Which term refers to the total number of rooms available for sale?

• A. Departures (Dep)
• B. Occupied Rooms (Occ Rms)
• C. Occupancy Percent (Occ Pct.)
• D. Available Rooms (Avl Rms)

Answer: (D)

Available rooms represents the number of rooms that can still be sold. It’s the hotel’s current inventory of rooms ready for occupancy and excludes rooms that are already occupied or out of service. For example, if there are 200 total rooms, 20 are out of order, and 60 are currently occupied, the available rooms would be 120. This metric helps determine how much capacity remains and is used in calculations like occupancy and revenue metrics. Departures describe guests checking out, occupied rooms are those in use, and occupancy percent is the ratio of occupied rooms to either total or available rooms depending on the system, not the raw inventory for sale.