Cost of Travel Lodgings - UK Hotel Price Guide - Travel Lodgings Price Bands

The cost of travel lodgings in the UK varies dramatically from region to region. Hotel rooms are, not surprisingly, most expensive in London, where they averaged £119 a night in 2007, according to a report by the marketing research firm Deloitte. Elsewhere in the UK the average cost dipped to under £70, though rooms in Bath averaged £114 per night.

What the price bands cover

• Hotel room prices are shown per room for two people sharing a standard double on a bed and breakfast basis.
• Most hotel rooms, though not all, are offered with breakfast.
• When breakfast is included in the room price, single occupants of single or double rooms may pay slightly less.
• If breakfast is not included the price of a room is generally the same for one or two people.

How to use this guide

International visitors to the UK, are bound to judge the cost of rooms in relation to the currency they are used to spending.

The ratings below, used in all the hotel listings and reviews at About.com United Kingdom for Visitors, are meant as general guidelines only and reflect relative price bands in 2007.

Hotel Prices - When the exception is the rule

There will, naturally, be exceptions and, when a hotel offers more (or less) than its price band would suggest, it will be noted in the review or listing. So will exceptionally good value.

Hotel Price Key
Under £50	Cheap
£50-£80	Moderate	$
£80-£150	Average	$$
£150-£300	Luxury	$$$
£300+	Deluxe	$$$$