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Barcelona room rates jumped in March

WASHINGTON 11 April 2025 – Barcelona’s hotel industry recorded its highest-ever March average daily rate (ADR), with one night during the Mobile World Congress reaching the second-highest individual level in the market’s history, according to preliminary data from CoStar. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information, and analytics in the property markets. 

March 2025 (year-over-year % change):

  • Occupancy: 77.3% (+2.2%)

  • ADR: EUR197.09 (+27.7%)

  • RevPAR: EUR152.42 (+30.5%)

Year-over-year performance gains for the month were elevated by the Mobile World Congress, which took place between 3-6 March at the Fira de Barcelona convention center. Each of the key performance metrics peaked on Monday the 3rd: occupancy (95.3%), ADR (EUR436.42) and RevPAR (EUR415.73). 

Only 24 February 2020 recorded a higher ADR in the market’s history.

The occupancy level during this year’s MWC was also the highest in Barcelona since October 2024, pushing RevPAR to an all-time daily high for the market. 

Occupancy remained above 70% in all but five days during the month.

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Additional Performance Data
CoStar’s world-leading hotel performance sample comprises more than 87,000 properties and 11 million rooms around the globe. Members of the media should refer to the contacts listed below for additional data requests.

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About CoStar Group, Inc. 
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) is a global leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, online marketplaces and 3D digital twin technology. Founded in 1986, CoStar Group is dedicated to digitizing the world’s real estate, empowering all people to discover properties, insights, and connections that improve their businesses and lives.

CoStar Group’s major brands include CoStar, a leading global provider of commercial real estate data, analytics, and news; LoopNet, the most trafficked commercial real estate marketplace; Apartments.com, the leading platform for apartment rentals; and Homes.com, the fastest-growing residential real estate marketplace. CoStar Group’s industry-leading brands also include Matterport, a leading spatial data company whose platform turns buildings into data to make every space more valuable and accessible, STR, a global leader in hospitality data and benchmarking, Ten-X, an online platform for commercial real estate auctions and negotiated bids and OnTheMarket, a leading residential property portal in the United Kingdom.

CoStar Group’s websites attracted over 134 million average monthly unique visitors in the fourth quarter of 2024, serving clients around the world. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, CoStar Group is committed to transforming the real estate industry through innovative technology and comprehensive market intelligence. From time to time, we plan to utilize our corporate website as a channel of distribution for material company information. For more information, visit CoStarGroup.com.