Data report · updated 19 June 2026
The State of Hotel Renovation 2026
An original study of how fresh the world's hotels really are — built from 1,000 hotels across 19 countries, each with a sourced build and renovation history. No estimates: every figure traces back to a cited source.
1,000
hotels tracked
19 countries · 52 cities
18%
renovated in last 5 yrs
9 yrs
avg. since renovation
where a date is known
4.8/10
avg. Chrono Score
Freshness distribution
Share of scored hotels by freshness band.
When tracked hotels were built
By decade of construction (where a build year is known).
Freshest countries
By average Chrono Score (min. 8 tracked hotels).
- 1Croatia5.5/10267
- 2United States5.2/1029
- 3Montenegro5.1/10108
- 4Albania5.1/10173
- 5Bosnia and Herzegovina4.9/1093
- 6United Arab Emirates4.5/1087
Most overdue countries
Lowest average Chrono Score (min. 8 tracked hotels).
- 1Spain2.2/1013
- 2United Kingdom3.4/1040
- 3France3.6/1040
- 4Slovenia4.4/10135
- 5United Arab Emirates4.5/1087
- 6Bosnia and Herzegovina4.9/1093
Cite this report
Journalists and researchers are welcome to use these figures with attribution to HotelChrono.
The State of Hotel Renovation 2026, HotelChrono — based on 1,000 hotels across 19 countries (as of 19 June 2026). https://hotelchrono.com/report
Method: figures are computed from HotelChrono's database of sourced build and renovation years. Country rankings include only countries with at least 8 tracked hotels. The dataset grows daily, so numbers update over time. Full methodology → · Access the data via API →