The tHPI (trivago Hotel Price Index) shows that an overnight stay in a standard double room costs on average 107 pounds in May, a 15 percent increase in comparison to last year mainly due to the weak pound. With the summer drawing closer good hotel deals can be found this May especially in Paris and Naples.

The price of a standard double room in Paris fell by seven percent from April to May to 127 pounds per night. Hotel prices have also become more favourable Italian cities such as Turin (102 pounds), Naples (86 pounds) and Bologna (100 pounds) that also offer sunny climes. Hotel accommodation is also affordable in Lisbon (95 pounds), Valencia (78 pounds), Granada (75 pounds) and Madrid (96 pounds), as well as in South-East Europe in Sofia (86 pounds) and Bucharest (99 pounds).

In the United Kingdom hotel prices have increased, the price for a double room in London is 130 pounds, eight percent more than in April (120 pounds). The price of a standard double room in Edinburgh is 110 pounds in May (100 pounds in April). In Cannes, France, the average hotel price has increased by 27 percent to 121 pounds, most probably due to the Cannes International Film Festival. The most expensive European city in May is Geneva (180 pounds for a double room). The cheapest city to visit in May is Granada (75 pounds).

The trivago.co.uk hotel price index shows the average overnight accommodation prices for the most popular European cities on trivago. The average prices for a standard double room are calculated on the basis of 40,000 daily price inquiries for overnight hotel stay generated through the trivago hotel price comparison.