Spain · Hospitality
The Balearics led Spanish hotel nights and bed occupancy in September
The Balearic Islands recorded 9.75 million hotel nights and 82.57% bed-place occupancy in September 2026. The Canary Islands recorded fewer nights, while their guests stayed the longest of any Spanish region.
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- Illes Balears82.57% beds occupied
- Cataluña65.0% beds occupied
- Andalucía63.18% beds occupied
- Canarias73.21% beds occupied
- Comunitat Valenciana67.93% beds occupied
- Comunidad de Madrid62.57% beds occupied
- Galicia54.91% beds occupied
- Castilla y León46.89% beds occupied
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
Busiest means most hotel nights in September 2026. Numbered markers lead to the bed-place occupancy rates for each region.
The islands drew a large share of demand from abroad
The Balearic and Canary islands together recorded 15.71 million nights, just over 39% of Spain’s hotel nights that month. They recorded 14.22 million nights from people living abroad, about half of all non-resident nights in Spain. Source 1
Longer stays can outweigh a smaller arrival count
The Canary Islands recorded 900,378 arrivals and 5.96 million nights, an average of 6.62 nights per arrival. The Madrid region counted nearly 1.2 million arrivals and 2.50 million nights, or 2.10 nights per arrival. The two measures answer different questions about demand. Source 1
Rooms and beds tell different stories
The Balearics reported room occupancy of 90.20% and bed-place occupancy of 82.57%. A room sold to one guest can still have an unused bed place. The table keeps these rates in separate columns alongside the estimated bed supply. Source 1
Weekend demand changed the picture inland
Castilla-La Mancha’s bed occupancy rose from 40.85% across the month to 52% on weekends. The Balearics moved from 82.57% to 84.06% on the same measures. The difference compares the weekend rate with the whole-month rate for each region. Source 1
How to read the map and table
The map marks the eight areas with the most hotel nights and shows their bed occupancy rates in the key. The map points mark city centres as geographic references. The table covers all 17 autonomous communities and the two autonomous cities. Source 1 Source 2