Location

Occupancy

ADR

RevPAR

YTD Oct

YTD % chg

YTD Oct

YTD % chg

YTD Oct

YTD % chg

Virginia Beach

52.7%

-22.5%

$123.65

-11.0%

$65.15

-29.7%

VA overall

44.1%

-33.3%

$90.91

-20.5%

$40.11

-47%

Year-to-date through October, Virginia Beach’s Occupancy rate of 52.7% is 22.7% below 2019 levels.  ADR is also down 11.0% to $123.65, and RevPAR is down 29.7% to $65.15. Despite these steep declines, Virginia Beach’s performance is above average compared to the state overall, with overall occupancy down 33.3% to 44.1% state-wide across Virginia.

 

Hotel Performance October 2020 TD

While trends have improved from April lows, monthly levels were all back in negative territory in October.  Specifically, after a slight increase in September (the 1st increase since February) ADR slipped again in October to 2.4% below 2019 levels. Occupancy (-11.1%) and RevPAR (-13.2%) maintained double-digit declines below 2019 levels in October.

 

Competitive Set

Occupancy

YTD Oct

YTD % chg

South Shore/Vineland, NJ

50.4%

-19.0%

Coastal Carolina, NC

50.4%

-19.8%

Daytona Beach, FL

51.2%

-20.3%

Virginia Beach

52.7%

-22.5%

Chesapeake/Ocean City, MD

46.0%

-24.3%

Myrtle Beach, SC

44.5%

-29.8%

Atlantic City, NJ

43.1%

-32.0%

Fort Lauderdale, FL

50.5%

-33.0%

Wilmington, NC

52.3%

-33.3%

Palm Beach County, FL

45.8%

-35.8%

Orlando, FL

42.6%

-44.2%

Virginia Beach’s performance is relatively strong within the competitive set, maintaining the highest overall occupancy rate of 52.7% (slightly edging out Wilmington, NC’s 52.3% occupancy.)  South Shore /Vineland, NJ (-19.0%), Coastal Carolina, NC (-19.8%) and Daytona Beach, FL (-20.3%) have slightly less negative year-over-year trends than Virginia Beach’s -22.5% YTD occupancy decline.

Segment

Occupancy

YTD Oct

YTD % chg

Virginia Beach, VA Economy Class

62.8%

-4.4%

Virginia Beach, VA Midscale Class+

47.3%

-25.6%

Virginia Beach, VA Upscale Class

50.1%

-27.7%

Virginia Beach, VA Upper Midscale Class

47.9%

-29.6%

Lastly, while most segments are down sharply, Virginia Beach’s Economy Class is only down 4.4% compared to 2019, with an occupancy of 62.8% YTD.