hotels
Court overturns hotel registration inspection law
COAST CITIES — Solana Beach passed an ordinance this past June that allowed the Sheriff’s Department to inspect hotel guest books without a warrant. A week later, Encinitas gave its initial approval for a similar law.
In tale of two hotels, Westin gets vote
CARLSBAD — Legoland and Grand Pacific Resorts went head to head with competing hotel expansion proposals at the Nov. 5 City Council meeting over a three-acre plot of land adjacent to the Crossings golf course.
Del Mar transient occupancy tax will stay at current rate
DEL MAR — Council members opted at the Sept. 16 to first seek input from hoteliers and data from neighboring Solana Beach before increasing the transient occupancy tax paid by hotel visitors to the seaside city.
Presentation on tourism leaves Council frustrated
DEL MAR — A March 4 presentation on TBID (Tourism Business Improvement District) left City Council members frustrated, with more questions than answers about a plan designed to attract more visitors to the coastal community.
