Our Team

40 years of site selection and acquisition for hotels from budget to luxury. 

Don worked as a hotel Broker in the mid to late 70’s, and Don sold Gary Tharaldson his first hotel (Super 8) in 1979.  Shortly after that, he became the Director or Real Estate for Tharaldson Development from 1979 until 1999, and helped Gary develop over 200 hotels such as Comfort Suites, Hampton Inns, Holiday Inns and Marriott’s limited service brands.

Don has been instrumental in locating and negotiating hotel sites in over 200 locations and for every major hotel franchise and for some of the world’s most prolific and successful lodging developers, builders and operators in almost every region of the US.

The first and by far the most important element of any successful real estate development is LOCATION!

That is what Don’s 40 years of experience brings to bear for you and your hotel development goals. The feasibility, the size, that franchise affiliation and which way to face the building are all a part of what Don does for you once the location/market has been determines.