OAKLAND — A big hotel in Oakland will shut its doors this summer, a wrenching decision that will idle more than 100 workers and underscores the persistent weakness in the Bay Area’s battered lodging sector.
Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel will chop 152 jobs, the hotel chain reported in an official notice it sent to the state Employment Development Department.
Elevated view of the Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel at One Hegenberger Road in Oakland. (Google Maps)
“It is with regret that we inform you of the closure of Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel located at 1 Hegenberger Road in Oakland,” Terry Lewis, a Hilton area vice president, wrote in the WARN letter to the state EDD.
An estimated 152 people will lose their jobs when the 363-room hotel shuts its doors permanently, Hilton stated in the WARN letter.
The shutdown is scheduled to take place Aug. 28, according to the WARN notice.
The Hilton Oakland Airport Hotel’s closure offers fresh evidence that ailments continue to afflict the Bay Area lodging market in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak more than four years ago.
The ailments for the hotel market in the Bay Area affect primarily lodging complexes that cater to business travelers and that are not located in resort areas such as the Wine Country, Monterey Bay Region or Big Sur.
“There are still a lot of problems with the hotel market in the Bay Area,” said Alan Reay, president of Atlas Hospitality Group, which tracks the California lodging market.
