HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee — June 17, 2021 — U.S. hotel occupancy reached its highest weekly level since early November 2019, according to STR‘s latest data through 12 June.
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6-12 June 2021 (percentage change from comparable week in 2019*):
- Occupancy: 66.0% (-10.3%)
- Average daily rate (ADR): US$125.16 (-7.0%)
- Revenue per available room (RevPAR): US$82.65 (-16.6%)
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While weekday occupancy was still down double digits from the corresponding days in 2019, weekend occupancy was 0.2% (Friday) and 3.2% (Saturday) higher than the 2019 comparables. On a total-room-inventory basis, which includes those hotels temporarily closed due to the pandemic, total week occupancy was higher than 60% for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. ADR and RevPAR were also the highest of the pandemic era on an absolute basis.
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Among the Top 25 Markets, Tampa saw the largest occupancy increase over 2019 (+7.3% to 77.8%). Miami was the only other market to achieve an occupancy gain over 2019 (+2.1% to 75.7%).
San Francisco/San Mateo experienced the steepest decline in occupancy when compared with 2019 (-45.2% to 48.9%).
Miami reported the largest increases over 2019 in both ADR (+47.8% to US$229.84) and RevPAR (+50.9% to US$173.96).
The largest RevPAR deficits were in San Francisco/San Mateo (-67.5% to US$74.11) and Washington, D.C. (-60.7% to US$58.40).
*Due to the steep, pandemic-driven performance declines of 2020, STR is measuring recovery against comparable time periods from 2019.
