Hotels are paid at the price of gold. At least the highest registered by the INE. According to the hotel situation statistics presented today, in July an average of 121.43 euros per day was paid for occupied rooms, an increase of 17.5% over the previous year and a record in the historical series. Regarding pre-pandemic rates, it is already 18% above the same month of 2019.
Prices have skyrocketed especially in the luxury ones. In 5-star facilities, the average payment is 275.80 euros per day, 15% more. Where the prices increase the most is, in any case, in the one-star ones, which see prices increase by 31%, to an average of 80.36 euros and makes them more expensive than the two-star ones, with 80.30 euros and an advance of 20%. In the rest, the trend is similar: those with three stars cost an average of 101.76 euros per customer, 14% more than last year, while those with four stars cost 129.28 euros, 16% more.
For destinations, the most expensive hotels are in Marbella, where the occupied room costs an average of 290.4 euros, with an annual increase of 30%. It is followed by Estepona (232.90 euros, 5% more), Donostia (214.55 euros, 36% more), Tarifa (183.91, 13%), Barcelona (162.47, 61%), Calvià ( 147.07, 6%) Cádiz (147.07, 8%), Sant Llorenç des Cardassar (155.89, 56%), Pamplona (161.44, 132%) and Sitges (161.94, 29%).
Despite these prices, tourists continue to arrive. And paying. Hotel overnight stays in Spain totaled 42.35 million. Compared to last year, they increased by 61%. It is still somewhat below pre-pandemic figures, with 43.2 million overnight stays in July 2019.
Overnight stays by travelers residing in Spain exceeded 15.6 million, almost 35% of the total and above pre-pandemic figures. Those of non-residents stood at 26.7 million, but still below the 28.3 million in 2019.
Regarding hotel occupancy, in July 69.9% of the places offered were covered, with an annual increase of 33.5%. The weekend occupancy rate by beds rose by 28% and stood at 73.2%. The Balearic Islands presented the highest occupancy rate by bedplaces during July (87.6%), followed by the Canary Islands, with 74.9%.
