New York City is world's priciest New Year's Eve destination, survey reveals
New York City is the world’s most expensive destination for overnight stays this New Year’s Eve, a Cheaphotels.org survey has revealed.
New York City is the world’s most expensive destination for overnight stays this New Year’s Eve, a Cheaphotels.org survey has revealed.
The survey compared hotel prices across 50 major cities. For each destination, the rate for the cheapest available double room for a 3-night stay from December 30 - January 2 was documented. Only hotels with a central location, with three stars or more, and with generally good guest reviews were considered.
With a nightly rate of $312 for the cheapest room, the Big Apple came out top of the rankings. Another US destination, Miami in Florida, emerged 2nd with a nightly rate of $297, while Sydney, Australia completes the podium with a marginally cheaper rate of $295.
London, UK is the priciest European city with a rate of $275 per night, placing it 4th overall. The most expensive Asian destination is Tokyo, Japan where visitors will have to pay $232 per night.
Compared with New Year's Eve last year, when global travel was still heavily reduced by ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, Tokyo's rates are more than 300% pricier this time around. Another destination where rates have shot up compared to a year ago is Marrakech in Morocco, where prices have more than tripled. For the results of last New Year's Eve survey, please click here.
The following table compares 50 destinations in the world for hotel stays on New Year's Eve this year. The rates shown next to each destination reflect the nightly rate for the cheapest available double room for the period December 30 - January 2.
- New York City $312
- Miami Beach $297
- Sydney $295
- London $275
- Nashville $257
- Edinburgh $234
- Tokyo $232
- Dubai $230
- Cancun $217
- Venice $214
- New Orleans $214
- Rio de Janeiro $210
- Las Vegas $205
- Honolulu $196
- Toronto $195
- Amsterdam $194
- Rome $180
- Vancouver $165
- Paris $165
- Los Angeles $161
- Madrid $147
- Taipei $145
- Barcelona $144
- Copenhagen $144
- San Francisco $140
- Montreal $140
- Berlin $139
- Chicago $137
- Seattle $135
- Melbourne $132
- Singapore $129
- Lagos $124
- Marrakech $121
- Seoul $115
- Cape Town $112
- Punta Cana $95
- Mumbai $84
- Hong Kong $72
- Doha $59
- Wellington $59
- Nairobi $59
- Buenos Aires $57
- Shanghai $54
- Macao $52
- Phnom Penh $48
- Kuala Lumpur $48
- Kairo $48
- Bangkok $39
- Hanoi $34
- Bogota $26
About the Methodology
For 50 global cities, the nightly price for the cheapest available double room was established for the period December 30 to January 2. Rates were compiled during mid-December using hotel comparison website Kayak. Only centrally-located hotels (downtown or close to downtown) rated at least 3 stars (or 4 stars for certain destinations) were considered.