Analysts at the online booking service Ostrovok.ru analyzed which cities Russian tourists can book an affordable three-star hotel for two in August. As the company's press service told TRN, the selection included resort destinations. European capitals and large Russian cities.
Up to 2,000 rubles per day
The most affordable three-star hotels in August were found in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan (formerly Astana), with the average price for a double room without breakfast being 1,600 rubles per night. A wide selection of affordable hotels is available in Krasnodar, averaging 1,600 rubles per night. A hotel in Nalchik, Khabarovsk, or Taganrog will cost tourists around 1,900 rubles per night. For 1,800 rubles, travelers can find accommodation in Phuket, Thailand—despite the rainy season, summer vacations there are in high demand among Russian tourists.
Up to 3,000 rubles per day
For a small additional fee, tourists can relax on the Aegean coast in Izmir, Turkey (2,300 rubles per night for a double room). Hotels for under 3,000 rubles are also available in Asia—the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur offers travelers a wide selection of affordable three-star hotels averaging 2,600 rubles per night for two. For a similar price, you can book a stay in Antalya, Turkey, and enjoy a beach holiday. Accommodation in Alanya is slightly more expensive, with the average three-star hotel rate there averaging 2,800 rubles. For tourists planning a trip to Europe, affordable hotels are available in Lodz, Poland—averaging 2,800 rubles per night for two.
For those planning a trip around Russia, hotels in this price range are available in Yaroslavl (on average 2,500 rubles per night) and Samara (2,600 rubles).
Up to 4,000 rubles per day
Tourists can find hotels in the 3,000-4,000 ruble range for both domestic and international destinations. A night in a three-star hotel in Kazan will cost 3,100 rubles for a double room, 3,300 rubles in Nizhny Novgorod, 3,500 rubles in Novorossiysk, and a hotel in Moscow or Sochi in August will cost 3,800 rubles.
Inexpensive hotels abroad, priced just over 3,000 rubles, are available in Yerevan (3,100 rubles), as well as European capitals: Zagreb, Croatia (3,200 rubles), Vilnius (3,500 rubles), Minsk (3,600 rubles), and Warsaw (3,800 rubles). For tourists planning a trip to Asia, affordable hotels are available in Shanghai, averaging 3,500 rubles per double room. Budget accommodations are still available in August in Istanbul (averaging 3,800 rubles per room in a three-star hotel) and Karlovy Vary (3,900 rubles). For 4,000 rubles, tourists can stay in Riga and Naples.
Up to 5,000 rubles per night
For tourists planning to spend no more than 5,000 rubles per night, a hotel in Thessaloniki or Tenerife will cost an average of 4,200 rubles per night, and 4,300 rubles in Düsseldorf. For 4,500 rubles per night, tourists can stay in Prague, Krakow, or Frankfurt am Main. On domestic routes, tourists can find hotels in Gelendzhik (an average of 4,600 rubles per night for a three-star hotel) and St. Petersburg (4,800 rubles per night). A night in a hotel in Berlin, Budapest, Milan, and Athens will cost slightly more, averaging 5,000 rubles per double room.
Source: trn-news.ru