December was the strongest month of the year for the Caribbean hotel sector a positive sign after a year of mostly declining occupancy numbers. 

Hotel occupancy across the region was 67.4 percent in 2025 — up 0.9 percent from December 2024, according to data provided to Caribbean Journal by analytics firm STR. 

That was actually the single-biggest jump of any month all last year — and followed what had been nine consecutive months of declining hotel occupancy numbers, beginning in March 2025. 

Also in December, average daily rates rose by 3.5 percent to $457.32, while revenue per available room rose by 4.4 percent to $308.11, according to the data. 

For the year, occupancy did remain down to 63.7 percent, a 1.3 percent reduction compared to 2024, while average daily rates increased by 2.1 percent to $350.37 and revenues were up 0.8 percent to $223.12. 

STR surveyed 2,114 properties comprising 280,423 rooms across the wider Caribbean region.