Even amid high interest rates and rising operating costs, hotels in San Diego County are selling a bit more briskly than in all of California, which is experiencing a continued slump in transactions.

The latest sales report from the Atlas Hospitality Group reveals lagging sales across the state during the first half of this year, down by 7% compared to the same period a year earlier. While the total dollar volume rose by 17% in California, the median price paid per room was down 2.5%.

Locally, seven hotels changed hands in the first six months of the year compared to six a year ago, but the number of rooms involved in those transactions rose exponentially, from 596 to 1,038, an increase of more than 74 percent, Atlas reported. That’s because there were a couple of pricey sales — the 288-

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