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STR: Start of Spring Break Boosts Weekly US Hotel Performance

Anaheim Hotels Achieve Highest Year-Over-Year Rate Gains

Hotels in Orange County, California, reported average daily rate during the week of March 5-11 jumped 51.4% year over year to $245.62. (Thaddeus Rombauer/CoStar)
Hotels in Orange County, California, reported average daily rate during the week of March 5-11 jumped 51.4% year over year to $245.62. (Thaddeus Rombauer/CoStar)

Helped by the onset of spring break travel, U.S. hotel performance increased from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through March 11.

March 5-11, 2023 (percentage change from comparable weeks in 2022, 2019):

  • Occupancy: 64.7% (+2.8%, -7.5%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): $158.20 (+8.1%, +16.6%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): $102.38 (+11.1%, +7.8%)

Among the top 25 markets, Washington, D.C., saw the highest year-over-year increase in occupancy (+21.8% to 67.6%). None of the Top 25 Markets saw an occupancy lift over 2019.

D.C. also showed the most substantial ADR (+23.4% to $183.86) and RevPAR growth (+50.2% to $124.33) year over year.

In terms of ADR, Anaheim reported the highest ADR (+51.4% to $245.62) and RevPAR (+42.2% to $189.81) increases when measuring against 2019.

The steepest RevPAR declines from 2019 were seen in San Francisco (-22.8% to $144.02) and Minneapolis (-15.2% to $61.44). Year over year, San Diego (-16.1% to $61.99) reported the largest RevPAR decrease.

About STR

STR provides premium data benchmarking, analytics and marketplace insights for the global hospitality industry. Founded in 1985, STR maintains a presence in 15 countries with a corporate North American headquarters in Hendersonville, Tennessee, an international headquarters in London, and an Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore. STR was acquired in October 2019 by CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), the leading provider of commercial real estate information, analytics and online marketplaces. For more information, please visit str.com and costargroup.com.

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