Surprising no one who has reserved a hotel room in Nashville recently, Nashville is the most expensive city in the United States for accommodation, according to a survey by Cheaphotels.org, which compared hotel rates across 50 urban destinations.
This will certainly be a blow to bachelorette party budgets everywhere.
According to the survey, Nashville came top of the rankings. Music City has an average price of $223 for the most affordable room. Only centrally located hotels rated 3 stars or more were considered for the survey.
A quick look at Kayak.com for Murfreesboro and Smyrna finds the Rutherford County average a slightly more affordable average price point of $133 per night.
Only slightly more affordable is Boston, where the average rate came out as $221 per night. Completing the podium is San Jose, where visitors in October will have to spend an average of $214 for the least expensive room.
For cheaper options, the iconic city of Las Vegas emerged as the most affordable destination, with average hotel rates of just $69 per night for a double room. Also, affordable are San Antonio, Baltimore and Fresno, all of which have average hotel rates below $100 per night.
The following table shows the 10 most expensive urban destinations in the U.S. The prices shown reflect the average rate for each city's cheapest available double room (minimum 3-star hotel) for the period Oct.1-31, 2019.
- Nashville $223
- Boston $221
- San Jose $214
- San Francisco $209
- Albuquerque $198
- New York City $196
- Austin $189
- Los Angeles $186
- Dallas $185
- Detroit $185
For each destination, the average rate for the least expensive double room during October 2019 was established. October is the month in which hotel rates in US cities tend to be at their highest.
For the full results of the survey, check: https://www.cheaphotels.org/press/cities19.html
