Maui County hotels in November again bested the state in highest average daily room rates and revenue per available room, but occupancy rates still lagged behind the rest of the state.

This has been the trend this year, as the county has consistently taken in more cash with the least rooms filled compared with its counterparts.

Maui County saw average daily rates of $538 last month, which is up 1.4 percent from the same time in 2021 and up 49.5 percent from pre-pandemic levels in 2019, according to the Hawaii Hotel Performance Report published by the Hawaii Tourism Authority this week.

Revenue per available room in November in the county was $350.84, up 1 percent from 2021 and up 29.7 percent from 2019.

Occupancy in Maui County hotels in November was at 65.2 percent, or down 0.3 percentage points from 2021 and down 10 percentage points from 2019.

Statewide, hotels reported revenue per available room at $243.36, up 22.4 percent from 2021 and up 17.9 percent from 2019.

Average daily rates were also higher at $345.30, up 3.6 percent from 2021 and up 32.3 percent from 2019.

Statewide occupancy last month was at 70.5 percent, up 10.8 percentage points from 2021, but down 8.6 percentage points from 2019.

Wailea again led the state in revenue per available room at $502.28, up 2.1 percent from 2021 and up 8 percent from 2019. Average daily rate was $856.57, up 10.6 percent from 2021 and up 55.2 percent from 2019.

The nearly $900 average daily rate last month is down from average daily rates Wailea saw at various times this year at $1,000.

Occupancy was still sluggish in November at 58.6 percent, down 4.9 percentage points from 2021 and down 25.6 percentage points from 2019.

The Lahaina/Kaanapali/Kapalua region had revenue per available room at $315.99, up 9 percent from 2021 and up 46.9 percent from 2019.

Average daily rate in West Maui was $471.28, up 8.1 percent from 2021 and up 57.9 percent from 2019.

Occupancy in the region fared better than its more expensive counterpart in Wailea, as West Maui saw a 67 percent occupancy rate in November, up 0.5 percentage points from 2021, but down 5 percentage points from 2019.

Last month, Kauai hotels earned revenue per available room of $273, up 22.4 percent from 2021 and up 47.5 percent from 2019.

The average daily rate was $364, up 13.2 percent from 2021 and up 47 percent from 2019.

Kauai had the highest occupancy of all islands last month at 75.1 percent, which is 5.6 percentage points higher than 2021 and 0.2 percentage points higher than 2019.

Hawaii island hotels reported revenue per available room at $265.71 up 10 percent from 2021 and up 43.7 percent from 2019.

The average daily rate was $372.32, up 7.2 percent from 2021, and up 52.5 percent from 2019.

Occupancy on Hawaii island was at 71.4 percent in November, up 1.8 percentage points from 2021, but down 4.3 percentage points from 2019.

Oahu hotels reported revenue per available room at $186, up 54.5 from 2021, but down 0.5 percent from 2019.

Average daily rate last month was $259.13, up 14.8 percent from 2021 and up 13.4 percent from 2019.

Occupancy on Oahu in November was at 71.9 percent, up 18.5 percentage points from 2021, but down 10.1 percentage points from 2019.

* Melissa Tanji can be reached at mtanji@mauinews.com.