adjustments to the hotel operating model in response to continued changes in the operating environment and guest preferences, including their efforts to maximize operational efficiency.
Property Taxes, Insurance and Other Expense
Property taxes, insurance and other expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $22.4 million and $20.9 million, respectively, or 6.0% and 5.5% of total revenue for the respective periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, property taxes, insurance and other expense totaled $68.7 million and $63.9 million, respectively, or 6.3% and 5.8% of total revenue for the respective periods. The increases in property taxes, insurance and other expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024, were primarily due to increases in property taxes in certain markets and liability insurance premiums, partially offset by decreases in property insurance premiums. The Company will continue to proactively pursue tax assessment appeals in certain jurisdictions in an attempt to minimize tax increases, as warranted.
General and Administrative Expense
General and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $7.5 million and $9.2 million, respectively, or 2.0% and 2.4% of total revenue for the respective periods. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, general and administrative expense was $24.8 million and $30.8 million, respectively, or 2.3% and 2.8% of total revenue for the respective periods. The principal components of general and administrative expense are payroll and related benefit costs, executive incentive compensation, legal fees, accounting fees and reporting expenses. The decreases in general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same periods in 2024, were primarily due to decreased accruals for anticipated performance under the Company’s executive incentive compensation plan.
Impairment of Depreciable Real Estate
Impairment of depreciable real estate was approximately $5.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 due to two properties identified by the Company in the third quarter of 2025 for potential sale. See Note 3 titled “Assets Held for Sale and Dispositions” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information concerning this impairment loss.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $48.1 million in each period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, depreciation and amortization expense was $144.1 million and $142.7 million, respectively. Depreciation and amortization expense primarily represents expense of the Company’s hotel buildings and related improvements, and associated personal property (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) for the respective periods owned. For the three months ended September 30, 2025, depreciation and amortization expense was relatively unchanged compared to the same period in 2024. The increase of approximately $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as compared to the same period in 2024, was primarily due to the capitalization of newly acquired hotels in 2024 and the first three quarters of 2025, which had higher purchase prices compared to the carrying values of the hotels disposed of during the same period, as well as renovations completed throughout 2024 and the first three quarters of 2025. Additionally, the timing of the acquisitions, disposals and renovations impacted depreciation, as assets acquired or placed into service earlier in the year contributed more to each respective year’s depreciation than those acquired or renovated later or disposed of earlier.
Interest and Other Expense, net
Interest and other expense, net for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 was $21.4 million and $21.2 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, interest and other expense, net was $61.7 million and $57.9 million, respectively. Interest and other expense, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 is net of approximately $1.0 million and $0.7 million, respectively, of interest capitalized associated with renovation projects.
Interest expense related to the Company’s debt instruments for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased compared to the same periods of 2024 as a result of higher average borrowings associated with variable-rate debt and higher average interest rates on the Company's variable-rate debt. The Company anticipates interest expense for the remainder of 2025 will be relatively similar to the interest expense for the same period of 2024 as a result of increased borrowings being offset by lower average interest rates. The proportion of variable-rate debt that is fixed by interest rate swaps was lower over the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the same period of 2024, as the Company had three interest rate swaps in effect on $150.0 million of variable-rate debt mature during the first nine months of 2025 and six interest rate swaps in effect on $285.0 million of variable-rate debt mature during 2024. However, this was partially offset as the Company entered into two new interest rate swaps in effect on $100.0 million of variable-rate debt during the third quarter of 2025 and four new interest rate swaps in effect on $200.0 million of variable-rate debt during 2024, but at higher fixed rates than the swap agreements that expired. If the Company continues to replace expiring