotel in Downtown/East Austin
Prime Ground Floor Placement
35% Net Profit Share with the property
8 Months of Operating History
The business is fully operational and includes the vending machine, the location agreement, and everything needed to continue operating from day one.
Business Details
Asking Price: $10,000
Annualized Revenue: Approximately $9000
Includes a Smart Vending Machine valued at approximately $3,500
Location: Hotel in Downtown/East Austin
Prime Ground Floor Placement
35% Net Profit Share with the property
8 Months of Operating History
The business is fully operational and includes the vending machine, the location agreement, and everything needed to continue operating from day one.
About the Business
- Facilities & Assets
- Single combo snack + beverage vending machine placed inside a boutique extended-stay hotel in Central East Austin (78702), one of the fastest-growing submarkets in the city. Machine sits in a 24/7 guest and staff common area with unrestricted access every day of the year — no employee needed on-site to unlock or supervise.
Equipment includes an integrated card + cash reader (tap, swipe, chip, and bill) and remote telemetry, so sales, inventory levels, and cash box status are all monitored from a phone — no blind restocks, no missed outages. Cashless is the dominant payment method, matching hotel guest behavior.
The location is covered by a signed placement agreement with the property, giving the operator protected exclusivity. Physical footprint is compact and the alcove has room for a second machine (snack/drink split, or a healthy/protein add-on) with no build-out required. - Market Outlook / Competition
- The machine is inside a boutique hotel in Central East Austin — a 78702 corridor that has become one of Austin's highest-growth neighborhoods, with new hotels, restaurants, and residential towers still opening. Guests are a mix of business travelers, weekend leisure, and long-stay renters — the exact profile that pays cashless prices for convenience without price-shopping.
Competition inside the building is zero. There is no hotel pantry, no lobby market, no nearby 24-hour store within an easy walk, and no other operator serving the property. That makes this a captive-audience placement rather than an open-market fight over price.
Broader Austin vending demand continues to outpace supply, and hospitality placements in walkable urban submarkets are among the most defensible locations in the market — high dwell time, low price sensitivity, and repeat traffic from returning guests.
About the Sale
- Transition Support
- Turnkey handoff. New owner is walked through every operating system live: telemetry dashboard login, real-time sales and inventory views, cash reconciliation, card processor portal, and remote price changes. Included: current planogram, top-selling SKUs, supplier list with wholesale pricing, restock cadence, and the exact route timing that keeps the machine full without over-servicing.
Also transferred: signed placement agreement and the direct point-of-contact at the property, so there is no cold introduction or renegotiation on day one. Seller is available for phone and text support for 30 days post-close to answer restock, pricing, and machine questions, and will accompany the new owner on the first restock visit if desired.
No specialized skills required. If you have a vehicle and a few hours per month, you can run this route from day one.
Listing Info
- ID
- 2543170
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