Hotel Owners Start to Write Off San Francisco as Business Nosedives

City’s lodging business has been squeezed by crime and other quality-of-life issues

Park Hotels & Resorts last week said it has stopped making loan payments on debt secured by the Hilton San Francisco Union Square and Parc 55 San Francisco. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

San Francisco’s once thriving hotel market is suffering its worst stretch in at least 15 years, pummeled by the same forces that have emptied out the city’s office towers and closed many retail stores.

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