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Columbia’s hospitality market growth by numbers

Columbia has five hotels with a total occunpancy of 570 rooms in the works to open by fall 2025.

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The new Moxy hotel is under construction across from the State House.

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Columbia’s hospitality market experienced steady growth in Q2 2024, according to a recent report from Colliers. With developments in the construction pipeline, here’s a look at the new hotel projects on the horizon and its expected completion:

These new additions, totaling 570 rooms, come at a time when city leaders have expressed the need for more downtown hotels. Columbia’s average occupancy rate of 66.4% is lower compared to Greenville’s 71.4% and Charleston’s 79.0%.

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