DC, collected $4.1 million more than projected in the first four months of that year.10 Foreign governments, US corporations, and Trump’s own super PAC made the Trump hotel their first choice of venue.11 Earnings from food and drink exceeded expectations by more than 37 percent. Despite a low occupancy rate—only 42 percent—the hotel managed to extract an average room rate from the guests who did stay there of almost $660, versus an average of $495 at Washington’s other ultraluxury hotels.12
