Hawaii Hotels
While hotel occupancy in the Aloha State is up over last year, the numbers suggest it was not because of great deals on Hawaii hotels. Pacific Business News reports Hawaii hotel rates jump 16% on modest occupancy gain. The Hawaii-based local business newspaper said, “Occupancy at Hawaii hotels rose by four percentage points last week, while room rates jumped 16%.”
According to the newspaper, Hawaii hotels were 77% full during the week that ended November 12. The average daily room rate was $197, which was a little over 16% higher than in 2010. Hotels on Oahu were 81% occupied last week, which was only one point higher than a year ago. However, Oahu room rates increased a whopping 29% on Oahu over last year, or about $201 per night. Kauai had the greatest increase in occupancy last week or 69% occupied, which was over 11 percentage points higher than last year. Average room rate on Kauai was $184 or about 4 percentage points higher than last year. Maui occupancy rose to 79%, while the average room rates increased about 3% to $205. Big Island hotels were 66% occupied or about 4 percentage points higher than last year, with the average room rate of $172 or about 3% higher than 2010.
This suggests that despite the recession, Hawaii continues to be a strong tourist destination and that demand for hotels in Hawaii remains strong. Unfortunately, this also may mean that there won’t be too many great Hawaii hotel deals for those looking to travel to Hawaii on a budget.
