I think it's well known that most starred restaurants in hotels are not profitable and more prestige objects. For example I prefer hotels with starred restaurants as I can have at least one (hopefully) nice dinner inhouse. Sometimes I also book hotels only because of the restaurant. There are enough examples of restaurants which were closed and replaced by more casual concept as the hotels was no longer ready to burden the costs. Often a sign of slipping standards if you ask me. Also I know first hand from a starred chef that his starred restaurant is not that profitable and the only purpose is to use the star to get in TV-shows and to make the casual restaurants under his flag more profitable. Ss far as I know many hotels pay chefs for their outlets franchise fees.