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When you think of expensive lodging, cities like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco might come to mind. While NYC holds the number two spot in a new survey by Cheaphotels.org, Los Angeles and San Francisco do not make the top ten, and the rest of the list aren’t places that would immediately come to mind.
Boston came out as the most expensive with an average rate of $303. New York City was next in line at $288, Austin averaged $257, and Cleveland came in fourth with a cost of $234 on average (this is 25% higher than 2022 rates). The rest of the top ten includes:
- Albuquerque ($233)
- Nashville ($216)
- Sacramento ($212)
- Detroit ($205)
- Raleigh ($205)
- Denver ($198)
The survey compared rates across 50 US destinations during October 2023, which is the month when hotel prices in most American cities tend to be the most expensive. Only centrally-located hotels with a three-star rating or more were considered.
Anthony’s Take: I was initially surprised not to see San Francisco on the list as I can remember paying a fortune on the over 200x I’ve been there. When I was there in August, I was shocked at how low many of the city’s best hotels were being offered at including Palace Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel (review here) where I stayed.
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been to key west in a while?
The era of cheap hotel rooms or mattress runs, well it looks like those days are over.