Katy Black

Consulting Experience

A mind for metrics, attention to detail, and the ambition to continuously improve are crucial qualities a hotel analyst brings to her clients. Although based in the firm's Colorado office, Katy Black is also a firm expert of the mountain region, particularly in Montana and Wyoming, and of California's Orange County lodging market. She has worked throughout this region of Southern California, from Dana Point to Anaheim and most submarkets in between. She is attuned to changes in market dynamics, up to the minute with competitive sales and values, and in step with operations at the property level. As part of the team at HVS, Katy’s hands-on knowledge of hotel operations, accounting, and analysis ensures you’ll be armed with the most credible, most comprehensive report available concerning your hotel’s feasibility or value.

Katy began her hospitality career in Akron, Ohio at the Crowne Plaza Quaker Square. She completed management training at the Courtyard by Marriott at The University of Delaware and went on to hold management roles in Front Office and Corporate Sales at the DoubleTree by Hilton and Hilton Akron/Fairlawn. At both properties, Katy combined practical skills with her foundation in sound analytics to improve operational efficiency and revenue generation; the DoubleTree by Hilton exceeded brand benchmarks for guest satisfaction and realized unprecedented revenue growth during each of her three years at the hotel. Katy graduated summa cum laude from The University of Delaware with an honors degree in Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management. She earned an MS in Accounting from the University of Akron.

Katy loves adventure, especially activities like rock climbing, skiing, and skydiving that combine sharp concentration with a surge of adrenaline. She also has a passion for travel, having studied abroad in Australia and New Zealand and visited Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, and Switzerland.

Employment History

2013 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Denver, Colorado
Los Angeles, California

2010 – 2013
DOUBLETREE BY HILTON AKRON/FAIRLAWN, RDA MANAGEMENT
Akron, Ohio

2008 – 2010
HILTON AKRON/FAIRLAWN, RDA MANAGEMENT
Akron, Ohio

2007
CROWNE PLAZA QUAKER SQUARE, RDA MANAGEMENT
Akron, Ohio

State Certification

Colorado

Montana

Education

UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
Master of Science
Accounting

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
Bachelor of Science
Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Management

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice – 15 hours
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
Statistics, Modeling and Finance – 15 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
Advanced Income – 35 hours

Hotels Appraised

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARIZONA
 
Proposed Residence Inn, Chandler
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Chandler
Proposed Hampton Inn & Suites, Page
Hampton Inn, Scottsdale
Proposed Holiday Inn, Scottsdale
 
CALIFORNIA
 
Hilton, Anaheim
Sheraton Park, Anaheim
Embassy Suites, Brea
Proposed Hampton Inn, Buena Park
Furnace Creek, Death Valley
Continental Motel, Salinas
Proposed Sheraton Hotel, San Gabriel
Embassy Suites, Santa Ana
Proposed Hyatt Place, Santa Cruz
Embassy Suites, Temecula
 
COLORADO
 
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn, Arvada
Proposed Boomerang Hotel, Aspen
Hyatt Place Denver Airport, Aurora
Proposed Element Hotel, Basalt
Park Hyatt, Beaver Creek
Courtyard by Marriott, Boulder
Marriott, Boulder
St. Julien, Boulder
Best Western Brighton Inn, Brighton
Proposed Hotel Brighton, Brighton
Proposed Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Broomfield
Academy Hotel, Colorado Springs
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Colorado Springs
Hyatt House, Colorado Springs
Radisson, Colorado Springs
WoodSpring Suites, Colorado Springs
Courtyard by Marriott Denver Stapleton, Denver
Embassy Suites DIA, Denver
Hyatt House Denver Airport, Denver
Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center, Denver
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites, Denver
AmericInn, Eagle
Courtyard by Marriott, Englewood
Hilton Garden Inn Denver South Meridian, Englewood
Proposed TownePlace Suites DTC, Englewood
Residence Inn by Marriott, Englewood
Homewood Suites, Fort Collins
Marriott, Fort Collins
Hampton Inn & Suites Denver Cherry Creek, Glendale
Staybridge Suites Cherry Creek, Glendale
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Greeley
Courtyard by Marriott Denver Tech Center, Greenwood Village
Proposed Courtyard by Marriott, Highlands Ranch
Courtyard by Marriott Southwest Lakewood, Lakewood
Hampton Inn Denver West Federal Center, Lakewood
Holiday Inn, Lakewood
Residence Inn by Marriott Southwest Lakewood, Lakewood
Holiday Inn Express, Limon
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Littleton
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Lone Tree
Proposed Full-Service Hotel, Loveland
Hotel Madeline, Telluride
Proposed Hotel, Telluride
Proposed Hotel Ajax, Telluride
Proposed Hyatt Place, Westminster
 
FLORIDA
 
Comfort Inn, Chipley
Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Miami Beach
 
ILLINOIS
 
Best Motel, Chicago
Best Western, Morton Grove
Super 8, Peru
 
INDIANA
 
Econo Lodge, South Bend
Proposed Motel 6, South Bend
 
MINNESOTA
 
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Bloomington
Proposed Hotel Market Study, Edina
Courtyard by Marriott Minneapolis St. Paul Airport, Mendota Heights
DoubleTree by Hilton Park Place, St. Louis Park
Embassy Suites Saint Paul Downtown, Saint Paul
Proposed Holiday Inn, Waite Park
Proposed Staybridge Suites, Waite Park
 
MISSISSIPPI
 
Palm Tree Hotel, Taylorsville
 
MONTANA
 
Hilton Garden Inn, Bozeman
Holiday Inn Express, Sidney
 
NEBRASKA
 
Days Inn, McCook
 
NEW MEXICO
 
Best Western, Los Alamos
 
NORTH DAKOTA
 
Proposed Candlewood Suites, West Fargo
 
OKLAHOMA
 
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites OKC, Bethany
Hampton Inn, Chickasha
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Chickasha
 
PUERTO RICO
 
El Conquistador, Las Croabas
El San Juan Hotel & Casino, San Juan
Hilton Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino, San Juan
 
TENNESSEE
 
Inland Suites Elvis Street, Memphis
Inland Suites Lamar Street, Memphis
 
TEXAS
 
Le Méridien Stoneleigh, Dallas
Comfort Inn & Suites, Lubbock
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Lubbock
Super 8, Lubbock
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Wolfforth
 
UTAH
 
Proposed Hampton Inn, Logan
DoubleTree Salt Lake City Airport, Salt Lake City
Marriott Salt Lake City University Park, Salt Lake City
Proposed Full-Service Hotel, Salt Lake City
Sheraton, Salt Lake City
 
WYOMING
 
Courtyard by Marriott, Casper
Motel 6, Casper
Ramada Plaza Riverside Hotel & Convention Center, Casper
Americas Best Value Inn, Cheyenne
Amangani, Jackson
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Teton Village
Proposed Americas Best Value Inn, Wheatland

Press Coverage

HVS Market Connections showcase city performance, 2016

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City’s hospitality market has grown in virtually every metric over the past several years. Demand growth continues to outpace supply, especially with Utah’s ski visitation on the rise.

• January 3, 2017 By Katy Black , Ryan Mark

HVS Market Pulse: Colorado Springs 2016

Following a series of setbacks that hindered recovery, the Colorado Springs hotel market sprang back in 2014. Government travel levels and economic conditions improved in 2015, and lodging-tax revenues year-to-date reflect a positive trend of growth.

• August 8, 2016 By Katy Black , Patrick S. Bursey

In Focus: Cheyenne, WY

Cheyenne, Wyoming’s hotel market and economy lean on cornerstones like energy production and manufacturing while shifting focus to high-technology and corporate clientele.

• April 28, 2014 By Sara E. Olson , Katy Black