Dec. 1, 2015 – PORTSMOUTH, NH – According to a recent United States Transactions Trend Report from Lodging Econometrics, through September there were 827 hotel sales with reported selling prices with an Average Selling Price Per Room (ASPR) of $165,303, an all-time high. The ASPR is 11% higher than the $148,658 recorded for year-end 2014. The 2015 ASPR is strongly influenced by five transactions that have sold for more than $1,000,000 per room: in New York City the Baccarat at $2.0 million and the Waldorf Astoria at $1.4 million per room; in California the Malibu Beach Inn at $1.7 million per room and the Montage at Laguna Beach and the Bardessono Inn & Spa in Yountville both at $1.4 million per room.