Monte Carlo has been named as the world's most expensive city destination for UK travellers to stay in a hotel.Research found that the average hotel prices there topped £172 per night - putting it just ahead of Moscow (£169) and Abu Dhabi (£159).
The annual 'Hotel Price Index' study by Hotels.com looked at prices for 94,000 hotel rooms in more than 16,000 locations and compared how they have changed over time.
While Moscow was still the second most expensive place to stay it ws discovered that there had been a 27 percent drop in average room price.
The cheapest place to stay was found to be Riga in Latvia where the average room costs just £55 per night… with good reason, you're in Riga.
The top five most expensive cities
Monte Carlo £172 Moscow £169
Abu Dhabi £159
New York £149
Geneva £144
The top five cheapest cities
Riga £55 Orlando £57
Tallinn £59
Las Vegas £60
Kuala Lumpur £65
A spokesperson for Hotels.com, said: "2009 was a really interesting year for UK travellers holidaying abroad.
"While room rates across the world decreased by 14% on average, it is apparent that in some destinations prices did still go up.
"We have put our 'top five' lists together to help travellers make informed decisions when planning their holidays this year."
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