What's the maximum you'd spend on a hotel?

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When I'm planning holidays I try to spend an average of around £50-70 per night for accommodation, obviously a bit more for expensive destinations like NYC. I have splashed out a bit in the past - splashing out for me would be anything over £100-150. I've recently stayed at a few lovely places at this price point and I think that's spoilt me a bit! I'm currently planning our summer holiday in Italy and a lovely hotel has popped onto my radar but it's almost £200 per night. I could afford it but it feels a bit excessive compared to what I usually spend, but then again I don't even know how I came up with my original benchmark to begin with! I just feel most comfortable around the £50-70 mark for some reason.

How much do you usually spend on hotels and what would you consider to be splashing out? I don't have a holiday budget as such (mainly because our tastes are fairly low-key, we don't really do posh restaurants or anything like that) so I suppose that doesn't help - do you set a holiday budget and then allocate hotel spend within that?

Also it's probably not the maximum spend I'm after but more like the average spend

I was watching a programme abouta posh hotel their standard room was 2k right up to a 6 bed suite at 23k A NIGHT! So you £200 is peanuts i think the most I have paid was £140 for a double room and that was a treat.

We paid approx 1500 for a week or 2 of us in Bangkok. I'm sure the flights (with Emirates) were silly money like £400 for us both, So 1100 - £157 per night for 2 of us.

Prices vary so much I'm not sure an average has any value.

I've paid up to £400 for peak season New York, but found better hotels for £60 in low season Spain.

What looks to be the average price for where you want to go? Where is it?

I agree it really depends where you are going how much you want to spend we were in London recently and got a deal at a 3 hotel it was more like 2 but was fine for the weekend we got what we paid for iyswim

I think it comes down to what you want. It's rare that I want the extras that you get for spending more money like having a suite or access to a spa. I don't like boutique hotels a huge amount as I find it all a bit over the top in trying to be unique. Finally I avoid some chains in the US as I find the customer service to be a bit too much, I don't want someone asking me about my plans for the day while I'm having breakfast.

So based on that I generally spend £50-75 a night in a nice anonymous business hotel where you're left in peace and quiet.

See, I don't think I could ever bring myself to spend more than £200 no matter the destination or time of year - I've only done it once and that was on honeymoon so although I will spend more in a more expensive place obviously I suppose my question was more about whether people are like me and have come up with average and maximum spends on a seemingly arbitrary basis! The average cost for hotels where we're looking at seems to be about £150 a night.

Christ I'd love to spend £50-£70 per night on accommodation but as a single traveller, that's about as rare as hen's teeth or if you find it, it's a shit hole. Even on the rare occasions I've had a travelling companion we've never paid less than around £90-£100 per night (so circa £50 each). And most of those were B&B. Managed to get a really good deal at the Aloft near the Excel for £90 once.

We try and keep it in two digits, but we've gone up to £200/night on specific legs of holidays - Tokyo, most recently. It does feel like such a rip when you can sometimes get an airbnb for quarter that/night.

I'm booking Toronto and NYC at the min and it's looking like over £200 a night easily. However it's for my 40th so why not. Could get cheaper further out of the city.

I'm usually quite a cheap and cheerful type I like B&BS when in the Lakes (some aren't cheap!) I'll happily also stay in Travelodge's etc. We stayed in a non party hostel in Budapest last year which was fine. I'm always of the opinion I'd rather spend more on doing things in holiday the room is just a base.

I suppose it's all relative to what you can afford and expectations. Italy is a great place for a holiday, we stayed in apartment in Rome as a group is that an option?

When it was just me and dh our budget was £60. When we had dd we upped it to £100 as we started to stay in nicer hotels as well and the main difference was we always wanted to be city centre/better location than before. Since having dd2 we have had to increase that again and generally we pay around £150 tops. There are lots of variables but for room only I wouldn’t pay more than £200 per night now for 4 people. That’s the most we’ve paid so far. Although I did pay £250 a night last year with a friend and was well worth it tbh. I would say £150 as an average.

Even hotels such as Travelodge and Premier Inn charge silly prices now. £90 for a night in a Travelodge!

Me and DH only use Airbnb now. We always choose "entire place" and, depending where we are going, have a maximum price of around £70. A lot of the places we have stayed have been less than this though and were all really lovely spacious apartments or bungalows with living room, fully equipped kitchen, bathroom, dining room and bedroom..

We have stayed in many places in the UK plus Holland, France, Belgium, Sweden and Spain

I've never regretted spending more - the experience has always been worth it. I suppose I just don't want to become so accustomed to a £200 a night hotel that I couldn't do a £50 one or that the £200 doesn't feel special anymore.

And yep, traveling solo really drains your money, I always found it so pricey and when I travelled alone I was more discerning and wouldn't want to stay in dodgy places as a single female.

it's all relative really to how much disposable income you have or the occasion etc.

We're going away this year for DH's 40th so it's a special occasion but it's pretty close to £4000 for both of us for 1 week not including any meals etc

But then it's a special occasion

We’ve just had a lovely stay in Lithuania for 50 euro a night which was a proper bargain (writing this in the taxi back to the airport and feeling very 😭 to be going home). Flip side is we’re spending £250 a night in Las Vegas for our honeymoon in April.... things really vary.

Usually around £150 unless special occasion l, would go up to £250 for something nice.
We have stayed in some lovely cheaper places too but they are harder tifind.
We usually go for a villa/apartment over a hotel though as prefer 2 bedrooms!

although about half of that will be flights

Up to £400 a night in NYC
Average European city break up to £250.

Me and my DH are going to Disneyland Paris in a few months and we are paying just over £400 a night to stay in one of the Disney hotels. I would t pay anywhere near that much to stay anywhere else though.

For a nice holiday about £300 a night.

For a hotel where we literally need to sleep and use it as a base only - about £100-£150.

We usually spend ££ rather than £££ - I mean seriously how on earth can a hotel room be that special?! We were pleasantly surprised by the travel lodge we stayed in recently - £45 for a family room. It was clean, spacious and good beds. And a decent shower. We never usually stay in hotels with the children mind you - we go for apartments / villas.

I’ve stayed in a few places (pre DC) where we’ve paid up to 500 a night but that’s always been for 1-2 nights only rather than say a week.

Now with two DC in tow, I would feel most comfortable paying around the 100 mark. I also always make sure it includes breakfast, WiFi etc...

I’ve just checked one place we’ve stayed and it’s showing as 1800 dollars a night which I think is around 1300 gbp. I seriously can’t believe we paid that much though it was nice but not that nice

I think it depends on the hotel and where it is and if it is for a special occasion.

Have spent £400 per night but now use Airbnb because we have older children and we all like our own space and own room.

Currently looking at an Airbnb in Southern Europe that comes with swimming pool, hot tub, its own lake, pedalos and crazy golf course for £154 per night

I don’t set a budget as such, I shortlist based at what’s available where I am going, based mainly on location &, reviews, then whether I want any special features such as a bar or a heated pool, then price comes in to make a choice from the shortlist. Sometimes it is a lot, sometimes it isn’t. The next hotel I have booked is in Cambridge and it is £175 for the night, I liked the location and the onsite restaurant & the fact there is a spa. The next is is an airport hotel which is based on location alone.