No room at the inn? SJ downtown association concerned by hotel’s plan to sell south tower

OWNERS OF THE former Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, rebranded as Signia by Hilton last year, are planning to sell off about a third of the hotel’s guest rooms.

Depending on what a potential buyer does with the property, some city boosters said the change could be a positive one for the downtown area, though others are concerned about the downsizing’s effect on marketing the city for conventions and events.