Irish hotels cheapest in western Europe

Ireland´s hotel room prices were the lowest in western Europe last year following a 21 per cent fall in prices, according to a new hotel price survey.

The Hotels.com price index found the average price for an Irish hotel room last year was €80, compared with €101 in 2008. This was the steepest fall in hotel prices by any western European state for this period.

Ireland’s hotel rooms were the fourth cheapest in Europe last year after the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. Overall, European prices were down 13 per cent on average, while global prices fell by 14 per cent.

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