Magali Castells

Experience

Magalí Castells is a senior associate at the HVS London office. Before joining HVS, Magalí gained operational and real estate development experience in Barcelona, Spain. She speaks English, Spanish, Catalan and French and holds an MSc in Hospitality Business from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Prior to gaining her master's, she graduated with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from ESADE Business School, Barcelona, with a focus on finance and real estate. 

Education

Magali holds a M.Sc. HES-SO in Global Hospitality Business from Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, School of Hotel and Tourism Management, Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management from the University of Houston.
Before doing the Master, she obtained a Bachelor in Business Administration from ESADE Business School, Barcelona, with a specialization in Advanced Corporate Finance and Real Estate.

My Articles

2019 European Hotel Valuation Index

Hotel values across Europe registered another strong year in 2018 showing a 3% growth and reaching new highs. Although a more modest growth than that of 2017 at 3.9%, 2018 saw recovery for many cities.

• February 24, 2019 By Magali Castells , Sophie Perret

• Valuations & Market Studies , Hotel Brands , Hotel Companies , Hotel Management , Europe

Budapest – On The Up

This market pulse provides an overview of the tourism and hotel market in Budapest, Hungary. This snapshot discusses recent tourism trends, the impact of new supply on performance and provides a summary of the hotel pipeline.

• September 17, 2018 By Magali Castells , Arlett S Hoff

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Travel & Tourism , Brokerage & Transactions , Hungary , Europe , Budapest

The Serviced Apartment Sector in Europe: Alive and Kicking

The last year marked a true consolidation of the serviced apartment industry. This year’s article analyses the different operating models used within the industry and looks at the future pipeline as well as the latest investment transactions.

• July 10, 2018 By Magali Castells , Arlett S Hoff

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Travel & Tourism , Brokerage & Transactions , Hotel Brands , Europe

Barcelona's Stress Test – Will the hotel market ride it out?

This article presents recent supply & demand trends for Barcelona, before discussing some of the sociopolitical events that have impacted the market over recent months, as well as their effect on hotel performance and the outlook for the coming year.

• April 4, 2018 By Magali Castells , Sophie Perret

2017 European Hotel Transactions

This article gives an overview of hotel investment volumes in Europe in 2017, discussing trends and forecasts and providing a comprehensive list of single asset and portfolio hotel deals above €7.5 million.

• March 1, 2018 By Peter Szabo , Magali Castells , Alexandre Rey

• Hotel Investments & Ownership , Lending , Valuations & Market Studies , Brokerage & Transactions , Spain , United Kingdom , Germany , France , Europe