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ENPASAR: Hotels in Denpasar recorded the highest occupancy rate compared to hotels in other regions in Bali.

Based on data compiled by the Bali office of the Statistic Central Agency (BPS) in March, hotels in Denpasar recorded an occupancy rate of 62.49 percent on average. Meanwhile, hotels in Karangasem regency recorded the lowest occupancy rate of 34.35 percent.

The data also shows that the average occupancy rate for the island's star-rated hotels was 57.72 percent, a 6.73 point increase compared to the average booked in February.

"In March, star-rated hotels in every region in Bali had an increase in their occupancy rates," Bali BPS chief Ida Komang Wisnu said.

Five-star hotels had the highest occupancy rate at 61.38 percent on average. The lowest occupancy rate of 19.59 percent on average was booked by one-star hotels.

By late 2008, the number of star-rated hotels in Bali had reached 150 units while the non-starred hotels reached 1,565 units.