Cayuga consultants have expert proficiency in managing the intricacies of land planning, architectural and engineering professionals, legal concerns, permitting and local regulatory agencies, as well as the many other components needed to bring a developer’s vision to reality.
While always keeping the long term view in mind, studying a site’s demographics, location, visibility, access, competition and mix of business nearby, existence of demand generators and other factors, our hotel development experts present clear evidence and interpretations for project viability.
Experienced in ownership and operations of hotels, resorts, clubs, restaurants and bars, Cayuga’s team bring unique and relevant perspectives to each project. Whether in need of guidance in restaurant conceptualization, hotel project management, or sales and marketing direction our consultants know first-hand how to plan for guest experience, provide advice for design for operational efficiencies, yield investor returns, and long-range success.
Preparing conclusive development recommendations backed by comprehensive economic and sensitivity to risk analyses are required for any successful project. With decades of experience, developers can be confident that guidance from our team will ensure practical and reliable counsel for development, re-development, or adaptive reuse.
Our Hotel and Restaurant Site Selection Consultants
Patrick Bajdek
Expertise includes - Financing Programs: Debt placement, PIP financing, C-PACE Re-Cap Loans and Equity Sourcing; Management Company and Brand selection; Asset Management; Development Management.
Katie Benson
Hospitality professional with extensive international operational, development and asset management experience with assignments in Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe, UK, USA.
Bill Callnin
Cayuga Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, specializing in planning, development and operations analyses of casinos.
Stephen Darling
Experience in planning and development consulting for owners and architects, Stephen's approach creates the road to profitability plus fresh shrewd insights for the future.
Jennifer Dohrmann-Alpert
Leisure advisory expert - finding the sweet spot between your vision, insightful market research, and deep financial analytics to optimize project success.
Ken Edwards
Expert in Receivership Management. Visionary hotelier with 20+ years experience building, operating and developing hotels throughout the country, and disruptive approach towards future of hospitality.
Olivier Gauthier
Your construction expert who is passionate about luxury and offers project management solutions that meet the unique demands and complexity of high-end projects.
Michael O'Young
Expertise in artificial intelligence, pro forma valuations and Architectural advisory. Proven track record of delivering actionable plans that “connect the dots” to capture value.
Jon Peck
Proven track record with all all aspects of hotel acquisition and development.
Preston Rideout
I'm a Nightclub and Bar Consultant with 24 years of experience. Resorts, Hotels, Casinos, Restaurants, Nightclubs, and Bars retain my services because I am a Nightclub and Bar Expert
Frank Schuetzendorf
Food & Beverage professional, focusing on operational design, service excellence and customer experience mapping. Senior Lecturer at Glion Institute of Higher Education + Essec Business School, Paris.
Jeffrey Simon
Our firm provides foodservice design and design/build Services throughout the US and has experience on five continents. Our team also has expertise in laundry and spa design.
Sean Skellie
Expertise in hotel development consulting, market analysis & feasibility to communities & developers. Our focus on boutique hotels & soft brand affiliation with Marriott sets Grey Hospitality apart.
Alan Someck
An expert witness for the hospitality industry, providing consulting and testimony drawing from 32 years as a successful restaurant operator, full service consultant, food product developer & trainer.
Peter Van Allen
I help hotels develop guest-centric pricing of non-rooms services – parking, restaurant/bar, spa & ancillaries – to increase profit & guest satisfaction for the entire hotel.
Richard Williams
Hotel development, management and marketing services to hospitality and tourism clients throughout the Caribbean and Central America.