Las Vegas Has the Most Affordable Hotel Rates in U.S., Per Survey

By Scott Roeben, on September 29 2021

1 min read 19 comments

Las Vegas Las Vegas Hotels

It’s time to stop the whining!

A survey has determined Las Vegas has the most affordable hotel rates in the U.S.

The survey, by CheapHotels.org, compared 50 destinations based upon their hotel rates during October 2021.

Las Vegas was the least expensive destination in the entire country, with an average hotel rate of just $52 per night.

Las Vegas Strip — Vegas remains a stellar value, despite the kvetching.

In the travel industry, that’s what’s referred to as an “OMFG.”

According to the survey, Boston has the most expensive hotel rates ($236 per night). Not only that, Boston doesn’t even have a replica of the Eiffel Tower or brothels nearby.

October was chosen for the survey because that’s when most U.S. cities hit their highest room rates. Only centrally-located hotels with a three-star rating or higher were
included in the survey, so Siegel Suites didn’t skew the results.

The survey also determined room rates are about 20 percent more affordable than they were in 2019.

The bottom line is there’s never been a better time to visit Las Vegas, bottom linewise.

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ROBERT BERRY September 30, 2021

Boston doesn't have any LEGAL brothels nearby.
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Connie D Folsom September 30, 2021

I am not whining, I am going to just suck it up....i am 70. & my mom is 93....wr are both on fixed incomes...plus I work a job..rent prices are so high that some weeks I have to choose do I pay rent for another month, buy food to eat or buy our medicine, I know all you rich people wish we would just drop dead...but we are going to keep fighting...eben if we have to start living in my car so be at..
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Audra September 30, 2021

You guys who are STILL whining about prices, have fun in Boston! I’m going to Vegas! ????????✨
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Rich September 29, 2021

Hey folks, resort fees are not limited to Las Vegas. Many cities have hotels that charge resort fees.
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Ace of Spades September 29, 2021

Agreed. So figure out how to calculate them into the research and analysis to present a true cost, not a fraudulent total like $52.
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Jackson September 29, 2021

Click on the link, Rich. You'll see the 50 cities they chose. As someone who has worked in and followed the hotel industry for decades, I can tell you that the majority of places on that list do NOT have resort fees. Trust me, no one is paying a resort fee when they stay in Fresno, Omaha, Tulsa, Detroit, El Paso, or Cleveland.
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Tom September 29, 2021

They should do the same survey including all taxes and FEES. LV is addicted to fees.
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wolfdog September 29, 2021

No whining here. I'll be there next month and Thanksgiving.
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Dr Stupid September 29, 2021

Considering resort fees can more than double a hotel's room rate, I'm calling bullshit.
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Penny P. September 29, 2021

Yeah, $52/night seems low for 3-star or higher unless you survey on Monday nights and don't include resort fees. I'm not among those that trot out the same, tired complaints about resort fees. We get it, I don't get anything that I didn't already get for the resort fee. I don't use the pool, or the fax machine, so access to those are of no benefit. We've all heard the gripes over and over. It's a nuisance, and it's a way for hotels to circumvent the booking commissions from third parties. Even with resort fees, Vegas is still a low-cost city for hotel accommodations if you are a gambler who comes back once in a while. Not $52 low, but it's still a great deal. It's all the BS fees and inflated drink prices on the strip that will diminish any savings you've realized on your room rate. Rooms are often had at a great rate. The city isn't all that great of a bargain, but there are decent options that can help keep it affordable. Just not $52 per night low.
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Jackson September 29, 2021

This is a wildly flawed study. According to the link provided, the rates were compiled using Kayak. That means that the rates used do NOT include resort fees. (The only way to see the price of resort fees is by clicking on the hotel price for every single hotel. I'm 99.9% certain no one did that for thousands of 3+ star hotels that make up this study.) This is a junk press release that doesn't deserve to be reported.
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Jackson September 29, 2021

I just looked at this study a second time. It's even more bogus that I initially thought. "For each destination, the average price for the cheapest available double room was established for the time period 1 1-31 October 2020." This study is based on data that's a year old, at the height of the pandemic. Weren't many Las Vegas casinos just starting to re-open in October of 2020? I'm certain that none of the major shows were open at that point.
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Michael Alexakis September 30, 2021

Hahaha so unfair to Las Vegas to compare it to other cities during the same timeframe... No matter what canard or herring you choose to put forth, Las Vegas is absolutely the best hotel value city in the country, even after adding in resort fees. Take that $52, add in $45 for the resort fee, in Las Vegas you will be in a safe, secure, and comfortable hotel. In San Francisco for example, that hundred dollars buys you a spot in a flea bag... This fact has been true for decades...
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Madonna C. September 30, 2021

I agree, there is a flawed study, and the $52 rate is bogus. And I agree that Vegas is still a better value than most cities, even without casino comps for rooms. I don't need a worthless Kayak analysis or a celebratory blog post touting the flawed study to tell me that.
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Jackson September 30, 2021

The entire study is junk. You point that San Francisco has astronomical hotel rates doesn't negate the fact that the entire study is junk.
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Michael Alexakis October 1, 2021

I personally do not need a "study" to determine that Las Vegas is the best hotel value in the country, a cursory look at the numbers plus decades of vacations planned and taken tells the tale... Give Captain Obvious a call, he will tell you that room at Venetian or Bellagio would cost more than double in New York or Miami on average. You may feel the study is 'junk", but the conclusion of the "study" is sound, accurate, and a hard fact...
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Vee September 30, 2021

Safe, secure and comfortable are not always a given in Vegas . Period.
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Michael Alexakis October 1, 2021

That is in fact, baloney, Las Vegas and Nevada have a zero tolerance for violence at or near casinos, if the notion that Las Vegas is not safe ever takes popular hold, the no state income tax because of gambling would be threatened. The O.J. Simpson case is a perfect example of this in action, many predicted he would skate when he took a gun into a Palace Station hotel room and seized property he felt was his. I told them he was going to jail for years, a hotel room in Las Vegas is somewhere the visitors can expect safety. There are upticks in crime on occasion, and when that happens the police and casinos take corrective actions, visitor safety is priority number one...
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Vee October 1, 2021

Maybe years ago Mike . You need to read Vegas news more often regarding shootings and other crime on and around the strip.. btw it's Oct 1 st..
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