Owners and investors deserve an advisor who has done the work.

Katie Minnock brings fifteen years of hotel real estate expertise, spanning private equity, brand strategy, and market advisory, to more than $2 billion in acquisitions and restructurings. From single-asset acquisitions to full platform buildouts.

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Track Record

$2bn+ acquisitions & restructurings

Experience

15 Years hospitality real estate

Background

Noble Investment Group, SH Hotels & Resorts, BRE Hotels & Resorts, Hilton

Basis

Independent & unconflicted. No preferred operators, no conflicting mandates

Katie Minnock

Founder & Managing Director

About Castle Hill

Done the work. Not just advised on it.

Over a fifteen-year career spanning private equity, brand strategy, and market advisory, Katie Minnock has been involved in more than $2 billion in hotel acquisitions and restructurings.

The premise behind Castle Hill is simple: owners and investors across every side of a transaction deserve an advisor who has done the work.

Prior to launching Castle Hill, Katie was responsible for the execution of the acquisition and development strategies across Noble Investment Group's investment platforms. She previously held leadership roles at Starwood Capital affiliate SH Hotels & Resorts, BRE Hotels & Resorts, a Blackstone company, and Hilton.

In 2026, Katie was named one of Hotel Management's Influential Women in Hospitality. In 2025, she was recognized by the International Hospitality Institute as a Top 25 Hospitality Executive to Watch.

Katie earned a BS from Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration and remains an active alumna. She is a member of the Cornell Hotel Society and Austin's Hotel & Lodging Association, and is a participant and supporter of the Flatwater Foundation.

Katie grew up in DC and now lives in Austin with her dog, Murphy.

Who We Serve

Senior coverage, without the overhead.

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Family Offices entering hospitality for the first time or expanding an existing portfolio. They want a specialist who can evaluate the market and the opportunity, and help them understand what they're buying before capital is committed.

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New Platforms & Emerging Funds building a hospitality investment strategy. They need the deal infrastructure, market coverage, operator relationships, and a sourcing strategy in place before the first deal closes.

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Owners & Investors who want a senior advisor that's been on the principal side. Someone who knows how operators think, what brands will and won't agree to, and where they're leaving money on the table.

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Allocators & LP Investors assessing a hotel sponsor or platform before committing capital. Sponsor-side experience building a platform and its acquisitions capability from the inside means knowing what to look for, and what questions actually matter, when someone else is pitching theirs.

Services

Four ways to add depth to a deal.

Each engagement is scoped independently: a single phase of a transaction, or full support across the deal lifecycle.

Acquisitions & Due Diligence

Full acquisition advisory from first look through close. We have executed every stage of a transaction and know which issues are negotiable, which ones kill deals, and how to tell the difference early.

Brand & Operator Selection

Brand selection affects NOI, cap rate, and financing for the life of the asset. We manage the full process: positioning, flag selection, PIP scope, and management agreement terms. We know where the room to negotiate is.

Feasibility & Stress-Testing

Honest deal and development evaluation. We assess the market, pressure test the business plan, and give you a straight answer on whether it works.

Value-Add Initiatives

Finding where returns are being missed and building a clear plan to capture them. Operational, capital, and repositioning work, drawn from years spent on the other side of the table as an owner.

What Sets Us Apart

Institutional depth, principal-side experience.

Principal Investor Experience

Underwrote and closed hotel investments with real capital at risk, across both performing and distressed assets. That experience changes what gets spotted, and when.

Institutional Depth

Built the underwriting methodology, deal review process, and investment memo infrastructure still in use across a platform that has grown to nearly 100 assets.

Hospitality-Only

Focused exclusively on hospitality across full service, select service, and independent assets. Strong operator relationships and a clear sense of how hotels actually trade.

Independent & Unconflicted

No operator loyalties, no mandates of any kind. The recommendation is always what's right for the deal.

Getting Started

Three ways to begin.

The same expertise as above, scoped to how you want to start. Every engagement is defined up front, in writing, before work begins.

Deal Evaluation

A focused, principal-level read on a specific opportunity before you commit. We look at the assumptions driving the return, the business plan, and the questions that still need answers. Fixed scope, fast turnaround.

Strategy & Criteria

Market focus, asset type, brand strategy, and return targets, defined into a clear buy box, with a proactive and reactive sourcing plan to go find it.

Retained Advisory

Full acquisition support from the first conversation through close, plus ongoing counsel as your platform grows.

Start A Conversation

Tell me about the deal.

Acquisition, repositioning, or disposition. If there's a hotel real estate decision on the table, this is the fastest way to reach me directly.

kminnock@castlehillhospitality.com
301.706.6751

AUSTIN, TX | ACTIVE ACROSS US MARKETS | PROJECT & RETAINED ENGAGEMENTS

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