U.S. weekly hotel occupancy dipped from the previous week, while room rates were up slightly, according to STR‘s latest data through July 31.
July 25-31, 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):
- Occupancy: 70.1% (-6.2%)
- Average daily rate (ADR): $142.76 (+6.8%)
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): $100.07 (+0.1%)
ADR remained at an all-time high on a nominal basis but not when adjusted for inflation ($135).
Among the Top 25 Markets, Norfolk/Virginia Beach saw the highest occupancy increase over 2019 (+2.2% to 82.5%).
San Francisco/San Mateo experienced the steepest decline in occupancy when compared with 2019 (-30.5% to 60.0%).
Miami reported the largest ADR (+43.3% to $215.34) and RevPAR (+38.3% to $156.01) increases over 2019.
The largest RevPAR drops were in San Francisco/San Mateo (-47.8% to $101.44) and Minneapolis (-39.2% to $66.71).
*Due to the steep, pandemic-driven performance declines of 2020, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time periods from 2019.
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