Malaysia’s capital city reaffirmed as one of the cheapest
overall in the world for a hotel stay while Sofia is tops in the world.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia offers the sixth best value in the world, for
travellers when it comes to the common incidental costs while staying in
a hotel, according to a cost comparison report released by TripAdvisor.
The results are taken from the third annual TripAdvisor TripIndex
Room Service report, which compares the cost of hotel room service items
in 48 popular destinations around the world. The study takes into
account the cost of a one night stay in a four-star hotel, a club
sandwich ordered through room service, the dry cleaning of one shirt as
well as refreshments from the mini bar.
This study highlights the wide range of prices that can be found in
destinations around the world, for example, from the destinations
included in this study, South-East Asia boasts four of the world’s best
value destinations with Jakarta (RM400.67); KL (RM444.09), Hanoi
(RM465.01) and Bangkok (RM510.79) placed 3rd, 6th, 8th and 12th
respectively.
In KL on average a club sandwich will set travellers back RM40.39, a
mini bottle of vodka costs RM41.22, a can of cola is RM8.00, a packet of
peanuts is RM9.00 and it will cost RM16.75 to dry clean a shirt. Taking
into consideration the cost of a night’s stay in Kuala Lumpur which
costs an average of RM328.73, the total cost for the Malaysian capital
city gives it a very good ranking.
Sofia, Bulgaria was named the best value destination, with the
combined cost of a night in a hotel, based on availability on
TripAdvisor, along with room service adding up to an average of RM355.70
– more than four times cheaper than at the costliest destination, New
York, where the average hotel price on TripAdvisor, plus room service
amenities, totals RM1,542.57.
“Hotel prices can vary a great deal across destinations – even when
comparing like for like amenities – so it pays to shop around to find
the best deal. Hotel room rates, for example, can vary between travel
agents, so using the price comparison tool on TripAdvisor can be a great
way to find and book a good deal,” commented TripAdvisor spokesperson,
Jean Ow-Yeong.
Eastern Europe also boasts six of the world’s 10 best value
destinations (Sofia, Kiev, Warsaw, Budapest, Prague and Moscow), yet is
also home to six of the world’s 10 most expensive, with Scandinavian
cities in particular dominating.
