U.S. hotel performance dipped from the previous week as September came to an end, according to STR‘s latest data. For the week of Sept. 26 through Oct. 2, occupancy reached 61.7 percent, down 9.2 percent from the comparable date in 2019. Average daily rate was $130.87, up 1.2 percent from two years ago, while revenue per available room was $80.78, down 8.2 percent from 2019.
Top Markets
Among the top 25 markets, Phoenix recorded the only occupancy increase over 2019, up 1.8 percent to 66 percent. The market also recorded the largest RevPAR gain when compared with 2019, up 15.2 percent to $88.82. Oahu Island, Hawaii, experienced the steepest occupancy decline from 2019, down 43.8 percent to 46.1 percent.
Miami reported the largest ADR increase when compared with 2019, up 20.6 percent to $174.10.
The largest RevPAR deficits were in San Francisco/San Mateo (down 52.6 percent to $97.51) and Oahu Island (down 50.1 percent to $94.06).