Location
Hotel Solarena is strategically located along the historic Pacific Coast Highway (93,000 VPD), a primary commuter highway serving as a gateway to major markets along the West Coast. The site benefits from excellent visibility via significant street frontage along Pacific Coast Highway. Additionally, the asset is located 4 miles west of Fashion Island (1.5 million SF), Southern California’s premier luxury shopping destination featuring over 180 retail (anchored by Whole Foods, Bloomingdale’s, Nordstrom, and Macy’s), dining, and entertainment options. Further, the property benefits from close proximity to both the Balboa Peninsula and Lido Isle, two of Orange County’s most sought-after, affluent neighborhoods. Lido Isle’s median home prices is an impressive $5.1 million with average household net worths reaching $5.4 million. The Balboa Peninsula is a popular tourist destination averaging 7.3 million visitors annually, providing a steady consumer base from which to draw, and resulting in one of the lowest hotel vacancy rates in Southern California. Moreover, per CoStar’s Q1 report on Hospitality, more than 160,000 rooms were sold in the month of January 2022 in the Newport Beach / Dana Point area, a massive 56.5% increase compared to the prior year. The 5-mile area is supported by a dense population of nearly 260,000 residents and 136,000 daytime employees, boasting an extremely affluent average household income of $141,568.