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Why are hotels in Australia so inexpensive compared to hotels in the USA and Canada? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/australia@aussie.zone
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Sorry if I sound like a typical Murican Yank here. I am deciding to visit Australia sometime in January or February of next year, but I am planning to be in Sydney and maybe the Gold Coast. I am surprised at the amount of nice hotels in the CBD costing less than 150 USD to 225 AUD a night. I cannot find this in Chicago or Toronto unless I go in the middle of winter and have to endure -15°C weather.

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[–] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

You mean they're more expensive in the US/CA?

You're right that they tend to work out at AUD150, although obviously area factors into it a lot (an AUD150 hotel in bush Queensland will get you two beds, an ensuite, laundry and aircon. AUD150 in a capital city will have you in someone's basement with questionable hygiene). Forget any hotel at major tourist attractions at that price.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Accommodation in US capital cities is pretty expensive. Inflation has hit the US harder than Australia over the past few years.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Yeah I was paying 300-400 usd for a hotel in San Francisco a couple of years ago! Crazy!

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    San Francisco and New York are both crazy expensive. I was paying over 🇺🇸 $200 a night for a hotel in San Francisco over 10 years ago. Not sure whether any other place in the USA compares on crazy prices.

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