Saudi hotels occupancy rate falls to 53.2% in Q2 2025

Riyadh city

Hotel room occupancy in Saudi Arabia neared 53.2% in Q2 2025, down 2.2% from Q2 2024, data issued by the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) showed.

Meanwhile, occupancy in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities also fell to 50.2% during the same period, according to GASTAT’s Tourism Establishments Statistics bulletin.

The following table shows occupancy rates for hotels, serviced apartments, and other hospitality facilities:

Room occupancy rates in Madinah hotels were the highest in Q2, reaching 66.8%, followed by Riyadh at 52.1% and Makkah at 50.8%.

Riyadh led serviced apartments with an occupancy rate of 57.7%, followed by Najran at 55.5%.

Below are the room occupancy rates for hotels, serviced apartments, and other hospitality facilities by region during Q2 2025:

The average daily rate (ADR) for a hotel room in Saudi Arabia reached about SAR 643 during Q2 2025, a 4% decrease compared to Q2 2024.

However, the ADR for a room in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities amounted to approximately SAR 201 during the same quarter, up 1% year-on-year (YoY).

The following table shows the ADR per room in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities as well as hotels by region in Q2 2025:

The average length of stay for a guest in hotels was nearly 4.8 nights during Q2 2025. Meanwhile, in serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities, guests lodged for a median of two nights, as follows:

The following table shows the average length of stay of guests at hotels as well as serviced apartments and other hospitality facilities by region in Q2 2025:

The number of workers in Saudi Arabia’s tourism sector grew by 4% YoY in Q2 2025, reaching around 997,400.

Of the total, 247,600 were Saudi nationals, representing 25%, while 749,800 were non-Saudis, accounting for the remaining 75%.

The following table shows the number of tourism workers since Q1 2023:

Riyadh topped the Kingdom's regions in terms of the number of workers in tourism activities at nearly 329,100, representing about 33% of the total. Makkah followed with approximately 278,400 workers, as shown in the following table:

Tourism Establishments Statistics rely on administrative records, statistical surveys, and secondary data to provide comprehensive information on tourism in Saudi Arabia.