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U.S. hotel capital: inbound demand and refinance stress

National reads on international inbound demand and the lodging CMBS refinance test.

Recent findings

Updated Oct 20, 2026Watch
Overseas arrivals, Aug 2026
−11.8%
vs Aug 2025 · −5.8% year to date · U.S. Travel (NTTO data)

Overseas arrivals fell 11.8% in August

U.S. Travel’s May forecast expected international visits to grow 3.4% in 2026; domestic and corporate bookings are firmer. Underwrite gateway hotels without an international rebound.

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Updated Oct 20, 2026Watch
Lodging CMBS special servicing, Sep 2026
8.95%
Up+21 bp vs August
Trepp · also reported by Connect CRE

Lodging special servicing at 8.95%; October adds maturity transfers

October added Project Prime ($745.7M) and Hyatt Regency Waikiki ($302M), both on maturity. Refinancing on a normalized trailing twelve months, not missed payments, decides outcomes.

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City-center hotels: repricing driven by debt and costs

Downtown hotels are repricing on debt and costs, with demand weakness in specific cities.

Recent findings

Updated Oct 20, 2026Alert
Royal Sonesta River North sale, Oct 2026
$21.0M
261 keys · −62% vs 2019 price · The Real Deal

Chicago: River North hotel trades 62% below its 2019 price

The Palmer House remains in foreclosure and the strike now covers 8 hotels, while Metro RevPAR rose 13.6% in Q2. This is a debt and cost reset, not a demand collapse.

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Updated Oct 20, 2026Alert
The Hotel Zags sale, Oct 8, 2026
$10.0M
174 rooms · trailing EBITDA ($0.6)M · Pebblebrook

Portland: downtown hotel sells for $10.0M on negative EBITDA

Downtown occupancy was roughly 62% in 2025, nearly 10 points below 2019. It is the clearest case among our cities of demand driving distress.

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Cities we track

Metro = Q2 2026 whole-metro STR/CoStar via Cushman & Wakefield; downtown only where a free source reports it.

  • ChicagoAlert
    Coverage: Real
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $149 (+13.6%) · demand +5.1%
    Downtown and other reads
    CBD 2025: OCC 69.2%, RevPAR $168.15 (Choose Chicago)
    Debt and distress
    Palmer House: $328.9M loan in foreclosure (KBRA)
    Trades
    Royal Sonesta River North: $21.0M / 261 keys (The Real Deal)
    Labor
    Strike at 8 hotels; 7,000+ workers without a contract (WTTW)
  • Los AngelesAlert
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $156 (+5.8%) · demand −2.2%
    Downtown and other reads
    No free downtown read
    Debt and distress
    Shutters / Casa del Mar: $280M loan in special servicing (The Real Deal)
    Trades
    Hotel Per La: $34M, sold by lender (Bisnow)
    Labor
    Not checked yet
  • Portland, ORAlert
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Not in the Q2 metro table
    Downtown and other reads
    Downtown 2025 OCC roughly 62%, nearly 10 pts below 2019 (OPB)
    Debt and distress
    Not checked yet
    Trades
    The Hotel Zags: $10.0M / 174 rooms (Pebblebrook)
    Labor
    Not checked yet
  • New YorkWatch
    Coverage: Real
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $304 (+4.3%) · demand +0.2%
    Downtown and other reads
    Aug ADR −3.3%, largest Top 25 drop (CoStar)
    Debt and distress
    Hyatt Regency Jersey City: $100M loan to special servicing (Commercial Observer)
    Trades
    Ritz-Carlton Central Park South: $320M (The Real Deal)
    Labor
    Eight-year HTC contract ratified May 2026 (Hotel Dive)
  • SeattleWatch
    Coverage: Real
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $138 (+2.3%) · demand −0.7%
    Downtown and other reads
    CBD 2Q26: OCC 70.7%, RevPAR $169 (Kidder Mathews)
    Debt and distress
    No named hotel loan in free sources
    Trades
    Marriott Seattle Waterfront: $145M, 8.1% cap (Braemar)
    Labor
    85-day Embassy Suites strike settled Sept. 15 (Hotel Dive)
  • BostonWatch
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $210 (+2.8%) · demand −1.1%
    Downtown and other reads
    No free downtown read
    Debt and distress
    No named hotel loan in free sources
    Trades
    Godfrey Hotel: $124M (Commercial Real Estate Direct)
    Labor
    Not checked yet
  • MiamiWatch
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $180 (+10.8%) · demand −3.5%
    Downtown and other reads
    No free downtown read
    Debt and distress
    Goodtime Hotel: taken by lender in foreclosure (The Real Deal)
    Trades
    Arlo Wynwood: about $65M (Commercial Observer)
    Labor
    Not checked yet
  • San FranciscoActive
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $179 (+13.0%) · demand +4.8%
    Downtown and other reads
    Aug RevPAR +15.8%, largest Top 25 gain (CoStar)
    Debt and distress
    Hilton Union Square / Parc 55: receiver sale completed Nov 2025 (Park)
    Trades
    Hyatt Regency SF: $279M at a 3.5% cap rate (Sunstone)
    Labor
    Not checked yet
  • Washington, DCActive
    Coverage: Partial
    Metro, Q2 2026
    Metro RevPAR $164 (+9.0%) · demand +4.8%
    Downtown and other reads
    No free downtown read
    Debt and distress
    Not checked yet
    Trades
    Capitol Hill Hotel: $60M / 153 rooms (Commercial Real Estate Direct)
    Labor
    Not checked yet

Data is thin for Philadelphia, San Diego, Denver, Minneapolis and New Orleans. We have a metro read for each but no downtown distress, trade or labor item checked against its source yet, so they have no row.

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Market · OrlandoActive

Orlando MSA scarcity watch

Monitors whether MSA impact headlines are misread as scarcity. Flags when underwriting ignores which part of Orlando is meant (Grande Lakes / Gaylord-class vs corridor select-service).

Recent findings

Updated Oct 25, 2026Watch
Metro occupancy, 2025
71.4%
Year-end · Visit Orlando Data & Trends

Record visitors don't mean rooms are scarce: metro occupancy is 71.4%

76.7M visitors coexist with YE OCC 71.4%. Do not greenlight ground-up on MSA averages. Orlando covers several distinct hotel areas; ask about a specific one: Grande Lakes / Gaylord-class can be scarce.

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Market · Las VegasActive

Vegas visitation softness

Tracks YE visitation give-back, midweek OCC lag, and discrete Strip supply-return events (Hard Rock 2027) against leisure/event demand.

Recent findings

Updated Oct 25, 2026Alert
Visitors, 2025
38.5M
Year-end · LVCVA

Visitors 38.5M; midweek occupancy 76.6%

38.5M visitors soft; total OCC 80.3% but midweek 76.6%. Thesis: event- and airlift-dependent cyclical, not unstoppable leisure.

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This Tuesday's rate moves

vs Oct 27, 2026, same hotels, outside holiday weeks
Chicago−46%3 months out, weekday Feb 1–4 · $409 → $205Tuesday Trends →Las Vegas+46%1 week out, weekend Nov 13–15 · $276 → $390Tuesday Trends →Washington DC−41%6 months out, weekend May 7–9 · $514 → $284Tuesday Trends →