- As stormy weather dissipated last week, hotel demand rose significantly throughout San Diego County, catching up to demand seen in both 2019 and 2023. County hotels sold a total of 337,282 room nights last week, an increase of 34,000 RNs from the week prior, primarily in the leisure travel segment.
- County occupancy rose to 74.8%, up 7 points from the week prior, but San Diego only rose one position in national rankings to land at 7th place last week and 2nd in the western competitive set. The top three markets for the week were Oahu (86.4%), Miami (84.8%) and Orlando (78.3%).
- Within the City of San Diego, Downtown properties had the highest average occupancy of 84.1%, followed by Pt. Loma/Airport hotels at 77.6% and Mission Valley at 75.4%.
- The convention center hosted a moderately sized event through the week which contributed close to 13K RNs to total demand. Overall, Group demand came to 56,113 RNs sold among upscale+ hotels with an average occupancy of 30.8% and average rates of $292. Group demand was slightly softer last week than in years past, but rates were about $15 higher than this time last year.
- Total market ADR rose to $207 for the week, up by $12 from the previous week and edging out last year’s rate of $205.
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