Kristen Gatti

Consulting Experience

Kristen Gatti, a Senior Project Manager with the HVS Chicago office, is originally from New Hope, Pennsylvania. Prior to joining HVS in 2019, Kristen completed a club concierge internship at The Ritz-Carlton in Hong Kong, where she gained experience in guest relations and food and beverage operations. Kristen graduated from Glion Institute of Higher Education in 2018 with a Master of Science in International Hotel Management. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from Boston College. Her additional experience includes hospitality management internships with Compass Group, where she was placed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Times in New York City.

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HVS is the nation's leading consulting firm that is laser-focused on the hospitality sector. The firm provides expertise through every phase of ownership across a wide range of hospitality assets. We help clients succeed in the complex consulting arena, from feasibility studies to exit strategies and everything in between.

Employment History

February 2019 to present
HVS CONSULTING AND VALUATION SERVICES
Chicago, Illinois
 
July 2018 – January 2019
RITZ-CARLTON
Hong Kong
 
Summer 2016
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART – COMPASS GROUP
Internship
New York, New York
 
Summer 2015
NEW YORK TIMES – COMPASS GROUP
Internship
New York, New York

Education

MSc International Hotel Management – Glion Institute of Higher Education (Switzerland)

BS – Boston College

Other Specialized Training Classes Completed:
Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 hours
Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 hours
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) – 15 hours
General Appraiser Income Approach (Parts I and II) – 60 hours
General Appraiser Market Analysis and HBU – 30 hours
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach – 30 hours
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 hours
Real Estate Finance, Statistics, Valuation Modeling – 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

CALIFORNIA 
Studio 6, Bakersfield
Courtyard San Diego Carlsbad McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad
 
ILLINOIS 
WoodSpring Suites Chicago Addison, Addison
Bridgeview Inn Motel, Bridgeview
City Suites Chicago, Chicago
Club Quarters Central Loop Chicago, Chicago
Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro, Chicago
Freehand Chicago, Chicago
Home2 Suites by Hilton Chicago River North, Chicago
Hotel Audrey, Chicago
Majestic Hotel Chicago, Chicago
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Chicago O'Hare, Chicago
Staypineapple, An Iconic Hotel, The Loop Chicago, Chicago
Willows Hotel Chicago, Chicago
Hawthorn Suites by Wyndham Decatur, Decatur
Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago Deer Park, Deer Park
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton DeKalb, DeKalb
Country Inn & Suites by Carlson Elk Grove Village, Elk Grove Village
Graduate Evanston Hotel, Evanston
Courtyard by Marriott Chicago Glenview Northbrook, Glenview
Pleasant Hill Motel, Lockport
Proposed Tru Lombard, Lombard
Proposed Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Mokena
Quality Inn & Suites Moline Quad Cities, Moline
Hampton by Hilton Chicago Naperville, Naperville
Proposed Tru by Hilton, Naperville
Proposed Homewood Suites, Skokie
Clarion Inn  South Holland, South Holland
Proposed Best Western Plus South Holland, South Holland
Executive Inn & Suites, Waukegan
Proposed TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Waukegan
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Chicago Elgin/West Dundee, West Dundee
Sandpiper Inn, Winthrop Harbor
 
INDIANA 
Quality Inn Auburn, Auburn
Proposed Hampton Inn & Suites Crown Point, Crown Point
Best Western Inn & Suites Elkhart, Elkhart
La Quinta Inn & Suites Elkhart, Elkhart
Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, Fishers
Wyndham Garden Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne
Country Inn & Suites by Radisson Indianapolis East, Indianapolis
Quality Inn Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Proposed Home2 Suites by Hilton, Mishawaka
Best Western Plus Portage Hotel & Suites, Portage
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Seymour, Seymour
Motel 6 Seymour North, Seymour
 
IOWA 
Hampton by Hilton Altoona Des Moines, Altoona
Quality Inn & Suites Starlite Village Conference Center Ames, Ames
Columbus Motel Columbus Junction, Columbus Junction
Best Western Plus Dubuque Hotel & Conference Center, Dubuque
 
KANSAS 
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Hays
 
KENTUCKY 
Proposed Avid Bowling Green, Bowling Green
Best Western Hopkinsville, Hopkinsville
 
MICHIGAN 
Quality Inn, Battle Creek
Hyatt Place Lansing Eastwood Towne Center, Lansing
Days Inn by Wyndham, Whitehall
 
NEBRASKA 
Rodeway Inn, Lincoln
 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Red Carpet Inn, Wilmington
 
OHIO 
SpringHill Suites Dayton Beavercreek, Beavercreek
Microtel Inn & Suites Cadiz, Cadiz
Clarion Hotel Cincinnati North, Cincinnati
Motel 6 Columbus OSU, Columbus
Studio 6 Columbus, Columbus
Proposed DoubleTree by Hilton, Dublin
La Quinta Inn & Suites Cleveland Airport West, North Olmsted
Super 8 by Wyndham Seville, Seville
Best Western Park Hotel Warren, Warren
 
PENNSYLVANIA 
Hampton Inn, Belle Vernon
Ace Hotel, Pittsburgh
 
WEST VIRGINIA 
Dual-Brand Clarion Inn/Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, Fairmont
Quality Inn, Morgantown
 
WISCONSIN 
Port Motel, Milwaukee
La Quinta Inn Pleasant Prairie Kenosha, Pleasant Prairie
Proposed Dual Choice Sturtevant, Sturtevant

My Articles

HVS Market Pulse: Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis was expecting another record-breaking visitation year in 2020. However, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought the city’s thriving convention and sports/entertainment sectors to a halt, dragging the hotel industry down with it. Fortunately, certain factors, including the continued operation of the Indianapolis Convention Center in 2020 and a promising 2021 calendar of events, are providing a good foundation for its recovery.

• February 22, 2021 By Kristen Gatti

• Hotel Operations , Development & Construction , Travel & Tourism , Economic Trends and Cycles , COVID-19 , Indianapolis , Indiana , United States , North America