Number of hotels in Germany 1992-2023

In 2023, there were 12,196 hotels in Germany. This was a slight decrease compared to the year before. Nonetheless, numbers generally remained stable during the specified timeline. Like many others, the hotel industry must also deal with the consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the energy crisis in Germany.

Home away from home

German hotels are a popular accommodation option for travelers. While 2020 and 2021, the pandemic years, hit hotels very hard due to travel and mobility restrictions imposed at the time, the number of overnight stays started to increase again in 2022 and almost reached pre-covid levels in 2023. That year, a total of over 190 million guest nights were recorded. Before the pandemic, the number of overnight stays had been increasing annually. Regarding hotels by number of stars in Germany, the most represented are 3-star hotels, with almost 4,000 open as of January 2024. 4-star hotels are becoming more widespread, though, with over 2,400 operating in the country.

New hotels

One hotel might close, another is being built. As of 2022, Germany was among the leading countries in Europe in terms of hotel construction, covering 15 percent of new locations planned. Hotels, therefore, remain one of the mainstays of the German accommodation industry. The development of contactless technology and increasing mobile internet use also provides new opportunities for the industry, from managing bookings to how guests arrive and conduct their stay. Worldwide, around 6,200 hotels were under construction, as of the first quarter of 2024.