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Hotel Room Revenue per Available Unit Calculator

Calculate room revenue per available room, commonly called RevPAR, for any reporting period. Enter sellable rooms, nights, occupied room nights, and room revenue. The calculator shows RevPAR, average daily rate, and occupancy together, making it easier to see whether a revenue change came from pricing, room demand, or both. Non-room revenue is intentionally excluded.

Calculator

Operating inputs
rooms
nights
room nights
$

How to use this calculator

  1. Choose one reporting period and gather inputs for those same dates.
  2. Enter capacity, activity, revenue, and cost figures as labeled.
  3. Select Calculate and review the main result with the supporting metrics.
  4. Change one assumption at a time to compare a practical scenario.

Formula

RevPAR = room revenue ÷ available room nights. ADR = room revenue ÷ occupied room nights. Occupancy = occupied room nights ÷ available room nights × 100.

What the result means

RevPAR uses room revenue only. Keeping ancillary revenue separate makes comparisons across periods more consistent.

Keep the reporting period and the treatment of taxes, fees, refunds, and complimentary service consistent across every input.

Example calculation

For 140 rooms over 30 nights, 4,200 room nights are available. Revenue of $535,500 produces $127.50 RevPAR. At 3,150 occupied nights, ADR is $170 and occupancy is 75%.

Tips for better results

  • Use actual paid hours and consumed inventory when available.
  • Keep room, guest, seat, and event counts separate.
  • Compare periods with the same revenue and cost definitions.
  • Test a conservative case before committing capacity or staffing.
  • Reconcile unusual results with source reports before acting.

Frequently asked questions

Is revenue per available room the same as ADR?

No. RevPAR spreads room revenue over every available room night, while ADR uses occupied room nights only.

What reporting period should I use for the hotel room revenue per available unit?

Any period works if every input covers the same dates and the same operation.

Can I enter zero revenue?

Yes where the form allows it. Percentage results that require revenue will be shown as unavailable rather than divided by zero.

Are taxes and service charges included?

Only include them when they are consistently included in both the revenue and cost figures you enter.

Why might my actual result differ?

Actual results can differ because of overtime, refunds, complimentary service, waste, discounts, or costs omitted from the inputs.

Result guide

OutputMeaning
Revenue per available roomPrimary operating result
Average daily rateSupporting decision metric
OccupancySupporting decision metric
Available room nightsSupporting decision metric

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