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HOTELS across Tunbridge Wells are currently reporting their highest occupancy rates since before the Covid-19 pandemic, recording “fantastic levels of demand” this summer. Hotels across the town have welcomed the industry boom and revealed impressive occupancy rates of 80 to 100 per cent since the start of the summer holidays. The Tunbridge Wells Hotel and Hotel du Vin both reported occupancy rates of more than 92 and
90 per cent respectively, with The Spa Hotel also reporting percentage occupancy figures in the “high 80s”. Meanwhile, The Royal Wells Hotel and One Warwick Park Hotel both reported that 100 per cent of their rooms were filled over weekends, with an average of 86 and 85 per cent during the week, respectively. With general positivity around the sector, many local hotels are witnessing their occupancy rates return to levels reminiscent of 2019. In June 2021, One Warwick Park Hotel sold 415 rooms with an occupancy rate of 35 per cent, but
just two years later, in June 2023, the hotel sold 1,007 rooms with an average occupancy of 86 per cent. Eryn Dawe, the General Manager at Hotel Du Vin, told the Times: “Everything we knew was ripped out from beneath us [during the pandemic], so it was a great challenge to adapt to while still delivering the best service we could. “Now that things are back to normal, our occupancy rate has been growing, with over 90 per cent of our 34 rooms full each night, Continued on page 3
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