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Jay Scott picture   Jay Scott, a frequently quoted resort consultant, analyst and
speaker, has worked in the hospitality industry throughout
California, and internationally since 1971. Prior to founding his
own firm, Scott Hospitality Consultants, in 1990, he led the
hospitality consulting group for Laventhol & Horwath CPAs.
Before that, Mr. Scott worked for Westin Hotels and Resorts.

Resort consultant Jay Scott holds a B.S. in Hotel Administration from Cornell,
and a B.A. in English literature from the University of the South. He studied in the
Real Estate and Finance Graduate Programs at Golden Gate University, where he
also served as an instructor.

   
   
     
  Mr. Scott is active in the sale and purchase of hotel products in California.
On behalf of both buyers sellers, he performs services including market studies,
financial projections, property valuations, property inspections, and market positioning
assessments. In recent years, he participated in transitions for the following hotel properties.
 
  • Mandarin Oriental
  • Stanford Court
  • Pan Pacific
  • Meridien
  • Villa Florence
  • Monticello
  • U.S. Grant (San Diego)
  • Campton Place
 
   
     
  Some of the recent hotel and other lodging consulting
assignments conducted by Mr. Scott include:

City of Sacramento - Assessing the financial risk of the
Redevelopment Agency providing financial support to a
floating hotel and restaurant docked in Old Sacramento.		 Jay Scott picture
  City of Reno, Nevada - Preparing a market analysis for a proposed rehabilitation
of the downtown Riverside Hotel into a non-gambling, all-suites facility.
  Stanly Ranch, Napa - Assessing the potential for developing a lodging facility on
the Stanly land, which would be a integral part of a comprehensive destination resort.
  Presidio Army Base, San Francisco - Analyzing the Public Service Hospital's
potential as a lodging facility.
     
   
   
  Mr. Scott has performed a number of conference center consulting assignments,
market and financial feasibility analyses for clients throughout California including:
   
 
  • Shoreline Executive Conference Center, Mountain View
  • Proposed Hotel and Conference Center, Temecula
  • Proposed Conference Center, Gateway Project, Orinda
  • Fort Scott, Presidio Army Base, San Francisco
  • Proposed Hotel and Conference Center, Fremont
  • Proposed Hotel and Conference Center, Ft. Baker, Sausalito
  • Proposed Hotel and Conference Center, Santa Rosa
  • Napa Valley Expo, Napa
  • Sacramento Convention Center
     
   
   
  Jay Scott picture   Scott Hospitality Consultants brings a blend of unique skills to
attorneys addressing legal issues in the hospitality industry, including
fact gathering, strategic analysis, expert witness testimony,
damage and valuation analysis, and settlement issues.

Although too numerous to list here, Jay Scott has completed litigation
consulting assignments for a large number of restaurants, inns,
hotels, fast food franchises, coffee shops, resorts, golf courses and
other leisure-oriented businesses throughout California.
     
   
   
  Jay Scott has performed consulting assignments for many regional, national, and
international park services including the following organizations:
   
 
  • Golden Gate National Park
    Association, San Francisco, CA
  • Yellowstone National Park, National
    Park Service, Denver, CO
  • California State Park System,
    Monterey, CA
  • Presidio Army Base,
    San Francisco, CA
  • Government of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
  • East Bay Municipal Utility District, Oakland, CA
     
   
     
  Mr. Scott has been involved in a number of projects that
have included health spas as integral profit centers. His
projects over the last few years include:

La Costa Resort, La Jolla, CA - evaluating the resort and
the potential for increasing the number of meeting facilities,
guest rooms and amenities, including the Spa Plan, an
integral part of the analysis.

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  Sonoma Mission Inn, Boyes Hot Springs, CA - converting the property from a
class C transient lodging facility to a deluxe destination resort and spa.
  Claremont Resort, Berkeley, CA - analyzing the viability of capitalizing on the spa
program through integration with a new wing of guest rooms dedicated to spa users.
  Nob Hill Lamborne Hotel, San Francisco, CA - analyzing the possibility of
providing specialized spa services within an urban environment.
   
   
 
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