- Room night demand remained relatively unchanged this week as San Diego County hotels sold 280,975 room nights, only 386 room nights from the week prior.
- County occupancy averaged 62.9%, ranking San Diego 11th among the top 25 markets and 3rd in the western competitive market, behind Phoenix (ranked 1st in the nation at 75.1%) and Los Angeles (66.9%). Phoenix, New York, and New Orleans take the top spots this week in occupancy.
- Daily rates averaged $168 this week, $6 more than last week. San Diego ranked 8th among top markets and 3rd in the western comp set, below Los Angeles ($179) and San Francisco ($171). This week’s ADR is $10 higher than the same week in 2019, continuing the trend of historically high rates.
- RevPAR inched up to $106, $4 more from the week prior.
- Among upscale properties, occupancy fell slightly for both group and transient travelers. Group occupancy dipped to 16.7%, while transient slid to 36.9%. However, ADR among both categories rose to $260 group and $250 transient this week, representing a $13 and $14 rise, respectively.
- San Diego hosted the 2021 Breeders’ Cup at the Del Mar Racetrack on Nov. 5-6 and as a result, UTC region and La Jolla Coastal hotels saw a sharp spike in both occupancy and ADR Wednesday through Saturday. UTC properties averaged 86.8% occupancy on Thursday, the highest in the county for the week, while La Jolla Coastal hotels averaged $363 on Friday night.
- Saturday night occupancy averaged 77.8% throughout the county, with properties in Northeast/Escondido reaching 86.0% and La Jolla Coastal reaching 85.8%.
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