Hawaii hotel rates rise 3% on flat occupancy

Hawaii hotel rates rose 3 percent last week on flat occupancy during the last week of March, according to the weeky report from Hospitality Advisors LLC and STR Inc. The statewide occupancy rate was 79.2 percent during the week of March 22-28, which was 0.9 percentage points higher than the same week last year, while the statewide average daily room rate rose 2.7 percent to $257.54. The average daily room rate at Maui hotels rose 4.7 percent to $357.05, the highest in the state, while occupancy…