In Boston, travelers will have to pay an average of $214 per night during October, and that's for the most affordable double room. Thus the capital of Massachusetts is significantly more expensive than both Chicago and New York City.
BOSTON – Boston is by far the most expensive city in North America based on the cost of its lodging. That finding is according to a new survey from CheapHotels.org, which compared 30 popular destinations in the United States and Canada. Hotel rates during the month of October served as the comparative basis.
Because the majority of big cities reach their highest hotel rates during October, that month is, arguably, the most suitable month in which to undertake such a comparison. Only those hotels having a positive average client rating and those that are located centrally, no more than a mile from the city center, have been considered for this survey.
In Boston, travelers will have to pay an average of $214 per night during October, and that’s for the most affordable double room. Thus the capital of Massachusetts is significantly more expensive than both Chicago and New York City. These two major metropolitan cities rank second and third most expensive, respectively. Average overnight rates of $155 in the Windy City and $154 in the Big Apple earned Chicago and NYC the number two and three spots on the survey.
The least expensive destination according to the survey is Montreal. There, travelers should be able to find a room for around $50 per night this October. In Calgary, however, the hotel rates are more than double those of Montreal. With an average nightly rate of $103, Calgary comes in as the most expensive among the Canadian cities considered.
The following table shows the 10 most expensive cities in North America. The prices shown reflect the average rate for each destination’s cheapest available double room for the time period spanning October 1 through October 31, 2014.
1. Boston $214
2. Chicago $155
3. New York City $154
4. San Francisco $133
5. Nashville $132
6. Houston $127
7. New Orleans $124
8. Philadelphia $124
9. Washington DC $119
10. Austin $118
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