- San Diego County hotels sold 315,313 room nights last week, a slight increase from the week prior.
- The strong demand inched occupancy up 0.3% to average 70.5% for the week, while average daily rates dropped by a dollar to $175.
- County occupancy ranked sixth among top 25 markets and third in the western competitive set, behind Phoenix (71.1%) and Los Angeles (70.8%). Nashville and Boston remain in the top spots with occupancy averaging 78.2% and 73.7%, respectively.
- San Diego’s ADR of $175 ranked eighth in the nation and third in the western comp set, below Los Angeles ($186) and Orange County ($182). County ADR remains historically high, averaging $51 higher this week than the same week in 2020 and $9 higher than in 2019.
- Among upscale properties, only leisure travel contributed to the marginal gain in occupancy, as group occupancy declined slightly from last week. Transient occupancy was 44.2% with an ADR of $260, and group was 20.4% with an ADR of $255. In the competitive set, Phoenix remains in the top spot with group occupancy at 22.4% this week, while San Francisco persists in the rear at 6.1%.
- Saturday night saw occupancies range from the high 80s to mid 90s throughout the county, with Mission Valley peaking at 94.1%.
- RevPAR stayed at $124 this week, ranking San Diego fifth in the nation and second in the comp set, below Los Angeles at $132.
- South/East County and La Jolla Coastal properties had the highest occupancy again, averaging 78.5% and 76.1%, respectively.
- The highest weekly ADR was again in La Jolla and Mission Bay, at $289 and $224 respectively.
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