Breanna S. Smith

Consulting Experience

As a Vice President with HVS Portland, Breanna Smith draws on her hospitality sales experience to deliver authoritative, comprehensive, and thoroughly researched hotel appraisals, market studies, and feasibility studies. In addition to the Portland market, Breanna’s expertise extends to Idaho, particularly the greater Boise area, and the state of Washington. Her repertoire of appraisals and market studies features several unique projects, including a proposed luxury boutique hotel near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, as well as several high-end assets in the Portland and Seattle markets. Breanna earned her Certified Commercial Appraiser license in early 2019. She began her hospitality career in college, interning at the Elitch Gardens Theme & Water Park in Denver and The Stanley Hotel in Estes Park, Colorado, while earning a BSBA in Hospitality Management from the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. Breanna later rose to revenue- and sales-management positions at Marriott International. In these roles, she made corporate sales for full-service Marriott-branded hotels across Texas, conducted strategic analyses and daily management of hotel transient guest performance data, and created strategies to maximize hotel revenue.

Education

BSBA – Daniel’s College of Business, University of Denver

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice – 15 hours
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Oregon Supervisory Appraiser/Assistant Course – 5 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 hours
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 15 hours
Commercial Appraisal Review – 15 hours
Expert Witness for Commercial Appraisers – 15 hours

Employment History

2015 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Portland, Oregon

2014 – 2015
REVENUE MANAGEMENT, MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Houston, Texas

2012 – 2014
SALES, MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
Dallas, Texas

State Certification

Idaho
Oregon
Washington

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purposes

ARIZONA 
Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Phoenix Mesa, Mesa
Hilton Suites, Phoenix
  
CALIFORNIA 
Lamplighter Inn, Clearlake
Proposed The Lodge at San Clemente, San Clemente
Hotel Diva, San Francisco
Hotel Union Square, San Francisco
Proposed B&B, Sonoma
  
GEORGIA 
Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center, Atlanta 
 
IDAHO 
Courtyard by Marriott, Boise
Hampton Inn & Suites Boise Spectrum, Boise
Hilton Garden Inn Boise Spectrum, Boise
Hotel 43, Boise
Hyatt Place Boise Towne Square, Boise
Proposed Comfort Inn & Suites, Boise
Residence Inn by Marriott Boise Downtown, Boise
Shilo Inn Boise Airport, Boise
Courtyard by Marriott Boise West Meridian, Meridian
Proposed Sunnyslope Wine Trail Hotel, Caldwell
Proposed Lodge at Carlin Bay, Harrison
Proposed Hotel, Nampa
La Quinta Inn & Suites, Twin Falls
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Twin Falls 
 
MONTANA 
Best Western Yellowstone Motor Inn, Livingston
Holiday Inn Express, Sidney 
 
NEVADA 
Proposed Fairfield Inn and SpringHill Suites Dual-Branded Hotel, Las Vegas
Courtyard by Marriott Reno, Reno
Proposed Hotel Reno, Reno
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites, Winnemucca 
 
OREGON 
Proposed Astoria Hotel, Astoria
The Shilo, Beaverton
Proposed Extended-Stay St. Charles Medical Center Hotel, Bend
Proposed Hotel Bend, Bend
Proposed EVEN Hotels, Eugene
Proposed Limited-Service Hotel, Bend
Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, Gleneden Beach
The Olympic Inn, Klamath Falls
Hampton Inn, Medford
Embassy Suites Portland Downtown, Portland
Hotel DeLuxe Portland, Portland
Hotel Eastlund, Portland
Hotel Lucia, Portland
Proposed 930 SW Third Avenue Hotel, Portland
Proposed IHG Hotel, Tigard
Proposed Riverside Center Hotel, Portland
Comfort Suites, Redmond
Proposed Holman Inn Redevelopment, Salem
Quality Inn, Wilsonville
 
UTAH 
Proposed Extended-Stay Hotel Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City
Proposed Homewood Suites by Hilton, Salt Lake City
 
WASHINGTON 
Hilton Garden Inn, Bothell
Red Lion Inn & Suites, Bothell
Proposed Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott, East Wenatchee
Proposed Holiday Inn Express Federal Way, Federal Way
Candlewood Suites, Lacey
Proposed Hilton Garden Inn, Lynnwood
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Marysville
Camaray Motel, Oroville
Proposed Best Western Plus (Washington Square Hotel), Tigard
El Corral Motel, Toppenish
Proposed Wingate Hotel SeaTac, SeaTac
Proposed AC by Marriott, Seattle
Fairfield Inn by Marriott Spokane Downtown, Spokane
Red Lion Inn & Suites, Spokane
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Sumner
Proposed Southend Hotel, Tukwila
All Star Motel, Yakima
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Yakima
Proposed My Place Hotel, Yakima

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: Spokane, Washington An Emerging Meeting-and-Group Destination

Spokane is becoming a national meeting-and-group destination following the convention center’s expansion and the opening of a new headquarters hotel in 2015. A greater variety of groups and events are attracted to Spokane, with 2019 tracking to be a record year for the city.

• May 16, 2019 By Breanna S. Smith , Eileen Bosworth

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

HVS Market Pulse: Boise, Idaho

Following a period of little to no new hotel supply in Boise, economic growth has brought an influx of proposed hotels along with expansions at the convention center and other major economic drivers.

• August 16, 2017 By Breanna S. Smith

An HVS Guide to Hotel Revenue Management

Revenue management for hotels has transformed over the past four decades, though some of its tried and true principles remain in place. What does the practice of modern revenue management mean to hotel operations?

• July 18, 2016 By Justin Kaminski , Breanna S. Smith

• Hotel Operations , Valuations & Market Studies , Economic Trends and Cycles