Kirsten Z. Smiley

Consulting Experience

Kirsten Smiley, a Vice President with the HVS consulting and valuation office in Los Angeles, California, specializes in feasibility studies and market research. Kirsten is a certified general appraiser and has consulted on numerous projects throughout the Pacific West region. Fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, and English, Kirsten has worked at full-service hotels in the U.S. and abroad. Kirsten’s past experience in hospitality includes marketing, management, and guest service roles at the Mayflower Renaissance hotel in Downtown Washington, D.C.; the Atherton Hotel, a historic Georgian boutique in Stillwater, Oklahoma; and the Dong Fang Hotel in Guangzhou, China. Kirsten graduated with a BS in Hotel Management from the Business School of Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou and a BS in Hospitality Administration from Oklahoma State University.

Testimonials

"The team is wonderful and highly professional. Marcus Lee, Luigi, and Kirsten are amazing and very attentive to details. Special thanks to the entire team and more to Marcus Lee who is very intuitive and supportive of our innovative and sustainable hotel project. Many thanks to Kathryn for her responsiveness and kindness." – Tatyana Li, LSW Hotels

Education

BA – Oklahoma State University, Sun Yat-Sen University

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice – 15 hours
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Supervisor Trainee Class for Oregon – 5 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
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 15 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
Expert Witness for Commercial Appraisers – 30 hours
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours
Basic Hotel Appraising – 7 hours
Biennial USPAP Updates

Employment History

2014 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Portland, Oregon

2013 to 2014
MAYFLOWER RENAISSANCE
Washington, D.C.

2012
ATHERTON HOTEL
Stillwater, Oklahoma

2011
DONGFANG HOTEL
Guangzhou, China

State Certification

Arizona
California

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARIZONA 
Saguaro, Scottsdale
Talking Stick Resort, Scottsdale
Best Western Inn Of Tempe, Tempe
MOXY Phoenix Tempe/ASU Area, Tempe
 
ARKANSAS 
Value Place, Fayetteville
Hyatt Place, Rogers
 
CALIFORNIA 
Hilton Anaheim, Anaheim
Sheraton Park Hotel at the Anaheim Resort, Anaheim
Proposed Best Western Bakersfield, Bakersfield
Hampton Inn & Suites Banning Beaumont, Banning
Proposed Dual-Branded Marriott, Barstow
Proposed Home2 Suites, Barstow
Hotel Durant, Berkeley
Embassy Suites, Brea
Hampton Inn & Suites Buellton/Santa Ynez Valley, Buellton
Proposed Aloft Buena Park, Buena Park
Proposed Hotel Clovis, Clovis
Proposed The GlenRoy, Coachella
Holiday Inn Express, Costa Mesa
Proposed Embassy Suites, Davis
Proposed Full-Service Hotel, Dublin
Proposed Candlewood Suites, Elk Grove
Proposed Hotel Fresno, Fresno
Great Wolf Lodge Southern California, Garden Grove
Hampton Inn, Goleta
Proposed Kokoro Wellness Resort, Howard Springs
Hilton Garden Inn Irvine Orange County Airport, Irvine
Proposed Element Hotel, Irvine
Proposed Hotel, Kingsburg
Proposed Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton, La Habra
Embassy Suites Lompoc, Lompoc
Hyatt Regency, Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles
LINE Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Proposed Hyatt Centric Hotel & Residences Koreatown, Los Angeles
The Cecil Hotel, Los Angeles
Proposed Riverstone Hotel, Madera
Proposed Residence Inn Mammoth Lakes, Mammoth Lakes
Proposed Great Wolf Manteca, Manteca
Stanford Park Hotel, Menlo Park
Proposed Hotel - Merced Gateway, Merced
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Oceanside, Oceanside
Proposed Element by Westin, Ontario
Ivy Palm Resort & Spa, Palm Springs
Proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Placentia
Proposed Tierra Oaks Resort, Redding
Proposed Hotel, Rocklin
Proposed Hotel, Sacramento
Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego
Hilton Garden Inn San Diego Mission Valley Stadium, San Diego
Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina, San Diego
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites San Dimas, San Dimas
Holiday Inn Express San Jose Central City, San Jose
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, San Jose
Proposed Wingate, San Jose
Proposed Home2 Hampton Inn, Santa Clara
Proposed Hampton by Hilton, Santa Cruz
Mark Twain Hotel, San Francisco
Westin Saint Francis San Francisco on Union Square, San Francisco
Proposed Hotel, Santa Rosa
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott South San Francisco, South San Francisco
Proposed Hampton Inn & Suites, Sunnyvale
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Winter
 
FLORIDA 
Days Inn Historic District, Pensacola
 
GEORGIA 
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta
 
HAWAII 
Hyatt Centric Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
 
IDAHO 
Fairfield Inn by Marriott, Boise
Hampton Inn Boise Airport, Boise
Holiday Inn Boise Airport, Boise
Howard Johnson, Boise
La Quinta Inn & Suites Boise Airport, Boise
Hampton Inn & Suites, Coeur d’Alene
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Coeur d’Alene
Super 8, Coeur d'Alene
Cedars Inn & Suites, Lewiston
Best Western, Meridian
 
KANSAS 
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Wichita Northwest Maize K-96, Maize
Hyatt Place, Topeka
 
KENTUCKY 
Quality Inn, Lexington
 
MARYLAND 
Proposed Homewood Suites by Hilton, Ocean City
Harbourtown Resort, St. Michaels
 
MICHIGAN 
Americas Best Value Inn, Flint
 
MISSISSIPPI 
Holiday Inn, Batesville
Wingate by Wyndham, D’Iberville
Days Inn, Pearl
 
MISSOURI 
Value Place, Arnold
Value Place, Kansas City
Holiday Inn, Poplar Bluff
Value Place, Springfield
 
NEBRASKA 
Hyatt Place Omaha Downtown Old Market, Omaha
 
NEVADA 
Proposed Delta Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Vegas Vacant Land, Spring Valley
Santa Fe Inn, Winnemucca
Val-U Motel, Winnemucca
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Marriott, Greensboro
 
OHIO 
Americas Best Value Inn, Huber Heights
Comfort Inn, Huber Heights
Hampton Inn, Tiffin
 
OKLAHOMA 
Holiday Inn Express, Perry
Residence Inn by Marriott, Stillwater
DoubleTree by Hilton Tulsa Downtown, Tulsa
 
OREGON 
Courtyard by Marriott Portland Beaverton, Beaverton
Proposed AC by Marriott, Beaverton
Proposed Element, Beaverton
Hampton Inn & Suites, Bend
Hilton Garden Inn, Bend
Proposed Autograph Collection Hotel, Bend
Proposed Embassy Suites, Bend
Proposed Home2 Suites Bend
Proposed Hyatt House, Bend
Courtyard by Marriott, Clackamas
Comfort Suites, Eugene
Valley River Inn, Eugene
Embassy Suites Portland Hillsboro, Hillsboro
Hampton Inn & Suites Portland Hillsboro Evergreen Park, Hillsboro
Proposed Staybridge Suites, Hillsboro
Staybridge Suites Hillsboro North, Hillsboro
Best Western Plus Rama Inn & Suites, LaGrande
Shilo Inn, Newport
Aloft Portland Airport at Cascade Station, Portland
Canopy by Hilton Portland Pearl District, Portland
Country Inn & Suites PDX, Portland
Dossier Hotel, Portland
Hilton Portland and Executive Towers, Portland
Porter Hotel, Portland
Proposed AC Hotel Cascade Station, Portland
Proposed Hilton-Branded Hotel, Portland
Proposed Hotel Chamberlain, Portland
Proposed Hotel Cornelius, Portland
Proposed Hyatt-Branded Hotel, Portland
River’s Edge Hotel & Spa, Portland
Sentinel Hotel, Portland
Sheraton Portland Airport, Portland
Shilo Inn Suites Hotel Portland Airport, Portland
Staybridge Suites, Portland
Proposed Hampton by Hilton, Redmond
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Redmond
Proposed WoodSpring Suites, Redmond
Inn at Seaside, Seaside
River Inn at Seaside, Seaside
Shilo Inn Oceanfront Seaside, Seaside
Shilo Inn Seaside East, Seaside
Shilo Inn Warrenton Astoria, Warrenton
 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Comfort Inn, Pine Grove
 
TEXAS 
Candlewood Suites, Texarkana
 
UTAH 
Park Inn by Radisson Salt Lake City, Midvale
 
VIRGINIA 
Hyatt Place Richmond Chester, Chester
Great Wolf Lodge, Williamsburg
 
WASHINGTON 
Proposed Boutique Hotel, Allyn
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Seattle Bellevue Redmond, Bellevue
Proposed Upscale Hotel, Bellevue
Candlewood Suites, Camas
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Camas
Fairground Inn, Monroe
Travel Inn, Moses Lake
Belmont Hotel, Port Townsend
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn, Redmond
Proposed Lodge at Columbia Point, Richland
Comfort Inn & Suites, Seattle
Home2 Suites Seattle Airport, Seattle
MarQueen Hotel, Seattle
Mayflower Park Hotel, Seattle
Proposed Full-Service Hotel, Seattle
Proposed Hotel, Shelton
Proposed JM Hotel, Seattle
Proposed Metropole Hotel, Seattle
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, Silverdale
Proposed Marriott Hotel Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma
Courtyard by Marriott Seattle Southcenter, Tukwila
Home2 Suites by Hilton Seattle Airport, Tukwila
Candlewood Suites Vancouver-Camas, Vancouver
Days Inn & Suites, Vancouver
Homewood Suites by Hilton, Vancouver
Proposed Hotel, Vancouver
Proposed Indigo Hotel and Condominium Development, Vancouver
Residence Inn by Marriott Portland North, Vancouver

Press Coverage

Safe Haven: Why Chinese Investors are Parking their Money in the U.S. Hotel Industry. 2017

My Articles

Impact of COVID-19 on the Coachella Valley Lodging Market & Outlook

The Coachella Valley is known for its signature events, including the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. With major events canceled in 2020, how did the market perform? What’s the road for recovery?

• January 12, 2021 By Kirsten Z. Smiley

• Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Coachella , California , United States , North America , Palm Desert , La Quinta , Indian Wells , Rancho Mirage , Palm Springs , Indio , Cathedral City , Desert Hot Springs

HVS Market Pulse: Fresno, CA

From Sacramento to Bakersfield, Central California is known as the “Food Basket of the World.” As the most populated city in the in the Central Valley, Fresno is the epicenter of California’s agriculture industry and the commercial, financial, and cultural hub of the region.

• May 16, 2019 By Kirsten Z. Smiley

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

HVS Market Pulse: Bend, Oregon

A top tourism destination in the Pacific Northwest, the city of Bend is experiencing a period of economic growth, including an influx of new and proposed hotels.

• January 16, 2019 By Breanna S. Smith , Kirsten Z. Smiley

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

Market Pulse: Seattle, WA

Once defined by grunge music, rainy weather, and Microsoft, Seattle has emerged as one of the most important and innovative epicenters in the country. The immense growth has created challenges, including high home prices, traffic, and homelessness.

• December 27, 2017 By Kirsten Z. Smiley

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

Chinese Investment Trends in U.S. Hotel Real Estate

Investment out of mainland China in U.S. hotel real estate has been on the rise for years. What’s driving the trend, and how has it affected hotel markets in the U.S.?

• August 15, 2016 By Kirsten Z. Smiley

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