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Hotels: ranked by the number of guest rooms.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

While hotel occupancy Noun 1. hotel occupancy - occupancy rate for hotels
occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
 in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
 is down from last year, room rates are also down.

Occupancy Gaining or having physical possession of real property subject to, or in the absence of, legal right or title.

In a fire insurance policy, for example, the term occupancy
 levels for 2003 are at 68.4 percent during the January January: see month.  through April period, according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 PKF PKF Peace Keeping Force
PKF Pannell Kerr Foster (accounting firm)
PKF Park Falls, Wisconsin (Airport Code) 
 Consulting, down 3.6 percent from last year. Room rates are also down 4.1 percent from last year. The average room rate is $99.88.

Although occupancy levels have still not fully recovered since the 9-11 terrorist attacks, things seem to slowly be improving for hotels throughout California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , according to Jeff Dallas Dallas, city (1990 pop. 1,006,877), seat of Dallas co., N Tex., on the Trinity River near the junction of its three forks; inc. 1871. The second largest Texas city, after Houston, and the eighth largest U.S. , Ernst & Young hospitality analyst.

"We are no where near out of the woods yet, but we are definitely def·i·nite  
adj.
1. Having distinct limits: definite restrictions on the sale of alcohol.

2. Indisputable; certain: a definite victory.

3.
 seeing signs of improvement in the California hospitality industry," he said. "Even though corporate travel is still down over all, the primary leisure markets in Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region,  have helped to improve the performance of one of the state's leading industries."

--Michelle Tuberman

THE PACESETTER

HOLIDAY INN MEDIA CENTER BURBANK Burbank, city (1990 pop. 93,643), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1911. Tourism and the entertainment industry are central to its economy; several motion-picture studios and television headquarters are here. Burbank's aerospace industry collapsed with the end of the Cold War.  

The Holiday Inn Media Center in Burbank s at the top of the list of the largest hotels in the San Fernando Valley, according to number of rooms.

Still close behind the Holiday Inn's 490 rooms at No. 2 with only two fewer rooms is the Hilton Hil·ton   , Conrad Nicholson 1887-1979.

American hotel-chain organizer who acquired hotels in many American cities and in 1946 founded the Hilton Hotel Corporation.
 Burbank Airport and Convention Center, followed by the Hilton Universal City and Towers with 486 rooms.

The Holiday Inn Media Center benefits from its location in the heart of Burbank close to the city's television and movie studios--NBC studios, ABC studios ABC Studios is Disney-ABC Television Group's television production company. The company was established as Touchstone Television in 1985 and renamed in May 2007 to its latest inception. , and Warner Bros BROS Brothers
BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington)
BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) 
. studios are all within three miles of the hotel. Tourist attraction Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists
attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees"
 Universal Studios is just four miles away.

Known for catering to the business traveler Traveler (U.S. English) or Traveller (British English) may refer to:
  • The Travelers Companies, an insurance company
  • Traveler (mascot), official mascot of University of Southern California
  • Traveller (horse), owned by General Robert E.
, Holiday Inn has 16,593 square feet of exhibit space and 21 meeting rooms. Facilities include a lounge Lounge may refer to:

In architecture:
  • Airline lounge, private waiting area offered by airlines to special customers or to those who pay an extra fee
  • Lounge room, room for entertaining guests, reading, watching TV or other activities
, meeting rooms, a business center, an outdoor pool and sauna sauna

Bath in steam from water thrown on heated stones. Known in ancient times in various places, saunas are most closely identified with the Finnish people, who made saunas a national tradition.
, and a fitness room. Amenities include in-room movies, coffee maker, guest laundry Laundry can be:
  • items of clothing and other textiles that require washing
  • the act of washing clothing and textiles
  • the room of a house in which this is done
History of laundry
Before industrialization
, and a full-service full-ser·vice
adj.
Associated with or offering complete service: full-service gasoline pumps; full-service banks. 
 restaurant.

Starting rates at the hotel are $119 to $149 for a single, with suites running $165 to $185.

--Michelle Tuberman
Rank    Hotel (Ranking in 2002)                            Rooms
        * name                                            * total
        * address                                        * suites

   1    Holiday Inn Media Center Burbank                    490
        150 E Angelo Ave.                                   100
        Burbank 91502
   2    Hilton Burbank Airport and Convention Center        488
        2500 Hollywood Way                                   93
        Burbank 91505
   3    Hilton Universal City and Towers                    486
        555 Universal Terrace Parkway                         8
        Universal City 91608
   4    Warner Center Marriott                              463
        21850 Oxnard St.                                     10
        Woodland Hills 91367
   5    Sheraton Universal Hotel                            436
        333 Universal Terrace Parkway                        30
        Universal City 91608
   6    Hilton Glendale                                     351
        100 W Glenoaks Blvd.                                 12
        Glendale 91202
   7    Hilton Woodland Hills                               325
        6360 Canoga Ave.                                     26
        Woodland Hills 91367
   8    Renaissance Marriott Agoura Hills Hotel             280
        30100 Agoura Road                                    13
        Agoura Hills 91301
   9    Airtel Plaza Hotel and Conference Center            266
        7277 Valjean Ave.                                    20
        Van Nuys 91406
  10    Hyatt Westlake Plaza Hotel                          262
        880 S. Westlake Boulevard                            16
        Westlake Village 91361
  11    Beverly Garland's Holiday Inn                       255
        4222 Vineland Ave.                                   17
        North Hollywood 91602
  12    Hyatt Valencia                                      244
        24500 Town Center Drive                              11
        Valencia 91355
  13    Park Plaza Lancester/Palmdale                       228
        44916 North 10th Street West                         83
        Lancaster 93534
  14    Radiation Valley Caller Hotel                       213
        15422 Ventura Blvd.                                  19
        Sherman Oaks 91403
  15    Sportsmen's Lodge Hotel                             191
        12825 Ventura Blvd.                                  13
        Studio City 91604
  16    Clarion Palm & Garden Hotel                         154
        495 N. Ventu Park Road                                3
        Newbury Park 91320
  17    Hilton Garden InnSix Flags                          152
        27710 The Old Road                                  NA
        Valencia 91355
  18    Holiday Inn Palmdale/Lancaster                      148
        38630 5th Street West                                 8
        Palmdale 93551
  19    Desert Inn                                          144
        44219 Sierra Highway                                 11
        Lancaster 93534
  20    Westlake Village Inn                                142
        31943 Agoura Road                                    77
        Westlake Village 91361

Rank    Starting Rates                      Amenities
           * single                       (partial list)
           * double
           * suites
           (lowest-
           highest)

   1       $119-149         am/fm radio, in-room movies, coffee maker,
           $120-159        full-service restaurant, 2 lounges, outdoor
           $165-185                    pool, sauna, laundry
   2        99-233          24-hour housekeeping, cable TV, dataport,
            119-253            dual-line telephones (2), high-speed
            549-649          internet, newspaper (Mon-Fri USA Weekly)
   3        135-210           business center, voice mail, twi-line
            135-210           phones, dataport, fitness/weightroom,
           275-1,300        in-room coffee, safe mini-bar/refreshment
                              center, hair dryer, iron/board, pool,
                              whirlpool, gift shop, car rental, pay
                                              movies
   4        89-194          in room coffee, concierge, lounge, indoor/
            89-194           outdoor pools, fitness center, business
            225-750                      center services
   5          119          bar, business center, coffee maker, 24-hour
              154            front desk, room service, spa, cable tv,
              275                 laundry, mini bar, modem jack
   6        99-289         100 West Restaurant, Coffee Garden, 24-hour
            109-299                        morn service
            450-950
   7        139-209          fitness gym, complimentary local shuttle
            149-219
            275-650
   8        99-189          Marriott Rewards points, 24-hour business
            99-199            center, H2O Sea Grill Rest., 13,000 sf
            209-259         meeting space, 2 fitness rooms, data ports
   9          139             business center, fitness center, car
              139            agency, gift shop, banquet facilities,
             200+          2 restaurants, lounge, pool, 3 outdoor spas,
                           outdoor gardens, in room coffee, newspaper,
                                        hi speed internet
  10        99-300           pool, 2 saunas, exercise room, feathered
            99-325          piilows, newspaper delivery, coffee maker,
            275-475          ironing board, computer data port, hair
                                              dryer
  11          180           hair dryer, coffee maker with coffee, iron
              190          and ironing board, 25" tv, internet access,
              210                   two line phones, balconies
  12        129-159           full-service restaurant, room service
            129-184          6am-12am, pool/Jacuzzi, walking distance
            225-600                    from shopping, etc.
  13        92-130           hair dryer, iron, ironing board, coffee
            92-130          maker, complimentary breakfast, complimen-
            125-150          tary happy hour, use of LeClub Sportff,
                                            pool, spa
  14          139           coffee makers, hair dryer, ironing board,
              NA               and everything else state-of-the-art
              159
  15        129-198         coffee maker, iron and board, hair dryer,
            144-200            free parking, free guest shuttle to
            175-350           Universal Studios, Olympic sized pool,
                                   Jacuzzi, laundry facilities
  16        99-189         coffee maker, iron, ironing board, laundry,
            99-189             room service, free local voice hair
            225-325         data ports, pool, spa, calls, mail, dryer
  17        99-149             oversized rooms with microwaves and
            109-159          refrigerators in every room, queen-sized
              NA            beds in double bedded rooms, hair dryers,
                                     iron and ironing boards
  18        89-120         full service hotel with restaurant, lounge,
            89-120         pool/spa, fitness room, coffee makers, hair
            119-150               dryers, iron and ironing board
  19          78              in room coffee maker, refrigerator, 2
              88             swimming pools, Jacuzzi, sauna, fitness
              108           center with racquetball courts, restaurant
                              and lounge with nightly entertainment
  20          165              complimentary continental breakfast,
              165            newspaper, 10 tennis courts, bicycles to
              265              use, fitness center, T1 lines in all
                              guestrooms, coffee maker, hair dryer,
                                      lighted make up mirror

Rank                  Profile                        Contacts
                    * employees                     * catering
                   * year built                    * conventions
                 * property owner

   1                    125                         Chris Haven
                       1981                       Arpik Goumroian
                  J. Parry Allen
   2                    NA                          Sondra Ryan
                       1980                        Jenny Andrade
                SHC Burbank II, LLC
   3                    350                       Elvia Fernandez
                       1984                     Cornelius Prydekker
              SunHill Properties Inc.
   4                    320                        Arthur Sands
                       1986                     M. Wilson/ E/ Miel
                  Sunsione Hotels
   5                    350                      Steve Ciocarelli
                       1969                            same
             Starwood Resorts & Hotel
   6                    300                      George Angelaccio
                       1992                        Nancy Howard
                      Hilton
   7                    150                       Jennifer Hemes
                       1989
                  Stanford Hotels
   8                    150                         Ann Keenan
                       1989                       Sandi Suescuin
                    Prudential
   9                    238                        Marge Barnett
                       1984                          Reza Khan
              J. A. Dunn/ H. Shirley
  10                    250                    Jennifer McCollister
                       1983
            Mass. Mutual Insurance Co.
  11                    NA                      Joji Rose Oliveras
                       1972                       John V. Mathew
               Rio Vista Development
  12                    NA                          Teresa Hope
                       1998
                   Newhall Land
  13                    NA                        Renee Zabrecry
                       1972
                 Essex Ventura LLC
  14                    55                          Dafna Ronis
                       1968                            same
                 Burbank Partners
  15                    200                       Valerie Rinaldi
                       1962                        Lynn Marston
                   Harliq Family
  16                    75                         Leslie Ravitz
                       1970                          Ray Nowak
                  Ventu Park LLC
  17                    50                         Tracey Master
                       1991
          Newhall Land & Farming/Hillon
                   Hotels Corp.
  18                    50                          Laurie Cook
                        NA                       Kimberly Zilobef
                    Sue Hoang
  19                    NA                         Charles White
                       1952                            same
                   Dilip Panchal
  20                    NA                          Cathy Sharp
                       1969                            same
                    John Notter

Rank    General Manager
        * name
        * phone

   1    Chris Haven
        (818) 841-4770

   2    Joseph Kruvi
        (818) 840-6429

   3    Juan Aquinde
        (818) 509-2018

   4    Victor Mills
        (818) 227-6100

   5    Wolf Wather
        (818) 980-1212

   6    Michael Hirsch
        (818)956-5466

   7    Ed de Uries
        (818) 595-1000

   8    Clay Andrews
        (818) 665-4242

   9    Bert J. Seneca
        (818) 263-8314

  10    David Lewin
        (805) 557-1234

  11    William Sparks
        (818) 980-8000

  12    Tony Eichers
        (661) 799-1234

  13    Jens Neelsen
        (661) 948-0961

  14    Chris Bold
        (818) 981-5400

  15    Steven Schack
        (818) 769-4700

  16    Bob Zowitch
        (805) 716-4200

  17    Marie Theodore
        (661)254-8800

  18    Tony Zilobaf
        (661) 947-8055

  19    Jason Honeycutt
        (661) 942-8401

  20    Amy Commons
        (818) 889-0230

NA--Not Applicable

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, San Fernando Business Journal, 21300 Victory
Blvd., Suite 205, Woodland Hills 91367. [c]2003 San Fernando Valley
Business Journal. This list may not be repented in whole or in part
without prior written permission from the editor. Reprints are
available from Reprint Management Services, (800) 494-9051 x130.

Researched by Michelle Tuberman
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