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Since opening, we have become masters of our craft. Our commitment to quality products, exceptional services, and outstanding customer care make our guests visit us again and again.
Traveling can be an exhausting experience. Choose “HMV Properties”, where style, comfort, and hospitality meet.
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HISTORY OF HMV PROPERTIES

Our principal owners Hiren and Hank Viroja migrated from western India to Mooresville, North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Hiren set his goal to become an entrepreneur. He started forming HMV properties in 2010 by opening an auto repair store, a strip mall, and some other small businesses, he finally purchased his first hotel. It was The Comfort Inn, a 129-room, a seven-story high-rise on Bee Street in Charleston Peninsula, providing luxury accommodations at affordable prices.  Hiren and his wife operated the property for seven years. His brother Hank joined the company after they acquired the Heartland Inn of Coralville in Iowa as an independent boutique hotel. After successfully operating two properties, HMV expanded its venture into multiple states with huge brands such as Hyatt, Hilton, Choice, Wyndham, and Radisson. Currently, HMV Properties owns and manages many successful hotels and shopping centers throughout Carolina. While also investing in new hotels being built in Florida and North Carolina, HMV Properties has a very successful track record of completing complex renovations and repositioning underperforming hotels. Our success is derived from our talented leaders and team members who possess the combined skills and techniques of over one hundred and ten years of hospitality experience within the industry here in the USA and Internationally around the world. 

MISSION STATEMENT

Vision & Mission Statement

 Our vision is to become the premier hotel management & development company on the Eastern Seaboard. We are committed to excellence through strategic development, growth, and continued innovation within the hospitality industry. The mission statement of HMV Properties is to provide quality services and assured returns to our guests and investors respectively.

OUR TEAM

The combined experience of over 100 years domestically & internationally in the hospitality industry

Hiren Viroja

President & CEO

Hiren Viroja launched HMV Properties in 2010 after successfully nurturing several multi-million real estates & commercial complexes including hotels, shopping plazas, and auto dealerships. He graduated from the University of North Carolina with a B.SC. (Computer Science) degree, with honors. Hiren has a passion for hospitality and is continuing to grow HMV’s portfolio to become a leader in every market we touch with an endless drive for success.

His generosity towards every member of the team is deeply rooted in the culture of HMV Properties, always remembering that “our team is our success”. He believes in diligence, thoroughness, completeness, and persistence. Hiren’s mission is to cultivate a best-in-class hospitality company by delivering on our foundation’s core values of inspiration, respect, and diligence. These are demonstrated in the services of team members towards our guests and vendors, always with an eye on investment returns and satisfaction.

Hank Viroja

Chief Financial Officer & CFO

Hank Viroja joined his brother Hiren in 2011 after serving for seven years at Bank of America as an International Financial Analyst. Hank graduated from the University of North Carolina with a bachelor’s degree in International Accounting & Finance with honors. He is going to serve as a General Manager in various hotels across the Midwest and Carolina, learning the hospitality operational aspects and hotel uniform system of accounting & expense. Hank has introduced and implemented standardized accounting systems for HMV Properties. Hank is also very involved in new development, acquisitions, and brand selections on any future purchases or management.

Robert P.Hill FIH HCIMA. CHA.

VP/Corporate Director of Operations

 Robert (Bob) joined HMV Properties in August 2021 after a career of over 30+ years in the hospitality industry. He graduated from the University of Liverpool, UK with a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality & Business Administration and was elected as a “Fellow of the European Hospitality Institute”, in 2011 for his contribution to the industry. Earning many further certifications, awards & recognitions over the years, including “Certified Hotel Administrator” being one of the first 3,000 in the USA to achieve the designation in 1986. Bob has experience in multi-unit hospitality operations and finance management for billion-dollar branded hotels. Combining strategic perspective with strong analytical abilities in diverse portfolios of full/limited service and extended stay hotels. An expert in international relations and hotel operations management in North America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Pacific. Ability to develop and maintain effective relationships with clients, guests, vendors, employees, executive leadership teams, and ownership. A solid history of leadership and effectiveness that demonstrates the growth of an organization. Successful ability to self-motivate, self-direct, problem solver and achieve the desired results. Bob has excellent financial acumen with P&L responsibilities, also focusing on the details of budgeting, financial statements, revenue management, and sales & marketing.

Stephanie McLaughlin

Corporate Operations Manager

Stephanie joined HMV Properties in 2014 as a General Manager. Graduated from Francis Marion University with a B.A. In Political Science (with honors). Stephanie has over twenty years of management experience specializing in Sales & Marketing, and hospitality, achieving a track record of success while increasing budgeted results and guest satisfaction across her region of responsibility overseeing North & South  Carolina Hotels. Stephanie provides valuable insight into the planning, execution, and oversight of daily operations. She has strong skills in customer service & extensive experience in identifying customer climate & potential issues. She is also competent in resolving complaints and issues on social media when needed.

Hunter Aldridge

Senior Area Manager

Hunter joined us from Marriott Corporation to oversee our Charleston locations in 2022 as a seasoned 12-year General Manager with Hilton. Graduated from the University of North Carolina Bachelor of Arts. Since coming on-board Hunter has brought with him all the learning picked up from working under his father at a young age with Hilton products. This has translated into a career in hospitality with several of the big box companies. He adopted his guest service skills in a variety of service positions across the Carolinas, but his greatest fulfillment is inspiring valued team members with opportunities to grow and progress professionally as Hunter says; “hospitality is about taking care of people”. Which he has mastered for the betterment of HMV Properties.

Jeffery Snyder

Task-Force Manager

Jeffery has been with HMV-Properties for over nine years. A Certified Front Office Trainer, Jeffery as a Task-Force Manager wears many hats. For instance, relieving General Managers for vacations, opening new hotels, and training front office team members, he fulfills many tasks and positions. Jeffery’s background is coming from high-end operations where guest service is key to the reputation of the brand. Whereby, he is a great asset in the plans of HMV Properties which is moving into the list of higher-end brands as we seek to expand.

PORTFOLIO

MANAGED

6+

HOTELS

5+

BRAND BREAKDOWN

3+

STATES

MANAGED Project

Comfort Inn Downtown Charleston

144 Bee St, Charleston, SC 29401

MANAGED Project

Wingate Charleston Airport

4701 Saul White Blvd, North Charleston, SC 29418

MANAGED Project

Comfort Inn at the park Fort-Mill

3725 Avenue of the Carolinas, Fort Mill, SC 29708

MANAGED Project

Comfort Suites Pineville

10415 Centrum Pkwy, Pineville, NC 28134

MANAGED Project

Quality Inn & Suites Boone

840 E King Street, Boone, NC, 28607, US

MANAGED Project

Country Inn & Suites Boone

818 E King St, Boone, NC 28607

MANAGED  Project

Shopping Center Charlotte

 

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

UNDER CONSTRUCTION Project

Homewood Suites Wiston-Salem

UNDER CONSTRUCTION Project

Homewood Suites Jacksonville, FL

PAST PROJECTS

PAST Project

Heartland Inn Coralville

 

 PAST PROJECT

Country Inn & Suites Greenville

 

PAST Project

Ramada Hotel Shreveport

PAST Project

Hyatt Place Greensboro

PAST Project

Hyatt Place Raleigh-Durham Airport

PAST Project

Hyatt Place Columbia/Harbison

PAST Project

Venue 51 Pineville NC

PAST  Project

Retail Shopping Center Kannapolis

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