Hotel room rates in Brighton are more than double their usual winter level, according to a survey.
The average rate of £175 was just over twice the usual rate, Cheaprooms.co.uk said today (Thursday 29 December).
And the price comparison website said that Brighton hotel rooms were, on average, the fifth most expensive out of Britain’s 20 biggest cities for the new year.
The survey said that the average room rate in Brighton was £175 – an increase of 105 per cent.
But this was significantly cheaper than the two most expensive cities, Edinburgh and London respectively.
A room in Edinburgh would cost £384 on average, up 418 per cent, Cheaprooms.co.uk said, while in London the price was £256, up 118 per cent.
Bath and Cardiff were third and fourth, the survey found, with a room in Bath costing £185 – 95 per cent higher.
And in the Welsh capital, the figure was £176 – an increase of 155 per cent for the new year.
Cheaprooms.co.uk said that the prices reflected the rate for the cheapest available double room in a centrally located hotel or guest house, rated 3 stars or more.
Crazy. What about people on uni credit who want to stay here. Designed again for rich Londoners who aren’t real locals and have fancy jobs. No consideration for single parents on benefits. Crazy
Not to mention the fact that London and Edinburgh offer the visitor a plethora of attractions to visit for their money. What has Brighton got to offer? The I360 with its panoramic views of the dull winter sea and a run-down town, a tiny museum/art gallery, a proliferation of pubs/clubs packed with students, filthy streets overflowing with rubbish. weeds and tags and no public toilets. But I suppose the tourists can always admire the double cycle lanes along the Kings Road and the ever so attractive bike hangers.
Never normal Brighton…
Is this really news – isn’t it normal for hotels to increase rates over the new year?
It’s news to me. I might have guessed rates would be more at certain times of year, but I’d have no idea by how much or what percent, or how Brighton compares with elsewhere.