Lauren Reynolds

Consulting Experience

Lauren Reynolds, a Senior Project Manager 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 
Ramada, Kingman
Proposed Holiday Inn, Page
Classic Inn, Red Bluff
Stockton Inn, Stockton
Baymont Inn & Suites Yreka, Yreka
 
CALIFORNIA 
Best Western Plus Continental Inn & Suites El Cajon, El Cajon
Quality Inn & Suites El Cajon San Diego East, El Cajon
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
Proposed Fairfield Inn by Marriott Victorville, Victorville
Holiday Inn Express Westley, Westley
 
GEORGIA 
Proposed Savannah Suites, Atlanta
 
IDAHO 
Nampa Downtown Inn, Nampa
 
MONTANA 
Proposed AC by Marriott, Bozeman
Quality Inn & Suites, Bozeman
Dreamcatcher Tipi Hotel, Gardiner
Greystone Inn, Great Falls
Motel 6, Kalispell
Hilton Garden Inn Missoula, Missoula
Proposed Whitefish Hotel, Whitefish
 
NEVADA 
Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Las Vegas Airport, Las Vegas
Americas Best Value Inn, Winnemucca
 
NEW MEXICO 
Proposed Baymont Inn & Suites by Wyndham, Carlsbad
 
OHIO 
Hyatt Place Cleveland Independence, Independence
 
OREGON 
Plaza Inn & Suites at Ashland Creek, Ashland
Proposed Cave Junction Hotel, Cave Junction
Proposed Takelma Lodge, Grants Pass
Columbia Gorge Hotel, Hood River
Best Western Plus Olympic Inn, Klamath Falls
Lincoln City Value Inn, Lincoln City
Comfort Inn South Medford, Medford
Proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Medford
Motel 6 Ontario, Ontario
Duniway Portland, a Hilton Hotel, Portland
Hilton Portland Downtown, Portland
Comfort Suites Redmond, Redmond
Shady Oaks Motel Roseburg, Roseburg
Motel 6 Saint Helens, Saint Helens
Comfort Suites Springfield RiverBend Medical, Springfield
Rodeway Inn, Sublimity
 
TEXAS 
Quality Inn & Suites, Houston
Studio 6, Winnie
 
UTAH 
Proposed Luxury Hotel at Highground, Orderville
 
WASHINGTON 
Days Inn by Wyndham Bellingham, Bellingham
Camas Hotel, Camas
Comfort Inn Colville, Colville
GuestHouse Enumclaw, Enumclaw
Kennewick Suites, Kennwick
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn Lynnwood, Lynnwood
Motel 6 Moses Lake, Moses Lake
Red Roof Inn Yakima, Pendleton Way
State Inn Pullman, Pullman
Courtyard by Marriott Richland Columbia Point, Richland
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