DALLAS, Oct. 10, 2016 — Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (NYSE: AHT) ("Ashford Trust" or the "Company") announced today that it has completed its previously-announced sale of the two-hotel portfolio comprised of the 151-room Courtyard Palm Desert and the 130-room Residence Inn Palm Desert for $36 million ($128,000 per key). Both hotels are located in Palm Desert, CA.
On a trailing 12-month basis, the portfolio achieved RevPAR of $92 with occupancy of 74% and Average Daily Rate of $123. The portfolio had an existing debt balance of approximately $24 million that was assumed by the buyer. After debt assumption and transaction costs, the net proceeds were approximately $11 million. With this sale, the Company has now closed on approximately $218 million of sales of its non-core select-service hotels.
"We continue to make progress on the sale of our non-core, select-service hotels," said Monty J. Bennett, Ashford Trust's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The completion of this portfolio sale brings the total number of assets sold to nine since we announced our select-service sales strategy earlier this year. We will continue to pursue opportunities to divest of our non-core, select-service hotels."
