Benjamin A. Levin

Consulting Experience

Ben Levin is a Director at HVS, overseeing the Southeast region for the HVS Brokerage & Advisory Division. At HVS, Ben has performed hundreds of hotel valuations and studies, ranging from convention center hotels to beachside boutiques. He has extensive relationships with owners, developers, and lenders in the region and brings keen insights into the hotel markets across the Southeast. Prior to joining HVS, Ben worked in operational roles at the St. Regis Atlanta and the Microtel Inn & Suites in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. This hands-on experience at mid-market and ultra-luxury hotels, combined with his in-depth consulting experience, gives Ben a competitive edge, providing him with intimate knowledge of multiple sides of the hotel business and transaction process, including valuations and analyzing property improvement plans and renovations. Ben graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama with a B.S. in Restaurant & Hospitality Management. Memberships during his university years included the Sigma Nu Fraternity, the Hotel and Restaurant and Convention Association (HARACA), and the Eta Sigma Delta National Hospitality Honors Society. Ben is a state-certified general appraiser and a licensed salesperson in Georgia.

Testimonials

"When we have the opportunity we always like to engage HVS due to their efficiency and accuracy for all our jobs." – Mr. Tampa, Ascent Hospitality

"HVS is definitely one of the higher priced appraisal groups that we've worked with but they are also the most cost effective. HVS has a strong understanding of the hospitality product type and we consider them to be the ideal choice when we require a hospitality appraisal for our loan program. We chose to use them a second time on the same property and were very satisfied with their analysis and report." – Mr. Oles, RRA Companies

"[They] completed our request in a timely and professional way. Outstanding team!" – Mr. Tampa, Ascent Hospitality

Employment History

2020 - Present
HVS Consulting & Valuation
Nashville, Tennessee

2018 - Present
HVS Brokerage & Advisory
Southeast Region

2013 - 2019
HVS Consulting & Valuation
Atlanta, Georgia

2012 - March 2013
St. Regis Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

2011 - 2012
Microtel Inn and Suites
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Education

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
Bachelor of Science - Restaurant & Hospitality Management

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) – 15 hours
USPAP Updates – 2014, 2017
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Residential Report Writing and Case Studies – 15 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Part 1 and 2) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
Statistics, Modeling, and Finance – 15 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
Expert Witness for Commercial Appraisers – 15 hours
Advanced Income – 30 hours
Advanced Market Analysis & HBU – 35 hours
Business Practice & Ethics – 5 hours
Basic Hotel Appraisals – 7 hours
Advanced Hotel Appraising – 7 hours
Appraisal of Fast-Food Facilities – 7 hours
Biennial USPAP Updates

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ALABAMA 
Hampton Inn & Suites Athens I-65 Huntsville Area, Athens
Motel 6, Bessemer
American Motel, Birmingham
Clarion Hotel, Birmingham
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Birmingham
Hampton Inn & Suites Downtown, Birmingham
Hampton Inn Birmingham Mountain Brook, Birmingham
Hampton Inn Colonnade, Birmingham
Holiday Inn Express, Birmingham
Hyatt Place Birmingham/Inverness, Birmingham
InTown Suites Birmingham, Birmingham
Marriott, Birmingham
Motel 6 Birmingham, Birmingham
Proposed Autograph Collection, Birmingham
Proposed Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Birmingham
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Birmingham
Proposed Residence Inn by Marriott, Birmingham
Ramada, Birmingham
Redmont Hotel, Birmingham
Quality Inn Calera
Proposed Hotel, Cullman
Value Place, Daphne
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn, Foley
Proposed Hotel, Guntersville
Courtyard by Marriott, Homewood
Courtyard by Marriott, Hoover
Hyatt Place Birmingham Hoover, Hoover
Courtyard by Marriott, Huntsville
Embassy Suites by Hilton Huntsville Hotel & Spa, Huntsville
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Huntsville
Hilton Garden Inn Huntsville South, Huntsville
Residence Inn by Marriott, Huntsville
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Montgomery Prattville Millbrook, Millbrook
Hilton Garden Inn, Mobile
Value Place, Mobile
Courtyard by Marriott, Montgomery
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Montgomery Downtown, Montgomery
Hampton Inn & Suites Eastchase, Montgomery
Proposed Autograph Collection, Montgomery
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, Montgomery
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Opelika
Value Place, Pelham
Hampton Inn & Suites Phenix City Columbus Area, Phenix City
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Saraland
Jameson Inn (Conversion to DoubleTree), Sheffield
Proposed Radisson (Conversion from Jameson Inn), Sheffield
Courtyard by Marriott, Tuscaloosa
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Tuscaloosa
Motel 6, Tuscaloosa
Proposed Hotel Indigo, Tuscaloosa
Value Place, Tuscaloosa
 
ARIZONA 
Hilton Garden Inn, Avondale
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Avondale
Hampton Inn Phoenix Chandler, Chandler
 
COLORADO 
Best Western, Frisco
 
CALIFORNIA 
Courtyard San Diego Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad
 
FLORIDA 
Motel 6, Destin
Casa Morada Hotel, Islamadora
Proposed Hotel Indigo, Jacksonville
Hampton Inn & Suites, Kissimmee
Hampton Inn, Leesburg
Suburban Extended Stay, Pensacola
PG Waterfront Hotel & Suites, Punta Gorda
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, St. Augustine
Motel 6 Tallahassee Downtown, Tallahassee
Motel 6 Tallahassee West, Tallahassee
DoubleTree by Hilton Guest Suites Tampa Bay, Tampa
 
GEORGIA 
Comfort Suites, Alpharetta
Embassy Suites by Hilton, Alpharetta
Hampton Inn, Alpharetta
Holiday Inn Express, Alpharetta
Hyatt Place Alpharetta Windward Parkway, Alpharetta
Hyatt Place Atlanta Alpharetta North Point Mall, Alpharetta
Proposed Cambria Suites Alpharetta, Alpharetta
Proposed Courtyard by Marriott, Alpharetta
Value Place, Alpharetta
Courtyard by Marriott Athens Downtown, Athens
Artmore Atlanta Midtown, Atlanta
Best Western Plus, Atlanta
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center, Atlanta
Courtyard by Marriott Downtown, Atlanta
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Midtown, Atlanta
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Dual-Branded Crowne Plaza/Staybridge Suites, Atlanta
Fairfield Inn & Suites Suwanee, Atlanta
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta Airport, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta Cumberland Mall Northwest, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta Northlake, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta NW, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta Perimeter Center, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Atlanta Woodstock, Atlanta
Hampton Inn Buckhead, Atlanta
Hilton Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Hilton Suites Perimeter, Atlanta
Hilton, Atlanta
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Atlanta Downtown, Atlanta
Hyatt House Atlanta Cobb Galleria, Atlanta
Marriott Atlanta Perimeter Center, Atlanta
Marriott Buckhead, Atlanta
Motel 6, Atlanta
Proposed AC Hotel, Atlanta
Proposed EVEN Hotel Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Motel One, Atlanta
Proposed Boutique Hotel Midtown, Atlanta
Proposed Curio by Hilton, Atlanta
Proposed Dual-Branded Hyatt/Hyatt House, Atlanta
Proposed Element, Atlanta
Proposed Holiday Inn Downtown Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Hotel, Atlanta
Proposed Hyatt Place, Atlanta
Proposed Select-Service Hotel, Atlanta
Proposed Solis Hotel Porche Drive Atlanta, Atlanta
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Atlanta
Proposed Upscale Boutique Phipps Plaza, Atlanta
Proposed West Elm Hotel Ponce City Market, Atlanta
Quality Suites Buckhead Village, Atlanta
Ramada Plaza Atlanta Capitol Park Hotel, Atlanta
Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Convention Center Atlanta, Atlanta
Residence Inn by Marriott Midtown, Atlanta
Sheraton Atlanta Perimeter North, Atlanta
Sheraton Downtown, Atlanta
Solís Two Porsche Drive, Atlanta
Super 8, Atlanta
The Stratford Inn, Atlanta
Twelve Hotel Centennial Park, Atlanta
Value Place Chamblee, Atlanta
W Atlanta Buckhead, Atlanta
Westin Atlanta Airport, Atlanta
Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta
Home2 Suites by Hilton, Augusta
Quality Inn & Suites, Austell
Proposed Dual-Branded Best Western Plus and Best Western Executive Residency, Braselton
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Braselton
Comfort Suites, Brunswick
Courtyard by Marriott, Brunswick
Embassy Suites, Brunswick
Proposed La Quinta Inn & Suites, Brunswick
Proposed Mall of Georgia Hotel, Buford
Proposed Hotel, Carrollton
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Cartersville
Hampton Inn, Cartersville
Value Place, Chamblee
3 Palms Atlanta Airport North, College Park
Hampton Inn Atlanta Airport, College Park
Hotel Indigo, College Park
Proposed Hotel, College Park
Days Inn, Columbus
Motel 6, Columbus
Days Inn, Commerce
Courtyard by Marriott Dalton, Dalton
Econo Lodge, Dalton
Courtyard by Marriott, Decatur
Proposed Residence Inn, Decatur
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Doraville
Proposed Westin & Villas at Foxhall, Douglas County
InTown Suites Atlanta West, Douglasville
Proposed Home2 Suites Dublin, Dublin
Country Inn & Suites, Duluth
Hilton Garden Inn, Duluth
InTown Suites Gwinnett Place, Duluth
Residence Inn by Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Place, Duluth
Studio 6 Atlanta Gwinnett Place, Duluth
Proposed Spruill Residence Inn by Marriott, Dunwoody
Courtyard by Marriott Atlanta Gwinnett Mall, Duluth
Holiday Inn Express, Fairburn
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Fairburn
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Flowery Branch
Days Inn, Fort Valley
Staybridge Suites, Hapeville
Great Wolf Lodge Atlanta LaGrange, LaGrange
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, LaGrange
Hampton Inn Valdosta, Lake Park
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Lawrenceville
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Lawrenceville
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Lawrenceville
Candlewood Suites, Lithia Springs
Holiday Inn Express, Lithia Springs
InTown Suites, Lithia Springs
SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Lithia Springs
Hilton Garden Inn, Lithonia
Residence Inn by Marriott, Macon
Home2 Suites by Hilton Atlanta Marietta, Marietta
Proposed Hotel, Marietta
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Marietta
Radisson Hotel Atlanta Northwest, Marietta
Proposed Staybridge Suites, McDonough
Hyatt Place Atlanta Norcross Peachtree, Norcross
Norcross Inn & Suites, Norcross
Quality Inn, Oakwood
Fairfield Inn & Suites Peachtree City, Peachtree City
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Peachtree City, Peachtree City
The Lodge & Spa at Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain
Mountain Creek Inn, Pine Mountain
Proposed Holiday Inn and Suites, Pooler
Residence Inn by Marriott Savannah Airport, Pooler
Comfort Suites Savannah North, Port Wentworth
Best Western, Richmond Hill
Proposed Lookout Mountain Resort, Rising Fawn
Studio 6 Atlanta Roswell, Roswell
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Savannah Airport, Savannah
Holiday Inn, Savannah
Holiday Inn Savannah Historic District, Savannah
Quality Inn, Stockbridge
Proposed Springhill Suites, Suwanee
Comfort Suites Northlake, Tucker
Motel 6 Atlanta Tucker Northeast, Tucker
Studio 6 Atlanta Northlake Tucker, Tucker
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Warner Robins
InTown Suites, Warner Robins
Proposed Hotel, Winder
Proposed WoodSpring Suites, Woodstock
 
ILLINOIS 
Hampton Inn & Suites, Aurora
Route 50 Motel, Bourbonnais
Travel Inn, Broadview
Hampton Inn Saint Louis Fairview Heights, Fairview Heights
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Lansing
Limited Inn, Marion
 
INDIANA 
Residence Inn by Marriott, Columbus
Courtyard by Marriott East, Evansville
Hampton Inn Airport, Evansville
Hilton Garden Inn, Evansville
Hampton Inn & Suites Fort Wayne-North, Fort Wayne
 
IOWA 
Columbus Motel, Columbus Junction
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites, Walnut
 
KENTUCKY 
Days Inn, Frankfort
Hampton Inn Lexington South Keeneland Airport, Lexington
Best Western Plus Owensboro, Owensboro
 
MICHIGAN 
American Inn, Benton Harbor
 
MISSISSIPPI 
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Brandon
Comfort Inn & Suites Crystal Inn Sportsplex, Gulfport
Red Lion Inn & Suites, Hattiesburg
 
NEW YORK 
Days Inn, Hornell
Caravan Motel, Niagara Falls
Super 8, Williamsville
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Hampton Inn, Asheboro
Proposed Tru by Hilton Charlotte, Charlotte
Proposed Graduate Durham, Durham
Proposed Mount Rose Motel, Fayetteville
Proposed Avid Morrisville, Morrisville
Hilton Garden Inn Winston-Salem Hanes Mall, Winston-Salem
 
OHIO 
Proposed Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Athens
Comfort Inn, Cincinnati
DoubleTree, Miamisburg
Holiday Inn, West Chester
 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
City Loft Hotel, Beaufort
Holiday Inn & Suites Beaufort at Highway 21, Beaufort
Proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Beaufort
Comfort Suites at the University Conway, Conway
Proposed Hampton by Hilton, Hardeeville
Westin Hilton Head Island Resort & Spa, Hilton Head Island
Marriott Spartanburg at Renaissance Park, Spartanburg
Hampton Inn Columbia I 26 Airport, West Columbia
 
TENNESSEE 
Hampton Inn Knoxville Airport, Alcoa
Hotel Indigo Chattanooga  Downtown, Chattanooga
Residence Inn by Marriott Chattanooga Downtown, Chattanooga
Residence Inn by Marriott Chattanooga near Hamilton Place, Chattanooga
TownePlace Suites Chattanooga Near Hamilton Place, Chattanooga
Aloft Nashville Cool Springs, Franklin
Home2 Suites by Hilton Nashville Franklin Cool Springs, Franklin
Cedar Hotel Memphis, Memphis
Hampton Inn Memphis Walnut Grove Baptist Hospital East, Memphis
Holiday Inn & Suites Memphis Southeast Germantown, Memphis
Embassy Suites by Hilton Nashville SE Murfreesboro, Murfreesboro
Drury Plaza Hotel Nashville Downtown, Nashville
Hilton Nashville Airport, Nashville
Hutton Hotel, Nashville
Hyatt House Nashville At Vanderbilt, Nashville
Joseph A Luxury Collection by Marriott Nashville, Nashville
Proposed Dickerson Pike Boutique Hotel, Nashville
Residence Inn by Marriott Nashville Airport, Nashville
The Joseph Hotel, Nashville
Proposed Pigeon Forge Hotel, Pigeon Forge
 
TEXAS
Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Buda at Cabela’s, Buda
La Quinta Inn El Paso Cielo Vista, El Paso
NYLO Dallas Los Colinas, Irving
NYLO Hotel Plano, Plano
 
UTAH 
Capitol Reef Resort, Torrey
 
VIRGINIA 
InTown Suites Chesapeake/Greenbrier, Chesapeake
Wingate by Wyndham, Chesapeake
River Edge Inn, Colonial Beach
Comfort Inn, Dublin
Super 8, Dublin
Comfort Inn, Newport News
Hampton Inn, Newport News
Days Inn, Norfolk
Country Inn & Suites, Virginia Beach

My Articles

Amazon in Music City: The Anticipated Impact on the Lodging Industry

In 2018, Amazon announced the locations for its coveted HQ2. Along with this announcement, the company also disclosed a new Center for Operational Excellence to be built in Downtown Nashville, bringing with it 5,000 new high-paying jobs. But how will this impact the local lodging industry, especially amid a massive number of new hotels flooding the market?

• February 21, 2020 By Marc Greeley , Benjamin A. Levin

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Development & Construction , Valuations & Market Studies , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , Nashville , Tennessee , United States , North America

HVS 2020 Hotel Transaction Outlook

With the strength of the U.S. economy, hotel transaction activity should remain strong in the near term; however, as we look further out, things become a little less optimistic. Before we discuss the future, let’s take a quick dive into what happened in the past.

• January 24, 2020 By Benjamin A. Levin

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Development & Construction , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , North America , United States

HVS Market Pulse: Atlanta, Georgia

While several high-profile projects have been completed in Atlanta over the past several years, the construction boom in Atlanta is showing no signs of slowing down.

• February 21, 2019 By Benjamin A. Levin , Janet L. Snyder

• Development & Construction , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , Atlanta , Georgia , United States , North America

Market Pulse: Birmingham, AL

With county’s bankruptcy firmly in the rear-view mirror and growth driven by its flourishing downtown market, Alabama’s Magic City continues to impress.

• April 9, 2018 By Benjamin A. Levin

• Development & Construction , Valuations & Market Studies , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , Birmingham , North America , United States , Alabama

Meet the Money 2017 Key Takeaways

Hotel stakeholders shared a diversity of insights into U.S. hotel industry trends during the lifecycle of a hotel, including development, conversion/repositioning, and disposition.

• May 23, 2017 By Shannon L. Sampson , Benjamin A. Levin , Aaron Solaimani

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles , North America

HVS Market Pulse: Atlanta, GA

Atlanta enters 2017 with billions of dollars in new development underway. More than a billion has been dedicated to projects in Midtown Atlanta, two professional sports stadiums are nearing completion, and a $6-billion airport expansion is underway.

• January 30, 2017 By Benjamin A. Levin

• Valuations & Market Studies , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , United States , Georgia , North America , Atlanta