Hotel Occupancy Rates

Orange County hotel occupancy rates dropped 3.5% during the first four months of this year, despite a slight upturn in April. Average daily room rates increased by an average of less than 1% throughout the county.

Average daily room rate:

April ’93 April ’94 % change Anaheim $80.78 $88.38 9.4 South Orange County 87.55 92.70 5.9 Airport area 73.10 74.87 2.4 North Orange County 56.17 57.98 3.2 Overall average 76.63 82.64 7.8

Occupancy rate:

April ’93 April ’94 % change Anaheim 65.94% 71.74% 8.8 South Orange County 63.33 60.57 -4.4 Airport area 58.79 61.50 4.6 North Orange County 66.84 61.62 -7.8 Overall average 64.32 67.63 5.2

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Average daily room rate:

Jan.-April ’93 Jan.-April ’94 % change Anaheim $87.89 $88.90 1.1 South Orange County 87.05 85.39 -1.9 Airport area 76.38 75.13 -1.6 North Orange County 59.12 61.83 4.6 Overall average 82.38 82.93 0.7

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Occupancy rate:

Jan.-April ’93 Jan.-April ’94 % change Anaheim 66.59% 63.82% -4.2 South Orange County 61.09 55.39 -9.3 Airport area 62.02 63.85 2.9 North Orange County 61.85 56.50 -8.6 Overall average 64.75 62.50 - 3.5

Source: PKF Consulting; Researched by JANICE L. JONES / Los Angeles Times