Denver Airbnb spending hit record last year, topping pre-pandemic peak

Editor’s note: This report first appeared at BusinessDen, a BizWest news partner.

DENVER — Guests paid a record $106.5 million last year to skip the hotel and stay at Denver properties booked through companies like Airbnb and Vrbo, according to a BusinessDen analysis using tax revenue data provided by the city. 

That exceeds 2021 short term rental volume by $30 million and surpasses 2019, the previous peak, by $7.9 million. 

The rentals brought in $11.4 million in tax revenue to the city in 2022, the highest amount ever recorded, Department of Finance spokeswoman Courtney Meihls said.

The city’s lodger’s tax rate is assessed at…