OCCUPANCY RATES HIGH AT AREA HOTELS CLOSENESS TO I-5 MEANS BED BUSINESS.Byline: Patricia Farrell Aidem Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - A nationally known theme park, a burgeoning industrial base and a location at the doorstep of Los Angeles are keeping the Santa Clarita Valley's hotels bustling. Local inns boasted nearly 80 percent occupancy in November, the latest figures available from PKF PKF Peace Keeping Force PKF Pannell Kerr Foster (accounting firm) PKF Park Falls, Wisconsin (Airport Code) Consulting, which tracks the hospitality industry. The rate was well ahead of hotels in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or , Beverly Hills, Santa Monica and Marina del Rey. Santa Clarita hotel occupancy ran neck and neck with the L.A. Airport area and just below 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. . ``The market's very strong, Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. continues to be a healthy market,'' said Bruce Baltin, senior vice president of the consulting company. Baltin said the Santa Clarita Valley's position along the Interstate 5 corridor is one key to the local hotel industry's success. ``Santa Clarita's a logical entry point to the L.A. area as you're coming down the I-5,'' Baltin said. ``When you come into a city the size of L.A., it's convenient to stop on the way in, get your bearings.'' A large industrial area, and Six Flags California's Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor also draw visitors, Baltin said. ``There's a good balance of industrial, recreation and residential,'' he said. ``The planners there did a good job of making Santa Clarita self-contained.'' Visitors to the area paid an average of $112.79 a night in November, compared with an L.A.-area average of $127.66. Last year's average local rate for the month was $119.44. The Valencia Hyatt, Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Garden Inn is the name of a chain of hotels operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation. Hilton Garden Inns are considered to be upscale, mid-priced hotels that are designed for both business and leisure travelers. The hotel brand is similar to that of the Courtyard by Marriott brand. and three mid-size inns operated by Valencia-based Ocean Park Hotels are near the freeway, and within a few miles of Valencia's industrial parks and nearby Six Flags California. Ocean Park also is building a 112-room La Quinta Inn & Suites and a 144-room Courtyard by Marriott Courtyard by Marriott is a brand of hotels owned by Marriott International. They have over 2,800 hotels worldwide, as of June 2007. Courtyard by Marriott is designed for business travelers. while Innkeepers USA Limited Partnership, has proposed building a 164-room Embassy Suites at the Interstate 5/State Route 126 junction. Patricia Farrell Aidem, (661) 257-5251 pat.aidem(at)dailynews.com |
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