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STR: Weekly US Hotel Revenue per Available Room Reaches Highest Level Since July 2019

New York City Hotels Achieve Occupancy Near 90%
During the week of May 15-21, hotels in New York reported occupancy reached 89.4%, which was the highest among the major U.S. markets, according to STR, CoStar Group's hospitality analytics firm. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
During the week of May 15-21, hotels in New York reported occupancy reached 89.4%, which was the highest among the major U.S. markets, according to STR, CoStar Group's hospitality analytics firm. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
By HNN Newswire
May 26, 2022 | 2:28 P.M.

U.S. hotel performance increased from the previous week, according to STR‘s latest data through May 21.

May 15-21, 2022 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):

  • Occupancy: 68.6% (-3.5%)
  • Average daily rate (ADR): $151.75 (+13.4%)
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR): $104.06 (+9.5%)

The weekly RevPAR level was the highest in the U.S. since mid-July 2019.

Among the Top 25 Markets, Miami saw the highest occupancy increase over 2019 (+4.7% to 77.5%).

Of note, New York City saw the highest occupancy level for the week (89.4%), which was helped by both the New York University and Columbia University commencement ceremonies.

Philadelphia experienced the largest occupancy decrease from 2019 (-13.2% to 69.8%).

Miami posted the highest ADR gain over 2019 (+42.4% to $250.75).

The steepest RevPAR deficits were in San Francisco (-16.2% to $185.38) and Philadelphia (-12.6% to $113.97).

Overall, the Top 25 Markets saw their highest weekly occupancy, ADR and RevPAR levels of the pandemic-era.

*Due to the pandemic impact, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time periods from 2019.

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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