Tourism remained strong in the City of San Luis Obispo in April with hotel bed tax (TOT) revenues for April 2012 up by 5.5% from the same month last year and up by 7.9% year to date. About 100 new hotel rooms have just come online or are under construction.
SLO will get an America’s Tire store off Los Osos Valley Rd on Calle Joaquin,the freeway frontage road near the reborn Mercedes Benz dealership. The independent tire company has locations across much of California and plans a new store in Paso Robles too.The tire retailer promises to”beat Costco” on prices. The business activity near the freeway interchange includes the new Hampton Inn hotel open now for about a month with the car dealer and new tire store helping city tax revenues but also helping to clog traffic at the interchange
Downtown, the Morro St/Higuera area is getting new life with construction of the 17 room Granada Hotel to open this December in the 1920s era Granada building with new retailers joining current tenants this fall.