NEW YORK - Provincetown,
located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Massachusetts,
is the United States'
most expensive destination in terms of its hotel costs. That's the finding of a
new survey from CheapHotels.org. The survey compared hotel rates for
all destinations in the USA
for this summer's main travel period of July 1 to August 31.
The rankings were determined based on the average cost of each location's
cheapest available double room. As such, the prices mentioned reflect the
minimum amount travelers will have to spend to stay at a certain destination.
Only those hotels rated two stars or higher were considered for the survey.
Visitors to Provincetown
will have to spend, on average, $217 per night for a double room. That figure
makes the coastal Massachusetts
city the country's most expensive destination. Coming in as second most expensive
is New Jersey's Cape May
with an average price of $204 per night. Following closely in the number three
spot is Martha's Vineyard, which is located close to Provincetown
in southern Cape Cod. The most affordable
double room in Martha's Vineyard is averaging
$202 nightly this summer.
The following table shows the 10 most expensive destinations in the USA. The prices
shown reflect the average rate for each destination's cheapest available double
room for the time period spanning July 1 through August 31, 2013.
- Provincetown (Massachusetts)
$217
- Cape May (New Jersey) $204
- Martha's Vineyard (Massachusetts) $202
- Santa
Monica (California) $199
- Old Orchard
Beach (Maine) $192
- Calistoga (California) $186
- Kennebunkport (Maine)
$184
- Ogunquit (Maine) $183
- Poipu (Hawaii) $176
- Boston (Massachusetts)
$175
