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New York City came in second.
Boston just beat out New York City, Paris, and Milan for most expensive stay in October.
Cheaphotels.org recently released a comparison of hotel rates in 100 cities in the world and determined that Boston gets top dollar, with New York City ranking a close second.
The report compared hotel rates for the cheapest available double room at centrally located hotels with a 3-star rating or higher across 100 destinations worldwide in October, “the month when hotel prices in most cities tend to be at their highest,” according to the site.
In Boston, travelers spend an average of $375 per night, and New York city travelers spend an average of $338 per night, the survey found. The Swiss capital of Zurich came in third, with travelers there spending an average of $274 per night.
The least expensive destination in the world is Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, where travelers spend an average of $31 per night.
Check out the top 10 most expensive cities in the world for hotel acccommodations, according to the survey:
1. Boston
2. New York City
3. Zurich
4. Milan
5. Paris
6. Detroit
7. Washington, D.C.
8. Rome
9. Vienna
10. Amsterdam
To comprise the list, rates for Oct. 1-31, 2025 were recorded in late September using leading hotel booking websites, according to Cheaphotels.org, and only hotels with at least 3 stars that are located downtown or very close to the city center were considered. The list includes 25 cities from the U.S.
View the Cheaphotels.org list of hotel rates in 100 cities in the world.
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