STR – Commercial Observer

In this aerial view from a drone, desolate Ocean Drive is seen after most visitors have checked out of their hotels on March 24, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida.

Coronavirus · Industry

Miami Hotels Back Above 72% Occupancy

By Celia Young

Adam Neumann

Sunday Summary: WeWork Documentary, Columbia Acquisition, Ample Hills Lease

By The Editors

Times Square

Tourists Slowly Returning to New York City, One Year Into the COVID Pandemic

By Nicholas Rizzi

CoStar Andrew Florance

CoStar Group Ups Its Bid to Buy CoreLogic

By Nicholas Rizzi

An employee at CoStar Group analyzes real estate data in the company's D.C. headquarters.

Why the FTC Is Trying to Block CoStar’s $600M Acquisition of RentPath

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Checked Out

What to Do With Hotels That May Never Reopen Due to COVID

By David M. Levitt

A wide shot of a tall, glassy building.

Sales · Coronavirus

Serious Reservations: Midtown South’s Hotels Confront COVID

By Patrick Sisson

Major hotel chains like Marriott rely on STR's data to set room rates and understand how they compare with rival hotels.

CoStar Acquires Hotel Data Provider STR for $450M

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

Hotel NoMad.

Greater Los Angeles Hotel Market to Remain Strong Through 2019: Report

By Alison Stateman

The Embassy Suites Hotel in Tampa, Fla.

Finance · Acquisition

ACORE Lends $179M for Square Mile’s Hotel Portfolio Acquisition

By Matt Grossman

The check-in atrium at the Moxy Times Square hotel.

US Hotel Room Revenue Climbs for 100th Straight Month: Data

By Nicholas Rizzi

The check-in atrium at the Moxy Times Square hotel.

While Occupancy Skyrockets, NYC Hotel Players See Cause for Concern

By Rey Mashayekhi

As Trump Effect Hits International Travel, US Hotel Sector Feels the Pain

By Mack Burke

The William Vale Hotel in Williamsburg.

After Tepid Growth, Brooklyn Hotel Room Rates Spike

By Lauren Elkies Schram

With Oversupply and Falling Room Rates, the Last Thing the Hotel Biz Needs Is a Travel Ban

By Lauren Elkies Schram

Courtesy AM Resorts.

The Big Sting: Is Zika Affecting Hotel Lending?

By Sara Pepitone

A rendering of the Virgin Hotel in NoMad.

Lifestyle Hotels Are All the Rage Thanks to the Power of the Brand

By Liam La Guerre

3rd Avenue in Gowanus looking north, photographed on 16 September 2016. Photo: Kaitlyn Flannagan for Observer.

Gowanus Went From a Superfund Site to Super Fun, Thanks to a Smattering of New Hotels

By Rheaa Rao