Daniel Lesser

About The Author

Daniel H. Lesser, President & CEO of LW Hospitality Advisors LLC (LWHA), brings more than 35 years of expertise in a wide range of hospitality operational, investment counseling, valuation, advisory, and transactional services. He provides services to corporate, institutional, and individual clients as well as public agencies on all facets of hospitality real estate including: litigation support and expert testimony, site evaluation, highest and best use analysis, appraisals for mortgage, acquisition, and portfolio management, workout strategies, operational analysis, development consulting, property tax assessment appeal evaluations, economic impact studies, fairness opinions, deal structuring, and negotiation of management and franchise agreements. Mr. Lesser had been retained in connection with a broad variety of lodging assets throughout the Americas, as well as in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

  • National

    Despite Growth, Lodging Turns Cautious

    April 12, 2016

    The US lodging market has experienced its 72nd consecutive month of positive albeit decelerating growth in revenue per available room (RevPAR). Modest…

  • National | New York | Not National

    Hotel Recovery Will Keep Going

    January 22, 2015

    NEW YORK CITY— After conducting a recent survey on major US hotel sales, LW Hospitality Advisors president & CEO Daniel Lesser says in this EXCLUSIVE column that the industry's rock solid fundamentals only will continue to strengthen.

  • National

    US Lodging Industry: Spring 2012

    April 11, 2012

    Against a backdrop of national and worldwide economic fragility and a continued restricted debt market, US hotel sector operating metrics continue to improve from the devastating downturn of 2008-2009.

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    US Lodging Industry Snapshot: Winter 2011/2012

    January 10, 2012

    An interesting dynamic has been evolving within the US hotel business as, against a backdrop of sagging consumer confidence, economic turmoil and a restricted debt market, sector operating metrics have been improving.

  • National

    US Lodging: Fall 2011 Report Card

    October 11, 2011

    There is no shortage of recent news and events which have cast dark clouds on the future of the world. A global economic crisis, rising tensions in the Middle East, and U.S. political uncertainty and rancor have all contributed to a broad crisis of confidence. If the U.S. economy is not currently in a recession, it is certainly at the cusp of slipping into one. On the positive side, despite high unemployment and a largely…

  • National

    The US Lodging Industry: Mid-Year 2011

    July 6, 2011

    NEW YORK CITY-With the global economic recovery slipping into lower gear, the US is experiencing a lethargic and delicate fiscal improvement of its own.

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    Significant 2010 US Lodging Transactions

    January 18, 2011

    NEW YORK CITY-The hotel transaction market reached an inflection point in 2010, with loosening credit markets and growing interest, 2011 looks promising.

  • National | New York | Not National

    The 2010 Rebound of US Lodging Industry Transactions

    October 14, 2010

    NEW YORK CITY-The past quarter clearly revealed that investment in US lodging assets present a compelling opportunity to capitalize on what many believe will be a continued rebound of the sector.

  • National

    The US Lodging Industry: Mid Year 2010

    July 28, 2010

    NEW YORK CITY-The US hotel industry experienced a dramatic spurt of positive indicators during the first half of 2010, driven in part by the economic acceleration of the world beginning to emerge from the deep recession.

  • National | New York | Not National

    US Lodging Industry Q1 2010: Point of Inflection

    April 16, 2010

    NEW YORK CITY-Bottoming lodging operating metrics may indicate an inflection point for the US hotel sector.

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