U.S. 36 lodgers had top occupancy rate in region during 2017

Lodging facilities along the U.S. Highway 36 corridor between Boulder and Denver recorded a 74.1 percent occupancy in 2017, the best rate among cities and areas in the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado tracked by the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

The association’s monthly Rocky Mountain Lodging Report released Wednesday revealed occupancy rates for the year of 73.8 percent in Loveland, 72.8 percent in Greeley, 71.6 percent in Boulder, 66.4 percent in Fort Collins, 64.5 percent in Longmont and 54.5 percent in Estes Park.

Compared with occupancy rates in 2016, Greeley increased 7.1 percentage points, Loveland…