For a recent Friday night at a Hilton in Times Square: $537, including a daily $35 “destination charge.”
A night at a Hotel Indigo in Lower Manhattan: $414.
The Aloft Hotel overlooking LaGuardia Airport in Queens: $351.
New York City has never been a budget destination, but many travelers are experiencing sticker shock over the high cost of a night at a hotel, especially as the peak holiday tourism season begins.
The average price of a hotel room in New York City in September climbed to $417, the highest monthly rate ever recorded in the city by CoStar, a real estate analytics company, since it started tracking the data in 1987.
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