Hawaii Island hotels started the year off strong with an average occupancy rate over 80% and increases in revenue per available room and average daily rate.
Including all hotels around the island, 82% of rooms were occupied during January, according to according to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority. That figure is up from 76.8% in January 2019.
In the South Kohala resort area, occupancy was 80.2%, up 3.9% from 76.3% in January 2019.
Meanwhile, the average daily rate for a hotel room on the island increased nearly 7% to $318.32. On the Kohala Coast, the average daily rate for a room was $479.43, up 13.2% from January 2019.
Revenue per available room marked sizable increases year-over-year. Islandwide, revenue per room topped $261 per room, which is 14.1% more than in January 2019. The Kohala Coast resort area saw revenue per available room increase 19% to $384.45.
Statewide, revenue per available room increased to $264, while the average daily rate rose to $314. Occupancy was up 4.6% to 84.1% in January.
In January, Hawaii hotel room revenues statewide grew 10.8% to $439.4 million, according to the report compiled by utilizing data provided by STR Inc.