- San Diego County was in between two massive winter storms last week, having survived historic rainfall and flooding the week prior and heading into another atmospheric river towards the end of the week. County hotels sold a total of 301,649 room nights, down modestly from the week prior but roughly the same as the same week in 2023 and about 27,000 fewer RNs than 2019.
- County occupancy averaged 66.8% through the week, peaking on Tuesday at 77.5%. San Diego ranked 6th in the nation and 2nd in the western competitive set, below Phoenix at 73.9%. The top three markets were Miami at 82.7%, Oahu Island at 76.6% and Orlando at 75.1%.
- Within the City of San Diego, Downtown had the highest average occupancy at 73.4%, followed by UTC at 71.1% and Pt. Loma/Airport properties at 67.2%.
- The convention center had two midsize events moving in and out last week which contributed around 10,000 RNs to total demand. Overall, Group demand came to 62,346 RNs sold among upscale+ hotels with an average occupancy of 34.2% and rates at $288. Last week’s demand was slightly softer than the same weeks in 2019 and 2023, and Group ADR was slightly lower than what was seen in 2023.
- Total market ADR rose w/w by $8 to average $197 for the week and surpassed the rate from the same week in 2023 by a few dollars.
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