Dublin hotels are cheaper than
Belfast and London
A NIGHT in a Dublin hotel now costs less than either Belfast or London
a new survey reveals.
Guests planning a stay in Belfast should be prepared to fork out an average
of £98 a night says a new hotel industry price index.
But with costs coming down south of the border Dublin hoteliers have eased
significantly on their charges. Tourists paid an average of ¤125
(£84) a night for a room in the capital in the second quarter of
this year — down 9 per cent on the same period last year. And anyone
planning to take in a West End show can expect to shell out nearly £91
a night in London — a 23 per cent rise on the same period 12 months
earlier.
The prices for Belfast, revealed by Hotels.com, astonished experts in
the city. John Stuart, office director at the Northern Ireland Hotel Federation,
insisted the sample must have focused on four and five-star establishments
while less exclusive establishments in London were included.
Mr Stuart said: “We are very pleased that Belfast is now a popular
destination for short breaks. But I wouldn’t say we are more expensive
than London in any way. It’s slightly misleading.”
Nevertheless, the figures were contained in a price index based on prices
for 20,000 hotels across 1,000 locations.
Hotels.com said the guide was based on prices which were actually paid
by real customers rather than simply advertised rates.
Room rates in Cork are down 6 per cent on last year, with an average night
now costing ¤128 (£86) between April and June. In Galway,
the average tourist paid ¤147 (£98) a night for a room in
late spring which was 5 per cent less than the year before.
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