Michael B. Evans

Consulting Experience

A Senior Project Manager at HVS, Michael Evans hails from Miami, Florida where he gained experience in the hospitality industry working for brands such as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and 1 Hotels, as well as smaller management companies in the blossoming vacation rental space. Now based in Los Angeles, Michael has garnered extensive experience in West Coast lodging markets since joining HVS in 2018.
 
While Michael has worked throughout West Coast, he specializes in the Los Angeles County and Orange County lodging markets. Some of the notable assets he has evaluated include the following:

• London Hotel West Hollywood at Beverly Hills
• The Beverly Hills Hotel
• Hotel Bel Air
• The Resort at Pelican Hill
• Santa Monica Proper Hotel
• A Proposed Wellness Resort in Puntarenas Province in Costa Rica
• A Proposed Hotel in Tusayan, Arizona near the Grand Canyon
• A Luxury Resort in Big Sur

Testimonials

"Michael Evans and Luigi Major were highly professional and well versed with our regional market and business plan. Their appraisal and feasibility analysis was well researched and well written due to their experience and knowledge of the lodging industry and the Southern California market. I will strongly recommend HVS, Luigi and Michael to other project owners." - Jim Turco,  TOVA Hotel + Beach Club

"Reports are concise [and] well written with the proper information in the correct format. Having read several reports from other sources, HVS is above the rest." – Mr. Ott, HTL Hospitality Advisors

Employment History

2018 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Los Angeles, CA
 
2016 – 2018        
1HOTEL GROUP
Miami Beach, FL
 
2013 – 2016
RITZ-CARLTON
Key Biscayne, FL
 
2011 – 2013
SAND CASTLES MIAMI BEACH, LLC
Miami Beach, FL

Education

Florida State University
BA – College of Social Sciences & Public Policy

Hotels Evaluated

Sample List for Illustrative Purpose

ARIZONA  
Motel 6 Flagstaff, Flagstaff
Proposed La Quinta Maricopa, Maricopa
Comfort Suites Airport, Tempe
Grand Canyon Inn & Motel, Valle
 
CALIFORNIA 
Best Western, Bakersfield
Emerald Inn Blythe, Blythe
Proposed Stanford Hotel, Buena Park
Motel Mediteran, Escondido
Hotel Fresno, Fresno
Hotel Brandwood, Glendale
Home2 Suites by Hilton Hanford Lemoore, Hanford
Hilton Garden Inn, Lompoc
Mr C Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Pride Hotel, Los Angeles
Econo Lodge Ontario I-10, Ontario
Best Western Porterville Inn, Porterville
Proposed Holiday Inn Express Ridgecrest, Ridgecrest
Proposed Home2 Suites, Ridgecrest
DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego Del Mar, San Diego
Holiday Inn Express & Suites San Diego Mission Valley, San Diego
San Diego by Marriott Del Mar, San Diego
US Grand, San Diego
Hyatt Centric, Santa Barbara
Days Inn Santa Maria, Santa Maria
Ocean View Hotel, Santa Monica
Santa Monica Motel, Santa Monica
Shore Hotel, Santa Monica
Hotel Santa Rosa, Santa Rosa
Quality Inn & Suites, Santa Rosa
Ranch Motel Tehachapi, Victorville
  
NEVADA 
Proposed Hotel Raiders Stadium, Las Vegas
 
NEW MEXICO 
Proposed Home2 by Hilton, Alamogordo

My Articles

COVID-19’s Impact on the Anaheim-Santa Ana Lodging Market

Since early March, Anaheim-Santa Ana hotels have suffered unprecedented declines in demand, similar to most cities in the United States, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. How far has the Anaheim-Santa Ana hotel market fallen? How does this compare to the last recession? What will the recovery look like?

• January 13, 2021 By Michael B. Evans

• Development & Construction , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Anaheim , California , United States , North America , Santa Ana