Hawaii hotel occupancy 78.3%

Pacific Business News (Honolulu)

Hawaii hotel occupancy 78.3%

Hawaii hotels were 78.3 percent full last week, Hospitality Advisors LLC reported Friday, with Kauai fullest and Big Island emptiest.

That 78.3 percent occupancy for the period Oct. 17-23 compared to 71.8 percent in the commensurate week last week -- and was slightly about two points from the previous week -- and room rates were up 3.4 percent from year-before levels.

Around the islands:

Oahu: 81.2 percent, up 13.2 percentage points from last year. The average room rate was $126.38 a night, up 0.1 points from last year.
Maui: 77.6 percent, up4.7 percentage points from last year. The average room rate was $172.03 a night, up 5.9 points from last year.
Kauai: 83.9 percent, up 1.1 percentage points from last year. The average room rate was $177.21 a night, up 8.3 points from last year.
Big Island: 66.3 percent, down 8 percentage points from last year. The average room rate was $139.90 a night, up 10.8 points from last year.
Nationally, the same Oct. 17-23 period saw hotel occupancy of 68.1 percent, Smith Travel Advisors LLC reported, with room rates 6 percent better than last year at the same time. Occupancy was 76.8 percent in Los Angeles, 76.2 percent in Orlando, and 74.8 percent in San Diego, with rates higher in California but down slightly in Florida.