According to Lewis Miller, senior managing director and head of Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners, Ms. Eberhart will provide hotel real estate services in the Bay Area and throughout the Northwest US.  

Ms. Eberhart brings over 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry to the firm, primarily in development and franchising.  Most recently, she was a consultant providing development advisory services to clients in the hospitality industry.  She has also held senior development positions for Promus Hotel Corporation and Choice Hotels International, and franchise and financial positions with Days Inns of America. 

According to Mr. Miller, Ms. Eberhart will bring her substantial experience to the increasingly active practice.  In the last two years, the group�s San Francisco office, under the leadership of Jeffrey Roe, has handled a number of hotel sales, including the Hilton Hotel in Concord, CA; the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento, CA; the Abigail Hotel and Laurel Motor Inn in San Francisco; the Days Inn in Emeryville, CA; the Ridpath Hotel in Spokane, WA; and the Tyee Hotel in Olympia, WA.  Currently, the San Francisco office is marketing a full-service hotel in northern California, a Wine Country hotel development, and the Hampton Inn in Monterey Bay.

The area�s strong hotel market conditions indicate likely increases in transactions and development activity, for which the firm is well positioned.  According to Mr. Roe, �The Bay Area hotel market continues to be one of strongest markets in the country.  While growth in occupancy has leveled off, average rate continues to increase ahead of inflation.  The dot-com revolution is fueling job growth and real estate values to heights not experienced
since 1989.  IPOs are investing in Bay Area opportunities.  

�Given the robust fundamentals, interest in hotels in the Bay Area is growing.  I expect to see increased activity in the hotel real estate services front, and am excited to have Robin join me in servicing the hotel industry�s needs in the Bay Area and throughout the Northwest, with her extensive hospitality industry experience and understanding of the regional market.�
 
 

--- Insignia/ESG, Inc. provides comprehensive services to hospitality property owners and investors through its Hotel Partners® division. Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners is the world�s leading full service real estate group focused exclusively on the hospitality industry.  With an unmatched record of investment sales and financing for hotels and resort properties, the division arranges debt and equity financing as well as investor sales and acquisitions for hotel companies, individual properties, portfolios and development sites. The group�s professionals handle the full spectrum of hospitality real estate, from limited service and extended stay hotels, motels and chains, to high profile properties, resorts and conference centers. Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners assists its clients in achieving their investment goals through the following services:  Providing access to the hospitality industry�s most active domestic and international buyers, owners and operators.  Identifying and securing favorable debt and equity financing from traditional and alternative sources.  Analyzing financial alternatives and operating issues as well as determining the tactical needs of hotel properties and companies.   Developing and executing plans for the positioning and value enhancement of hotel assets, portfolios and companies.   Providing asset management to enhance the value of ownership interests.  The global reach of Insignia/ESG Hotel Partners allows the company to service the capital needs of more hotel properties annually than any other brokerage firm. Serving a client base of institutional, corporate and entrepreneurial investors, owners and operators, the division maintains offices in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Dallas, Miami, Atlanta, Boston and Honolulu as well as in London and Frankfurt.