Hotel appliance liquidation is the scheduled removal of a hotel’s guestroom and back-of-house appliances (mini-fridges, microwaves, PTAC heating and cooling units, ice machines, dishwashers and kitchen equipment) during a renovation or PIP. Qualifying units can be credited toward the contracted project, the rest are removed, and the new appliances can be installed by the same crew.
Every hotel renovation retires a building’s worth of appliances: a fridge and microwave in nearly every room, a PTAC under nearly every window, plus the ice machines, dish machines and kitchen equipment behind the scenes. Hotel appliance liquidation is the planned removal of those units on the renovation schedule, with usable appliances put back to work elsewhere and the rest sent for recycling or disposal.
It is built for hotel owners and asset managers, management companies, general contractors and procurement or purchasing firms who need the old units out and the new ones in without adding another vendor. Doneright Contracting since 1998, serving hotels since 2000. We are a California licensed and bonded contractor (license #925457), and old units go to — and new units can ship to — our 80,000 sq ft warehouse in Stockton, CA. Our San Francisco office at 680 Mission Street is an office, not a storefront.
What we remove
Most hotel changeouts involve the same six appliance families. Send us the counts and model plates for each and we will tell you which units are likely to qualify for credit toward your project, which ones simply need to be removed, and where the replacements fit into the installation schedule. Anything that doesn’t qualify can still come out on the same schedule.
In-room refrigerators, minibar units and compact fridges, removed room by room as the GC releases floors and replaced with the new model when it’s part of the scope. Matching models in working condition are the units most likely to qualify for credit.
Countertop, shelf-mounted and over-the-range guestroom microwaves, plus suite and kitchenette units, pulled out, padded and packed for transport so the rooms are clear for the next trade.
Packaged terminal units pulled from their wall sleeves after the licensed trades disconnect them, staged in the corridor and carried out floor by floor. Refrigerant-containing units are handled per applicable regulations.
Ranges, ovens, fryers, reach-in and under-counter refrigeration, prep tables and other back-of-house equipment from hotel restaurants, banquet kitchens and breakfast areas, removed once gas, water and power are shut off and disconnected.
Suite and kitchenette dishwashers plus door-type, under-counter and conveyor dish machines from restaurant and banquet kitchens, removed once the trades have disconnected them.
Hallway ice machines and dispensers, bar and kitchen ice makers and bins, drained and disconnected by the project’s trades, then removed by our crew and loaded with the rest of the floor.
One vendor, start to finish
Yes. Most appliance changeouts need two crews: one to take the old units out and one to bring the new ones in. Doneright does both, so there’s one schedule, one point of contact and no gap between removal and installation.
We handle the appliances themselves. Electrical, plumbing, gas and refrigerant connections and disconnections are made by the project’s licensed trades; we coordinate our crew with them and the GC.
How it works
Appliance value is never a separate purchase. When qualifying units come out as part of a contracted removal, renovation or installation scope, Doneright agrees their value with you and applies it as a credit toward that contracted project. You pay the remaining balance. What qualifies depends on condition, age, quantity, location, timing and resale demand: large runs of matching, working units from a recent model year are the strongest candidates, while mixed or damaged units are usually removal-only. The credit appears as its own line in the proposal so the scope and the credit are easy to compare.
Every bid is built from the actual inventory, but the same factors come up on every property. The number and mix of units matters most: a building with a fridge, microwave and PTAC in every room is a different job from one with only minibar units. Rooms released per turn set how many trips the crew makes, and elevator and dock access set how fast each trip moves. Distance from Stockton and the number of truck runs follow from those. Disconnect sequencing with the electrical, plumbing and refrigerant trades can stretch or compress the schedule, and new units that need to be received and stored before installation add warehouse time. Request a bid.
Refrigerant-containing units, such as PTACs, refrigerators, ice machines and refrigerated kitchen equipment, are handled per applicable regulations. Units that can’t be reused are separated and sent for recycling or disposal. Cartons, pallets and packaging from the new units are removed on the same trips, so the property is not left arranging a separate hauler or a dumpster for appliance waste.
Many owners searching for someone who buys used PTAC units or hotel refrigerators are really looking for a way to offset the cost of a changeout. Doneright evaluates used PTACs and appliances as part of a contracted removal or renovation project and credits qualifying value toward that project. Usable units are placed with smaller independent hotels and other buyers for reuse. Units that don’t qualify are still removed on the same schedule, so nothing is left behind for the property to deal with.
Why Doneright
We’ve worked on branded and independent hotel projects across California.
Doneright is a California licensed and bonded contractor, license #925457.
We own our delivery trucks, use sub haulers when the job needs more capacity, and run an 80,000 sq ft warehouse in Stockton with forklifts, alarm and video surveillance.
The crew that takes out the old units can receive, store, deliver and install the new ones, so there’s one schedule and one point of contact.
We photograph and document what we receive and remove, so owners, GCs and purchasing teams have a record of counts and condition.
Floor-by-floor removal, protected halls and elevators, and crews who understand guests, housekeeping and union jobsites.
Who we serve
Apply qualifying appliance value as credit toward your project and keep the old units out of the dumpster.
Coordinate a PTAC, fridge or microwave changeout across a property without tying up your engineering team.
Hand off appliance removal, receiving and placement to one sub that works to your sequence and keeps the jobsite clear.
Ship replacement appliances to one California receiving point and release them to the property when rooms are ready.
We don’t publish a separate appliance page for every city. Instead, each local hotel liquidation page below has its own appliance section with routing and loading notes for that market. All service areas.
San Francisco high-rises and Marin inns sit at opposite ends of the logistics scale. Downtown towers need freight-elevator bookings and alley or curb loading, while Marin’s smaller properties often mean hand carries from hillside rooms to a single truck. Both are a direct run from our Stockton warehouse, and our 680 Mission Street office puts us close for site walks before the appliance count is finalized.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in San Francisco and Marin:
Airport hotels near SFO, extended-stay properties along the Silicon Valley tech corridors and convention hotels in San Jose and Santa Clara retire a lot of kitchenette equipment along with guestroom fridges and microwaves. Weekday business occupancy keeps room releases small, so we run short, repeat trips. Monterey County adds coastal inns with tight loading and Salinas Valley properties with open lots.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal on the Peninsula, in Silicon Valley and Monterey County:
Oakland, Berkeley, Emeryville, Walnut Creek and the I-880 and I-680 corridors are among our shortest hauls over the Altamont. That makes it practical to remove PTACs and in-room appliances in small batches that follow the GC’s daily room releases, and to bring replacements from Stockton on the next run instead of holding them on site.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in the East Bay:
Resorts and inns in Napa and Sonoma often have villa or cottage rooms, suite kitchens, wine refrigerators and restaurant equipment. Loading is limited to approved hours along Highway 29, Highway 12 and US-101, and harvest season sets the calendar. Solano County’s I-80 select-service hotels are simpler: open lots, PTACs under every window and daily runs to Stockton.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in Wine Country and the North Bay:
Downtown Sacramento properties near the Capitol and convention center load from garages or curb lanes on weekday mornings, while Natomas, Roseville and Rocklin hotels have open lots and many extended-stay kitchenettes. The region is about an hour from our warehouse, so appliance removal can follow room releases day by day.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in Sacramento and Placer County:
From Lodi and Stockton to Fresno, Visalia and Bakersfield, Central Valley hotels line CA-99 and I-5. Most are low-rise buildings with exterior corridors and PTACs under the windows, so carry-outs move quickly once the trades disconnect the units. Our warehouse sits in the middle of the corridor, which keeps new units staged close to every property.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in the Central Valley:
Downtown, the LAX corridor, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Long Beach each need a different loading plan, from booked docks to tightly controlled service entrances. Because Los Angeles is a long run from Stockton, appliance removal is folded into the same multi-day phases as the furniture so trailers travel full in both directions.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in Los Angeles County:
Anaheim’s Resort District, Irvine’s business hotels, Newport Beach resorts and Huntington Beach properties often stay open during phased renovations. We match appliance removal to block-by-block room releases, avoid convention and beach-season peaks, and stage replacement units at our warehouse until each phase is ready.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in Orange County:
Gaslamp and waterfront high-rises, Mission Valley’s Hotel Circle and La Jolla’s coastal resorts are our longest regular run. Projects there are planned as multi-day mobilizations, with refrigerators, microwaves and PTAC guestroom heating and cooling units removed as rooms open and full trailers moving between San Diego County and Stockton.
Hotel liquidation and appliance removal in San Diego County:
Appliance work fits into the rest of your renovation. The same team can handle hotel liquidation and furniture removal, receiving and warehousing, logistics and delivery, FF&E installation, drapery and window treatment installation and punch and turnover. When existing furniture and appliances come out as part of a full contracted scope, qualifying value may be credited toward the project.
It is the scheduled removal of a hotel’s guestroom and back-of-house appliances (mini-fridges, microwaves, PTAC heating and cooling units, ice machines, dishwashers and kitchen equipment) during a renovation. Qualifying units can be credited toward the contracted project, and the new appliances can be installed by the same crew.
Yes, when they qualify. Doneright evaluates condition, age, quantity, location, timing and resale demand, and credits the agreed value toward your contracted project. You pay the remaining balance. Units that don’t qualify can still be removed on the same schedule.
Yes. After the project’s licensed trades disconnect them, we remove PTAC guestroom heating and cooling units floor by floor, stage them, and haul them out. Refrigerant-containing units are handled per applicable regulations.
Yes. We can receive the new units at our Stockton warehouse, store them, deliver them in floor order and set them in place, then remove the packaging. Electrical, plumbing, gas and refrigerant connections are made by the project’s licensed trades.
Yes. We schedule removal and installation around the GC’s sequence and the property’s room releases, protect corridors and elevators, and book dock and elevator times with the hotel so guest floors stay in service while the work moves through the building.
Refrigerant-containing units, such as PTACs, refrigerators, ice machines and refrigerated kitchen equipment, are handled per applicable regulations. Units that can’t be reused are separated and sent for recycling or disposal, so the property does not have to arrange a separate hauler.
The number and mix of units, how many rooms are released per turn, elevator and dock access, the number of truck trips, how disconnects are sequenced with the trades, and how long new units need to be received and stored. We price each scope after reviewing the inventory. Request a bid.
Hotels across the Bay Area, Wine Country, Sacramento, the Central Valley, Los Angeles, Orange County and San Diego, including San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno, Los Angeles, Anaheim and San Diego.
Send the property location, appliance types and quantities, photos if you have them, whether new units are being installed, and your target dates. We’ll review the scope and availability.
Photos are representative stock images, not Doneright projects: hotel guestroom with mini-fridge by Missvain (Sarah Stierch), Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized); kitchenette with microwave and mini-fridge by Tim Sheerman-Chase, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized); suite kitchen by Tomwsulcer, Wikimedia Commons, CC0; PTAC under a window by Central Avenue, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 (cropped and resized); PTAC unit by Nhfruchter, Wikimedia Commons, CC0; commercial kitchen by Michael Browning, Wikimedia Commons, CC0; commercial dishwasher by Danny.w.macklin, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized); hallway ice machine by Benoît Prieur, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
