Lodging report: Seasonality takes hold of state hotels

Seasonality appears to be taking hold of the state’s hotels as occupancy rates declined further in November from summertime highs.

The Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association released its November report today; it shows a statewide occupancy rate of 51.4%, down from 63.1% in October.

Craig, in the heart of Colorado’s hunting grounds, scored the highest occupancy among the communities tracked in the report. In that northwest Colorado community, 72.8% of the hotel rooms were booked during the month.

In the Boulder Valley and Northern Colorado, Greeley topped the occupancy charts at 69.1% full during the month at an average daily rate of $91.05.…