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Who Owns San Diego Marriott Mission Valley?
Quick answer: According to the most recent public record, San Diego Marriott Mission Valley was reported to have been acquired by Driftwood Acquisitions and Development for $85.7 million on March 25, 2019, per San Diego Business Journal.
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley is a hotel in San Diego, California. A hotel is an operating business wrapped in real estate, so the brand on the sign, the company that manages it, and the party that owns the building are usually three different entities. The owner that matters for a sale, a loan, or an approach is the fee owner recorded in the public record.
Ownership on the public record
The table below is the most recent ownership-changing transaction HotelHinge has on record for this property, with the source it comes from. Each figure is dated; ownership can change as new deeds are recorded.
| Most recent sale on record | March 25, 2019 |
| Sale price | $85.7 million |
| Buyer (owner of record) | Driftwood Acquisitions and Development |
| Record type | Reported by named trade press |
| Source | San Diego Business Journal |
For property-tax purposes, the county lists an assessed value of about $94.5M for the parcel (assessor record). An assessed value is a tax-roll figure and is not a market appraisal.
About San Diego Marriott Mission Valley
| Location | 8757 Rio San Diego Dr, San Diego, CA |
| County | San Diego County |
| Brand / flag | Marriott (operated under Marriott International) |
| Rooms | 353 |
| Status | Operating |
Physical characteristics are compiled from public assessor and other public sources; blanks are left honest ("-") rather than guessed. HotelHinge publishes no ratings, reviews, or photos.
California market context
San Diego Marriott Mission Valley is one of 5,790 hotels on record in California, part of 46,101 U.S. hotels across 51 markets (the 50 states plus the District of Columbia) in HotelHinge's property-first census. Each carries its owner, transaction history, and, where applicable, REIT attribution and CMBS debt, all tied to public sources.
For the full picture of who is buying, selling, and financing hotels in this market, see California hotel statistics and the free HotelHinge Research reports.
Frequently asked questions
Who owns San Diego Marriott Mission Valley?
The most recent reported transaction shows San Diego Marriott Mission Valley was acquired by Driftwood Acquisitions and Development for $85.7 million on March 25, 2019, per San Diego Business Journal. That buyer is the reported owner as of that deal. Ownership can change, so HotelHinge always ties the owner to the dated public record or report it comes from.
How much did San Diego Marriott Mission Valley sell for?
Its most recent reported sale was $85.7 million, on March 25, 2019, to Driftwood Acquisitions and Development, per San Diego Business Journal.
Is hotel ownership public record?
Yes. The transfer of real estate is recorded at the county recorder or register of deeds, the tax assessment is public at the county assessor, and the owning company is registered with the secretary of state. The legal owner of a hotel is therefore public, though the individuals behind a holding company are not always disclosed.
Can I cite this ownership information for San Diego Marriott Mission Valley?
Yes. This page is free to cite. Please attribute it to HotelHinge (The Hotel Census) and link to the original page. Each fact is dated and linked to its public source.
Disclaimer, sourcing, and citation
About this page. HotelHinge is a U.S. hotel property and ownership research service operated by TrueNote, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as HotelHinge. This page is published for general informational purposes only and is not legal, tax, or investment advice.
How we know, and whose data it is. The ownership and transaction facts on this page are drawn from public records (county and municipal deed and assessor filings) or from named trade-press reporting, each linked above to its source. HotelHinge is a proprietary compilation: the underlying facts are public, and the original selection, matching, and arrangement into a property-level record are our own work. Ownership can change, and the public record accrues on a lag; treat each fact as of the date shown.
What we do not publish. HotelHinge shows no ratings, reviews, or photos, and publishes no RevPAR, ADR, occupancy, or cap-rate figures of its own. The named owner is the party recorded or reported for the transaction shown; it is not necessarily the operator or the brand, which are usually separate parties.
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