U.S. Hotels Post Early-August Gains as Philadelphia and Chicago Lead

In Brief: National hotel RevPAR rose 7.2% year over year, while Philadelphia and Chicago led Top 25 market gains and Miami recorded the steepest occupancy and RevPAR declines.

Among the Top 25 U.S. hotel markets, Philadelphia recorded the largest increases in occupancy and RevPAR. – Image Credit Unsplash

According to CoStar’s latest data, the U.S. hotel industry reported positive year-over-year performance for the week ending Aug. 8.

For the Aug. 2-8 period, national occupancy reached 70.0%, up 3.0% from the comparable week in 2025. Average daily rate increased 4.1% to US$166.85, while revenue per available room rose 7.2% to US$116.77.

Among the Top 25 U.S. hotel markets, Philadelphia recorded the largest increases in occupancy and RevPAR. Occupancy rose 14.2% to 74.6%, while RevPAR increased 27.4% to US$116.29. The market also reported the second-largest ADR increase, up 11.5% to US$155.79.

Chicago posted the largest ADR increase, rising 15.2% to US$206.21. RevPAR increased 23.8% to US$176.93, the second-largest gain among the Top 25 markets.

Miami recorded the steepest declines in occupancy and RevPAR, with occupancy falling 7.2% to 65.8% and RevPAR declining 8.5% to US$107.60. Nashville reported the largest ADR decrease, down 4.1% to US$158.12.