Hospitality & Tourism  November 19, 2018

Greeley leads region in hotel occupancy during October

Greeley’s hotel occupancy topped the region in October, with 78.3 percent of rooms occupied during the month. That bested other cities in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley, according to the latest Rocky Mountain Lodging Report, released Saturday by the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

The association’s monthly report revealed occupancy rates for October of 77.4 percent in Loveland, 76.1 percent in the U.S. Highway 36 corridor, 75 percent in Boulder, 72 percent in Fort Collins, 70.1 percent in Longmont and 60.2 percent in Estes Park.

In October, the average daily room rate in Boulder was $191.27, Estes Park $171.95, the U.S. 36 corridor $138.90, Fort Collins $136.83, Loveland $119.82, Longmont $117.34 and Greeley $103.07.

Statewide, the occupancy rate in October was 70 percent, down slightly from 70.9 percent a year ago, with an average daily room rate of $149.55, compared with $149.27 in October 2017.

Greeley’s hotel occupancy topped the region in October, with 78.3 percent of rooms occupied during the month. That bested other cities in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley, according to the latest Rocky Mountain Lodging Report, released Saturday by the Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association.

The association’s monthly report revealed occupancy rates for October of 77.4 percent in Loveland, 76.1 percent in the U.S. Highway 36 corridor, 75 percent in Boulder, 72 percent in Fort Collins, 70.1 percent in Longmont and 60.2 percent in Estes Park.

In October, the average daily room rate in…

Christopher Wood
Christopher Wood is editor and publisher of BizWest, a regional business journal covering Boulder, Broomfield, Larimer and Weld counties. Wood co-founded the Northern Colorado Business Report in 1995 and served as publisher of the Boulder County Business Report until the two publications were merged to form BizWest in 2014. From 1990 to 1995, Wood served as reporter and managing editor of the Denver Business Journal. He is a Marine Corps veteran and a graduate of the University of Colorado Boulder. He has won numerous awards from the Colorado Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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