The U.S. hotel industry showed performance levels closer to earlier months of the pandemic, according to December 2020 data from STR.
Compared to December 2019, occupancy dropped 32.3 percent to 36.7 percent for the month, while average daily rate declined 27.6 percent to $91.96 and revenue per available room fell 51 percent to $33.76.
Occupancy and RevPAR were the lowest since May, while ADR was up slightly from the previous month.
Among the top 25 markets, Oahu Island in Hawaii reported the lowest December occupancy level (23.6 percent), which represented a 71.6 percent decrease in year-over-year comparisons.
Miami/Hialeah, Fla., reported the highest occupancy level (48.8 percent), which was down 37.6 percent year over year. The market also showed the highest ADR ($187.01), which represented a 26.1 percent decline year over year. The next highest occupancy levels were seen in Tampa/St. Petersburg, Fla. (48.4 percent), and Atlanta (45.3 percent).
In addition to Miami, five other markets posted ADR above $100. Overall, the top 25 markets showed lower occupancy but higher ADR than all other markets.