In 2011 Vic Patel entered the hospitality game with his first hotel purchased in Auburn, AL. Within a five-year span, Vic has owned and managed several hotels in the state of Alabama. One area Vic has been very successful, the acquiring of venues needing love. He has purchased such properties, given them the attention they needed through renovations both physically and financially and able to resell them for a profit. Vic is quickly creating a legacy of leaving neglected properties running and looking better than ever. With the creation of AU Hospitality, Vic has been able to grow his business to include properties in Alabama and Georgia. He has expanded his portfolio to new construction with several properties in the planning phase. Mr. Patel is constantly looking to acquire additional venues to grow, to expand, to improve, and to bring back to life. Each property offers unique, sometimes challenging, ventures. But the one common goal is always to provide personal attention to the needs, wants and expectations of every guest.

Director of Operations

 

Doug is a native of Virginia and relocated to the beautiful Auburn area in 2016.  He began his career in the hospitality field over 14 years ago after a long career working for the State of Virginia.  He quickly found that he thoroughly enjoyed working in this challenging field because each day brought with it another opportunity to make a difference for a guest or team member.

 

Through a very strict work ethic that he was thought in early life, he quickly became noticed for his skills and advanced from a Front Desk agent to a General Manager position.  During his first year he succeeded in making this hotel an Gold Award Winning property with Marriott.  From there he began the task of taking on many troubled and neglected properties that would be in need of renovation and restructuring of operations Doug is certified through three major hotel brands Marriott, Hilton and IHG and possesses the knowledge and expertise to manage several hotel properties concurrently and the ability to continue to be an effective leader for others.

 

Cindy is a native of Columbus GA. She has been married for over 34 years to her high school sweet heart. While her husband was in the Marine Corp, Cindy’s occupation was a mechanical detail drafter. While she loved the challenge of a new design project something was missing. When her husband retired and they moved back home to Columbus she took this opportunity to find a more fulfilling career. Thus began her career in the hotel industry. Cindy now has over fourteen years in the hotel hospitality industry. She started her career in Marriott and has worked with Hilton, Value Place (Wood Spring), DoubleTree, and Homewood Suites by Hilton. She started her career as an “At Your Service” agent and worked her way up to General Manager. She has a proven reputation of financial hotel accountability. She has personally been able to turn hotels around that were nonperforming into being the number one in their comp set. Cindy’s proudest achievements are the employees that she has personally been able to guide into positions of leadership. Cindy’s favorite quote is by Mr. Marriott - “Motive them, train them, care about them, and make winners out of them… they’ll treat the customer right, and if the customers are treated right they will come back.”

Nilam Patel is the Controller for AU Hospitality. She has 10 plus years in the hospitality industry and a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Finance. She worked as a Front Desk Agent and General Accountant before moving into the Controller position in July of 2018. Her roles include A/R, A/P, and Manages Financial Statements for all the properties.