Hawaii hotels were 86 percent full during the last week of 2011, while the statewide average room rate rose 6 percent from the same week in 2010, according to a report by Hospitality Advisors LLC and Smith Travel Research. But you still can look for best deals to Hawaii in internet.
The average daily room rate statewide during the week ending Dec. 31 was $308.77. The occupancy rate, 86.4 percent, was six percentage points higher than the same week a year before.
Maui had the highest room rate in the state last week at $453.15, which was 8.3 percent higher than a year ago. Maui’s occupancy rate was 87.7 percent, which was 4.8 percentage points higher than the last week of 2010.
Kauai’s occupancy rate was 78.5 percent, but that was 11.6 percentage points higher than a year ago. The average daily room rate on Kauai was $314.44, which was 5.9 percent higher than a year ago.
Oahu hotels were 89.7 percent full, 5.6 percentage points higher than a year ago, while the average daily room rate rose 5.1 percent to $241.62.
The Big Island’s occupancy rate was 77.9 percent, 5.9 percentage points higher than a year ago, while the average daily room rate was $303.99, a 4.3 percent increase from 2010.