A better autumn for NZ hotels – STR

11th April 2025 By Staff Reporter | news@propertyticker.co.nz | @propertyticker

After trailing last year’s results since the start of February 2025, New Zealand’s overall hotel market has managed to climb above the performance seen in March 2024, according to figures from STR.

National average weekly occupancy and average daily rate for the past three weeks have been tracking above the results seen for the same period in 2024. That has helped push growth in revenue per available room up by double digits for the first time since early January.

In comparison with the week of 31 March to 6 April 2024, New Zealand recorded for the week of 30 March to 5 April 2025:  

• An occupancy up 8.3% to 67.1%
• Average daily rate (ADR) up 3% to $228.39
• Revenue per available room (RevPAR) up 11.5% to $153.32

RevPAR in all of the country’s major hotel markets was up last week compared to the same period a year earlier, driven by Auckland’s significant 21% increase to $147.54. 

STR collects daily accommodation data from 44% of all hotel rooms in New Zealand, including 70% of all rooms in Auckland, 67% of all rooms in Queenstown, 52% of all rooms in Christchurch, and 50% of all rooms at Wellington hotels.