San Diego: Thursday tops Sunday in Booked Occupancy (Nov 2–8, 2026)

San Diego short-term rentals, Nov 2–8, 2026: Thursday has higher Booked Occupancy than Sunday, despite Sunday’s higher Asking Rate and festival program.

Updated November 2, 2026

The San Diego Food + Wine Festival continues through Sunday, Nov 8. For hosts in San Diego, California, that raises a practical question: how does the closing Sunday compare with Thursday, before the festival’s headline weekend program?

Thursday has higher citywide Booked Occupancy than Sunday in San Diego for November 2, 2026–November 8, 2026, despite a lower Asking Rate. Wheelhouse data as of October 29, 2026 shows Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 25.2% Booked Occupancy and $401 Asking Rate, versus Sunday, November 8, 2026, at 23.0% Booked Occupancy and $417 Asking Rate. Sunday has more time remaining until arrival than Thursday.

Wheelhouse data shows that Sunday’s higher Asking Rate coincides with lower Booked Occupancy than Thursday.

Sunday’s Asking Rate exceeds Thursday’s, but its Booked Occupancy does not

Thursday, Nov 5, and Sunday, Nov 8, offer a telling contrast: the higher Asking Rate belongs to Sunday, while higher Booked Occupancy belongs to Thursday. The calendar’s closing weekend therefore warrants a night-by-night reading rather than a single weekend assumption.

Friday and Saturday add perspective. Their Booked Occupancy readings are 32.8% and 32.9%, respectively—the highest in the analyzed week. Sunday sits below those nights and Thursday as well. The distinction worth investigating is not simply Saturday’s lead, but whether Sunday’s position is ordinary for a Sunday.

San DiegoData as of Oct 29, 2026

San Diego · citywide context

Nights already reserved at the snapshot date, not final occupancy.

November 3, 2026

Nov 3, 2026 – Nov 3, 2026 · Snapshot Oct 29, 2026

Booked occupancy
17.5%
Asking rate (USD)
$393

Wheelhouse citywide data. Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date; Asking Rates are advertised nightly prices, fees included. Compare with rentals like yours before acting on it.

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The festival’s closing program gives Sunday a reason for attention

The San Diego Food + Wine Festival runs November 1, 2026–November 8, 2026, overlapping the entire analyzed stay window of November 2, 2026–November 8, 2026. Its official program lists Icons + Legends on Friday, Nov 6, Grand Tasting on Saturday, Nov 7, and Grand Fiesta on Sunday, Nov 8.

Sunday thus has a named festival occasion even though its citywide Booked Occupancy is below Thursday’s. That makes the calendar relevant to the comparison, but the weekday itself could explain the difference. Comparing Sunday with past Sundays is more informative than treating Thursday’s reading as Sunday’s target.

Sunday’s own history can settle where to focus

Use Wheelhouse Performance Analytics to compare your bookings for Sunday, Nov 8, with past Sundays, checked the same number of days before arrival with the same nights open for booking. Compare Thursday, Nov 5, with past Thursdays on the same basis. If Sunday is below its own historical comparison, keep attention there; if Sunday aligns with its history while Thursday is above its own, shift the focus to Thursday’s stronger showing rather than treating Sunday as the problem.

How Wheelhouse measures this

Wheelhouse Market Reports track bookings and advertised prices across short-term rental listings in San Diego. This article uses Wheelhouse data as of October 29, 2026.

Booked Occupancy is the share of nights already reserved for each stay date as of October 29, 2026. Asking Rate is the nightly price listings advertise for each date, fees included.

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