Lauren Hock

Consulting Experience

Lauren Hock, a Senior Project Manager with HVS New Orleans, has spent more than a decade studying and working with hotels from coast to coast. Lauren earned her BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University and served as Student Supervisor at the school’s full-service Statler Hotel. She was part of the opening team at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island outside Charleston, South Carolina, undertaking management roles ranging from housekeeping to front office to club lounge. She then moved to the West Coast and managed the Cliffs Resort in Shell Beach, California. Since joining HVS New Orleans, Lauren has completed appraisals throughout the Gulf Coast, focusing on Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and the Florida panhandle. Working in these markets has given her a chance to complete feasibility studies involving the rehabilitation of vacant and historic buildings and undertake market studies for boutique hotels in smaller Southern towns. New Orleans is a testing ground for new concepts, and Lauren has completed studies for some of the newest properties under brands like Virgin, Moxy, Cambria, and Canopy. 

Employment History

2014 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
New Orleans, Louisiana

2007 – 2014
THE CLIFFS RESORT
Shell Beach, California

2004 – 2007
THE SANCTUARY AT KIAWAH ISLAND
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Education

BS – School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
National USPAP Course – 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 Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
Supervisor/Trainee Course for Louisiana – 4 hours
Supervisor/Trainee Course for Mississippi – 4 hours
Statistics, Modeling and Finance – 15 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
Expert Witness – 15 hours
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ALABAMA 
Courtyard by Marriott, Dothan
Hampton Inn & Suites, Dothan
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, Enterprise
Value Place, Huntsville
Value Place, Madison
Admiral Semmes Hotel, Mobile
Ashbury Hotel Conversion, Mobile
Holiday Inn, Mobile
Proposed Hotel Village Tannin, Orange Beach
 
ARKANSAS 
Candlewood Suites Rogers Bentonville, Bentonville
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Bentonville
Proposed Hotel Indigo, El Dorado
Hampton Inn, Magnolia
Holiday Inn Express, Magnolia
Comfort Suites (Conversion to Hampton Inn), Searcy
 
CALIFORNIA 
Pasadena Inn (Red Lion Conversion), Pasadena
 
FLORIDA 
Fairfield Inn & Suites, Delray Beach
Seabreeze Inn, Fort Walton
Proposed Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Jacksonville, Jacksonville
Proposed Hotel, Jacksonville
Proposed Hyatt Place Jacksonville Downtown, Jacksonville
Proposed Hotel Indigo Grand Boulevard, Miramar Beach
Proposed Hyatt Place Grand Boulevard, Miramar Beach
Days Inn Neptune Jacksonville Beach Mayport Mayo Clinic, Neptune Beach
Microtel Inn & Suites, Panama City
Proposed Hotel, Pensacola
Proposed SpringHill Suites by Marriott, Winter Park
 
GEORGIA 
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Windward, Alpharetta
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta
Country Inn & Suites, Braselton
 
ILLINOIS 
Quality Inn, Waukegan
 
KENTUCKY 
Hyatt Place Louisville East, Louisville
Proposed Hotel Indigo, Louisville
Proposed Independent Hotel, Louisville
 
LOUISIANA 
Courtyard by Marriott, Alexandria
Americas Best Value Inn, Baton Rouge
Best Western Richmond Suites, Baton Rouge
Comfort Suites, Baton Rouge
DoubleTree by Hilton, Baton Rouge
Fairfield Inn by Marriott Baton Rouge South, Baton Rouge
Hyatt Place Baton Rouge I-10, Baton Rouge
Microtel Inn & Suites, Baton Rouge
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge
TownePlace Suites by Marriott South, Baton Rouge
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Shreveport Bossier City, Bossier City
Value Place, Bossier City
Proposed Holiday Inn Express, Donaldsonville
Holiday Inn Express, Eunice
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Gonzales
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Gonzales
Hampton Inn & Suites, Harvey
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Harvey
Proposed WoodSpring Suites, Kenner
Comfort Inn & Suites, Lafayette
Proposed TownePlace Suites, LaPlace
TownePlace Suites, LaPlace
Courtyard by Marriott Monroe Airport, Monroe
Proposed Hotel, Monroe
TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Monroe
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, New Iberia
Clarion Inn & Suites (Conversion to Boutique), New Orleans
Country Inn & Suites French Quarter, New Orleans
Hotel Modern, New Orleans
Land Appraisal, New Orleans
NOPSI Hotel, New Orleans
O'Keefe Plaza Hotel, New Orleans
Old No 77 Hotel & Chandlery, New Orleans
Proposed Alder Hotel, New Orleans
Proposed BioDistrict Hotel, New Orleans
Proposed Cambria Suites, New Orleans
Proposed Canopy, New Orleans
Proposed Extended-Stay Hotel at UMC, New Orleans
Proposed Hotel, New Orleans
Proposed Hotel Reconcile, New Orleans
Proposed Luxury Boutique Hotel, New Orleans
Proposed Moxy by Marriott, New Orleans
Proposed Thompson, New Orleans
Proposed Virgin Hotel, New Orleans
SpringHill Suites by Marriott New Orleans Downtown, New Orleans
Whitney Hotel, New Orleans
Westin New Orleans Canal Place, New Orleans
Comfort Inn & Suites, Slidell
Super 8, Slidell
Hilton Garden Inn, West Monroe
 
MISSISSIPPI 
Value Place, Byram
Hampton Inn, Canton
Proposed Cotton House Hotel, Cleveland
Proposed Statesman Hotel, Cleveland
Home2 Suites by Hilton, D’Iberville
Best Western Seaway, Gulfport
Proposed Hampton Inn, Gulfport
Value Place, Gulfport
Comfort Inn & Suites, Jackson
Courtyard by Marriott Jackson Ridgeland, Jackson
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Jackson-Coliseum, Jackson
Hampton Inn Jackson North, Jackson
Hampton Inn & Suites, McComb
Hampton Inn, Meridian
Hilton Garden Inn, Meridian
Graduate, Oxford
Proposed Oxford Boutique Hotel & Spa, Oxford
Candlewood Suites, Pearl
Hampton Inn by Hilton, Richland
Homewood Suites by Hilton Jackson Ridgeland, Ridgeland
Residence Inn by Marriott Jackson Ridgeland, Ridgeland
Staybridge Suites, Ridgeland
Senatobia Inn, Senatobia
Proposed TownePlace Suites, Southhaven
Hampton Inn & Suites, Vicksburg
 
OHIO 
Hyatt Place Cleveland/Independence, Independence
Comfort Suites, Perrysburg
Country Inn, Rossford
 
SOUTH CAROLINA 
Days Inn, Greenwood
 
TEXAS 
Holiday Inn Beaumont Plaza, Beaumont
Hampton Inn & Suites, Pasadena

Press Coverage

HVS Market Connections showcase city performance, 2016

My Articles

Market Pulse: New Orleans, LA

On the three-hundred-year anniversary of the founding of the city, New Orleans welcomes more visitors than ever.

• April 16, 2018 By Lauren Hock