Lauren Reynolds

Consulting Experience

Lauren Reynolds, a Vice President with the HVS Portland office, graduated from The School of Hospitality Business at Michigan State University in December 2018. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Hospitality Business and a minor in Real Estate Investment Management. Her prior hospitality experience includes internships at HVS and the Hyatt at Olive 8 in Seattle, Washington. Throughout her university career, she held positions as a managerial accounting tutor, assistant to the Director of the Real Estate Investment Management program, and a Human Resources Supervisor for Residential and Hospitality Services. She also served as the Director of Operations for the Real Estate Investment Club during her senior year.

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HVS is the nation's leading consulting firm that is laser-focused on the hospitality sector. The firm provides expertise through every phase of ownership across a wide range of hospitality assets. We help clients succeed in the complex consulting arena, from feasibility studies to exit strategies and everything in between.

Employment History

January 2019 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Portland, Oregon
 
June 2018 – August 2018
Internship – HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Portland, Oregon
 
May 2017 – August 2017
HYATT AT OLIVE 8 CORPORATE ROOMS INTERN
Seattle, Washington
 
2014 – 2018
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
East Lansing, Michigan

Education

BS – The School of Hospitality Business, Michigan State University
 
Certification in Hotel Industry Analytics

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
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, and Valuation Modeling – 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
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARIZONA 
Proposed Holiday Inn, Page
 
CALIFORNIA 
Embassy Suites Arcadia Pasadena, Arcadia
Proposed Hotel Mammoth Village, Mammoth Lakes
Proposed Hyatt Caption, Mammoth Lakes
Sierra Nevada Resort & Spa, Mammoth Lakes
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, Oakhurst
Proposed Oroville Hotel, Oroville
Proposed Sanctity Hotel, Rancho Cucamonga
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton San Bernardino, San Bernardino
Marriott San Diego Mission Valley, San Diego
Firelite Lodge, Tahoe Vista
Embassy Suites Temecula Valley Wine Country, Temecula
Proposed Avid Hotel Victorville, Victorville
Proposed Fairfield Inn by Marriott Victorville, Victorville
Holiday Inn Express Westley, Westley
 
IDAHO 
Ashley Inn, Cascade
 
MASSACHUSETTS
Motel 6 Boston Danvers, Danvers
Motel 6 Framingham MA Boston West, Framingham
Motel 6 Leominster, Leominster
 
MONTANA 
Proposed AC by Marriott, Bozeman
Quality Inn & Suites, Bozeman
Cedar Creek Lodge, Columbia Falls
Under Canvas Glacier, Coram
Proposed Four Corners Hotel, Four Corners
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel, Gardiner
Greystone Inn, Great Falls
Motel 6, Kalispell
Hilton Garden Inn Missoula, Missoula
Proposed Camp Satori Glamping Resort, Silver Star
Under Canvas Yellowstone, West Yellowstone
Proposed Whitefish Hotel, Whitefish
 
NEVADA 
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas
 
NEW MEXICO 
Proposed Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Carlsbad
 
OREGON 
Plaza Inn & Suites at Ashland Creek, Ashland
Proposed Cave Junction Hotel, Cave Junction
Proposed Takelma Lodge, Grants Pass
Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River
Bed & Breakfast, Independence
Best Western Plus Olympic Inn, Klamath Falls
Proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Medford
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Portland Airport, Portland
Duniway Portland, a Hilton Hotel, Portland
Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland
Proposed Hampton Inn Redmond, Redmond
Sunriver Resort, Sunriver
 
SOUTH DAKOTA 
Under Canvas Mount Rushmore, Keystone
Proposed Hyatt Place Rapid City, Rapid City
 
TENNESSEE
Under Canvas Great Smoky Mountains, Pigeon Forge
 
UTAH 
Proposed Gateway Lodge, Mount Carmel
Proposed East Gate Lodge, Orderville
Proposed Luxury Hotel at Highground, Orderville
Proposed Pendry Park City, Park City
 
WASHINGTON 
Days Inn by Wyndham Bellingham, Bellingham
Motel 6, Bellingham
Camas Hotel, Camas
Comfort Inn Colville, Colville
Proposed Home2 Suites Ellensburg, Ellensburg
Alta Crystal Resort, Enumclaw
GuestHouse Enumclaw, Enumclaw
Motel 6 Everett South, Everett
Proposed Hotel, Federal Way
Motel 6 Tacoma Fife, Fife
Kennewick Suites, Kennewick
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn Lynnwood, Lynnwood
Ocean Crest Resort, Moclips
Motel 6 Moses Lake, Moses Lake
Red Roof Inn Yakima, Pendleton Way
State Inn Pullman, Pullman
Courtyard by Marriott Richland Columbia Point, Richland
Motel 6 Seattle Airport, Seattle
Seattle Airport Marriott, Seattle
DoubleTree by Hilton Spokane City Center, Spokane
Proposed Stanwood Hotel, Stanwood
Red Lion Wenatchee, Wenatchee
River Run Inn & Cabins, Winthrop
Days Inn by Wyndham Yakima, Yakima
Proposed La Quinta Inn & Suites, Yakima
 
WYOMING 
Amangani Resort, Jackson
Spring Creek Ranch, Jackson

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: Wyoming & Montana

Visitor statistics for Yellowstone, Glacier, and Grand Teton National Parks, as well as the related airport data in Wyoming and Montana, reveal surprising lodging trends in light of COVID-19.

• December 16, 2020 By Katy Black , Lauren Reynolds

• Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Wyoming , United States , North America , Montana

HVS Market Pulse: Kalispell and Whitefish, Montana

Kalispell and Whitefish act as gateways to Glacier National Park and have benefited from recent tourism growth and developments throughout the region. These two cities, as well as the national park, are the largest drivers of economic growth for Flathead County.

• January 22, 2020 By Lauren Reynolds

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

HVS Market Pulse: Interstate 5 Corridor Tourism Destinations in Oregon

A few major cities in Oregon, including the state’s capital, are located along Interstate 5, a major corridor that spans the length of the West Coast. Salem, Eugene, and Medford are prominent stops and growing tourism destinations along this route.

• November 21, 2019 By Breanna S. Smith , Lauren Reynolds

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