Hotel sales in San Diego drop 54%. Here’s why

It’s the steepest decline in more than a decade. By LORI WEISBERG | The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: August 12, 2024 at 12:57 p.m. The number of hotel sales in San Diego County has hit another low mark, falling 54 percent during the first half of this year compared with a year earlier, which is…

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Hotel sales implode in Bay Area and California as lodging woes widen

High interest rates and inflation weigh down hotel sector By George Avalos | gavalos@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group UPDATED: August 9, 2024 at 4:24 p.m. SAN JOSE — Hotel purchases have imploded in California and the Bay Area, a fresh sign that post-coronavirus economic ailments, including high interest rates, still impair the weak lodging sector statewide. Investors paid an…

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California, Bay Area hotel sales slow to trickle in 2024Deals

Alex Barreira, Staff Reporter Aug 9, 2024, 12:46pm PDT California hotel sales so far this year have plummeted by nearly half since last year, with the state’s most significant drop in Alameda County. For the first half of 2024 year-over-year sales volume — measured by the dollar volume of transactions, rather than number of individual…

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California Hotel Deals Dollar Volume Drops Nearly 50% in First Half of 2024

Deals Pace Expected To Increase in Second Half of Year By Bryan Wroten | Hotel News Now | August 9, 2024 | 6:50 AM California hotel deals dollar volume during the first half of 2024 dropped nearly 50% compared to the same period in 2023. The California Hotel Sales Survey 2024 Mid-Year from Atlas Hospitality Group…

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San Jose Signia by Hilton closes in on refi for $165M debt

Eagle Canyon Capital looks for fresh capital after selling hotel tower for student housing Aug 1, 2024, 6:02 PM | By TRD Staff The ownership group of a prominent hotel in downtown San Jose claims to be close to a refinance of its $165 million debt package even as the holder of a $29 mezzanine…

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California Hotel Development Struggles in Current Lending Environment

July, 30 2024 | Excerpt from CoStar Twenty-two hotels opened in California during the first half of the year, according to a midyear survey, highlighting the ongoing challenges hotel developers face across the U.S. and in California in particular. Atlas Hospitality Group’s California Hotel Development Survey Mid-Year 2024 reports that the 22 openings were an…

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Report: California’s Hotel Industry Shows Decrease in Rooms, New Hotels

July 30, 2024 | By Lilly Riddle The first half of 2024 presented a nuanced landscape for hotel development in California, according to a recent report from Atlas Hospitality Group. A 10 percent increase in new hotel openings compared to the same period in 2023 indicated continued growth, but this was counterbalanced by a 15 percent…

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Bay Area hotel development at a standstill

By Alex Barreira – Staff Reporter, San Francisco Business Times Jul 29, 2024 | Updated Jul 29, 2024 2:24pm PDT Bay Area hotel production has come to a virtual halt in 2024 with just two properties opening up across the region’s nine counties through the first six months of the year. The latest hotel production survey from Irvine-based…

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California Hotel Development Struggles in Current Lending Environment

22 Hotels Opened in State During First Half of Year By Bryan Wroten | Hotel News Now | July 29, 2024 | 5:49 AM Twenty-two hotels opened in California during the first half of the year, according to a midyear survey, highlighting the ongoing challenges hotel developers face across the U.S. and in California in particular.…

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San Diego records biggest hotel sale so far this year: $165M

The golf course-adjacent resort commanded a purchase that is among the highest in the Western U.S. in 2024. By LORI WEISBERG | The San Diego Union-Tribune UPDATED: July 24, 2024 at 4:07 p.m. In what is the single biggest hotel sale so far this year, the 394-room Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines resort has been acquired for $165…

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Westin Hotel Gets $20M Makeover

HOSPITALITY: Recent Hotel Renos Reflect ‘Strong Market’ BY RAY HUARD | JULY 15, 2024 SAN DIEGO – The Westin San Diego Bayview has completed a $20 million renovation that general manager Peter Engard said is meant to provide “an unparalleled experience” that reflects the hotel’s location in Emerald Plaza that lights up the San Diego…

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Why San Francisco’s recovery is tied to its struggling hotel industry

By Kevin V. Nguyen Published Jul. 09, 2024 • 6:00am The historic Huntington Hotel at the top of Nob Hill celebrated its 100th birthday while its doors were shuttered in 2022. But unlike other major hotels in San Francisco, the 12-story, 135-room luxury property never managed to re-open under the previous owners once the pandemic ended.  Instead,…

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