Projects & Representative Experience
Spyglass Vantage builds on decades of hospitality real estate leadership spanning development, asset management, operations, and capital strategy. The projects featured here include both engagements led by Spyglass Vantage and representative work delivered in prior leadership roles. Together, they reflect a consistent approach: aligning concept, capital, partners, and execution to unlock durable real estate value through hospitality
Hale Hokuala Kauai, Curio Collection by Hilton
Project Type: Resort · Soft Brand Affiliation
Project Developer: Silverwest Hotels
Role: Owner Representation & Asset Management
Focus Areas:
Operator Selection & Alignment
Guest Experience Positioning
Pre-Opening Strategy
Impact: Elevated market positioning while preserving Kauai’s cultural identity by guiding operator selection and leading a disciplined pre-opening that will launch Hawaii’s first Curio hotel and Hilton’s return of a full-service resort on the island.
The Inverness Denver, a Hilton Golf & Spa Resort
Project Type: Resort Conversion · Conference Center Repositioning
Project Owner: Silverwest Hotels
Role: Owner Representation & Asset Management
Focus Areas:
Market Repositioning & Brand Alignment
Revenue Innovation & Local Demand Activation
Operational Turnaround & Leadership Alignment
Impact: Transformed an underperforming conference center into a profitable resort by strengthening core group demand, expanding transient and leisure segments through Hilton branding, and repositioning amenities and programming to drive local relevance.
Le Meridien St. Louis Clayton
Project Type: Urban Hotel Repositioning · Brand Conversion
Project Owner: Silverwest Hotels
Role: Owner Representation & Asset Management
Focus Areas:
Brand Positioning & ADR Optimization
Demand-Driven Amenity & Design Strategy
Market Outperformance During COVID Recovery
Impact: Transformed an underperforming Sheraton into one of St. Louis’s top-performing lifestyle hotels through strategic brand positioning, demand-driven amenity design, and market outperformance during COVID recovery.
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort
Project Type: Resort Restructuring · Mixed-Use Integration
Project Owner: Silverwest Hotels
Role: Owner Representation & Asset Management
Focus Areas:
Asset Right-Sizing & Mixed-Use Structuring
NOI Growth Through Expense & Segment Optimization
Long-Term Asset & Investor Stewardship
Impact: Repositioned an oversized resort through a hotel–timeshare restructuring that improved occupancy, reduced fixed costs, and delivered sustained NOI growth across multiple ownership cycles.
Hampton Inn Silverthorne & Element Basalt - Aspen
Project Type: Ground-Up Development · Select-Service Hotels
Project Developer: Silverwest Hotels
Role: Owner Representation & Operating Platform Founder
Focus Areas:
Market Discovery & Gateway Location Strategy
Demand Diversification & Shoulder Season Activation
Development & Operating Platform Creation
Impact: Delivered two top-performing ski gateway hotels by identifying overlooked markets, activating year-round demand, and building an operating platform that sustained high occupancy, strong ADR, and premium exit value.
Everline Resort & Viceroy Snowmass
Project Type: Distressed Resort Turnaround · Condo-Hotel Restructuring
Project Owner/Receiver: Lowe
Role: Asset Management & Owner/Lender Representation
Focus Areas:
Condo-Hotel Structural & Financial Reengineering
Forensic Operational & Expense Optimization
Risk Mitigation & Asset Preservation
Impact: Stabilized distressed condo-hotel resorts by restructuring financial frameworks, optimizing operations, and mitigating legal and tax risks to achieve breakeven performance across both family office and lender-owned assets.
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