Kilian O'Brien

Experience

Kilian O’Brien, a Project Manager with the HVS Miami office, graduated from the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University in May 2017. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration. Kilian previously worked in the HVS Boston office. Prior to joining HVS in 2022, Kilian worked as the Accounting Manager for Hersha Hospitality Management at Parrot Key Hotel & Villas in Key West, Florida. His prior hospitality experience includes opening two hotels as the Director of Housekeeping: The Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York, in 2017 and Parrot Key Hotel & Villas in Key West in 2018. Throughout his university career, he worked at The Statler Hotel at Cornell University and Interstate Hotels & Resorts.

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Employment History

April 2022 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Boston, Massachusetts
 
2018 – 2022
PARROT KEY HOTEL & VILLAS
Key West, Florida
 
2017 – 2018
THE ADELPHI HOTEL
Saratoga Springs, New York

Education

Cornell University
BS – School of Hotel Administration
 
Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours

Affiliations

Cornell Hotel Society (CHS)

Hotels Appraised

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

CONNECTICUT
Baymont Inn & Suites Groton Mystic, Groton
Proposed Great Wolf Lodge at Mashantucket, Ledyard
Motel 6 Vernon, Vernon
 
FLORIDA
Holiday Inn Express Vero Beach West, Vero Beach
 
MASSACHUSSETTS
Fairfield by Marriott Boston Walpole, Walpole
 
MAINE
Seascape Motel & Cottages,              Belfast
Proposed Kingfield House,              Kingfield
Proposed Extended-Stay Hotel,     Kittery
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Kittery
 
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Best Western Plus Sovereign Hotel,              Keene
Yankee Clipper, North Conway
 
NEW YORK
Knights Inn Amsterdam, Amsterdam
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Cooperstown, Cooperstown
Radisson Corning, Corning
Holiday Inn Express Grand Island, Grand Island
Holiday House Motel, Hillsdale
Pines Inn Lake Placid, Lake Placid
Red Carpet Inn North Syracuse, Syracuse
Hampton by Hilton Binghamton Vestal, Vestal
 
OHIO
Motel 6 Mansfield, Mansfield
Holiday Inn Express Salem, Salem
 
PENNSYLVANIA
Best Western Inn at Hunt's Landing, Matamoras
Hampton by Hilton South Kingstown Newport, South Kingstown
 
TENNESSEE
Travelodge by Wyndham Clarksville, Clarksville
 
VERMONT
Colonial Motel, Brattleboro
Proposed My Place Hotel, Randolph
Town & Country Lodge, Stowe
Fairfield by Marriott Burlington Williston, Williston
 
PORTFOLIO WORK
20-Hotel ADIA – Americas Real Estate Valuation Portfolio
2-Pack Florida City Hotels

My Articles

Connecticut’s Post-COVID Climb

While the onset of COVID-19 had devastating effects for the Connecticut tourism industry, a recovery quickly began. By 2022, occupancy levels were only slightly below those of 2019, and ADR levels far surpassed those of 2019. The upcoming renovation of the XL Center in Hartford and the state’s “Find Your Vibe” campaign are key indicators of Connecticut’s recovery and success.

• October 24, 2023 By Kilian O'Brien

• Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Travel & Tourism , Convention, Sports, Entertainment , Economic Trends and Cycles , Hartford , Connecticut , United States , North America