The phrase "average hotel rate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the typical cost of staying at a hotel, often in the context of travel or accommodation pricing.
Example: "The average hotel rate in the city has increased significantly over the past year, making it more challenging for budget travelers."
Alternatives: "typical hotel price" or "mean hotel cost".
This month CFO Europe magazine, which is part of The Economist Group, reports on a survey ranking the world's dearest cities by average hotel rate.
According to data gathered by Smith Travel Research, the average hotel rate in Brooklyn in May was $147, compared to $255 in Manhattan and $205 in New York City over all.
The average hotel rate in Mexico City, right, rose 30 percent in local currency last year, outpacing the rate of increase in 50 international cities including Dubai and New York, according to a report by the HRG travel management company.
And the country's average hotel rate rose to $137 in 2012 from $66 in 2011, matching Cambodia's 2012 hotel rate and exceeding those of Thailand and Vietnam, according to data compiled by STR Global, a market forecast company.
The average hotel rate, for example, still hovers around a reasonable $100 per night, and there are around 150,000 rooms (many recently renovated) from which to choose.
While the recession has cut the average hotel rate in the Big Apple, you still need the deepest discount you can get.
Average hotel rates in Florida were $78 a night last September, according to Smith Travel Research, compared with $122 in March 2005.
In the top 25 United States markets, average hotel rates peaked at $133 a night in 2008; the average so far this year is $116, about what it was in 2006.
Average hotel rates in February generally showed a bigger year-on-year fall than in January, which suggests that hoteliers are becoming more serious about cutting prices to encourage nervous spenders.
By one set of definitions it's Abu Dhabi, where the average room rate is apparently $421.The figures come from Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), a British company that provides corporate travel services, and that has produced an update to its end-of-year survey of average hotel rates around the world.
While most cities in Europe are generally more expensive than they were a year ago, and those in America roughly similar in price, in the Middle East and Russia room rates have fallen steeply.Of the ten most expensive cities in the world, three showed a drop in their average hotel rates (in local currency) of 4% or more, three showed a rise of 5% or more.
