California's hotel construction sets a blistering pace

Coming off a record-setting 2017, hotel development throughout California so far this year shows no signs of slowing, even as construction costs continue to climb.

There are 182 hotels accounting for nearly 25,000 rooms under construction up and down the state - a 40 percent increase over the first half of 2017, reports the Atlas Hospitality Group in its semiannual survey of hotel development.

Expect more of the same, especially in Southern California destinations such as downtown Los Angeles and San Diego, as well as Anaheim, where