How to Calculate Hotel Metrics
Definition
Hotel metrics are the indicators that let you measure your property's performance, compare periods, and make revenue management decisions based on data rather than gut feeling. The most important ones are occupancy, ADR, RevPAR, RevPOR, GOPPAR, and ALOS, each with a simple formula that answers a different business question.
This guide brings together the essential formulas so anyone on your team can calculate and understand them. The point isn't just knowing the number, but grasping what each metric measures: occupancy speaks to volume, ADR to price, RevPAR combines both, and GOPPAR adds true profitability once operating costs are deducted.
Formula
RevPAR is the metric that best summarizes performance because it ties price and occupancy into a single number, which is why it's often the starting point for analysis. The other metrics are calculated using the formulas in the table below.
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These are the formulas for the essential hotel metrics every team should know how to calculate.
| Occupancy | Occupied rooms ÷ available rooms × 100 |
| ADR (average daily rate) | Room revenue ÷ occupied (sold) rooms |
| RevPAR | Room revenue ÷ available rooms |
| RevPOR | Total revenue ÷ occupied (sold) rooms |
| GOPPAR | Gross operating profit ÷ available rooms |
| ALOS (average length of stay) | Total room nights ÷ number of bookings |
How to improve it
- Always calculate over the same period and the same inventory: clearly define how many rooms are available (excluding blocked or out-of-order rooms) so figures stay comparable.
- Don't read metrics in isolation: a high RevPAR driven by strong occupancy but low ADR can hide a pricing problem, so always cross-reference several metrics.
- Move from RevPAR to GOPPAR: RevPAR ignores costs, so for real profitability decisions lean on GOPPAR and RevPOR (total revenue per room, not just lodging).
- Automate data collection from your PMS to avoid manual errors and review your metrics daily instead of only at month-end.
How WeSpeak helps with How to Calculate Hotel Metrics
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