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.

  • JustARegularNerd@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 days ago

    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 days ago

      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 day 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.