- Hotel demand in San Diego County ended April on a strong note with properties selling a total of 352,732 room nights this week, a change of fewer than 1,000 room nights from the previous week.
- Among upscale properties, group demand increased substantially, up from 50,000 room nights the week prior to nearly 70,000 room nights last week. Group occupancy rose from 26.9% up to 37.3%, still behind Phoenix at 43.9% but well ahead of the rest of the western competitive set. Group ADR for the week dropped about $15 to average $240 this week.
- The convention center hosted three events over the course of this week – the American Educational Research Association (4/21-4/25), American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery (4/22-4/25), and American Planning Association (4/30-5/3) with a combined total of 35,716 blocked room nights.
- County occupancy averaged 78.2%, roughly equivalent to the previous week, ranking San Diego 2nd in the nation (up from 5th last week) and 1st among western market (unchanged). The top three markets in the country this week were Miami at 78.4%, San Diego, and Nashville at 77.7%.
- County ADR fell $12 to land at $194 this week, ranking San Diego 8th among top markets (down from 5th) and 3rd in the western set (down from 1st). Even so, ADR is still running 10% to 15% (about $30) above pre-pandemic norms.
- RevPAR also edged lower to $151 this week, ranking San Diego 6th in the nation.
- All but one region saw Saturday night occupancy range as high as the mid-80s to mid-90s, with Mission Valley properties peaking at 95.0%.
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