Trump’s DC hotel has lower occupancy and higher rates compared to competition: Report

By Katie Leach

Published January 27, 2018 6:01pm ET

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Trump’s DC hotel has lower occupancy and higher rates compared to competition: Report — A new bill from House Democrats would ban federal employees from spending taxpayer money to stay at properties owned by the president, like the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. | (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

President Trump’s hotel in Washington, D.C., has a below-average occupancy rate with a hefty price tag compared to its competitors, according to a new report.

The Trump International Hotel, which opened just before the 2016 election and sits a few short blocks away from the White House, averaged an occupancy rate of about 50 percent a month during its first year of business, CNN reported Saturday.

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