New York features the costliest hotel stay in the world, and London the costliest in Europe.

New York is the world’s costliest place to  hire a hotel room at £157 with Washington the second at  £139 and Rio de Janeiro the third  at £128.

London Hotels have become the most expensive in Europe   and fourth costliest in the world, after toppling Zurich, Sydney, Paris, New York,

Stockholm and Oslo , as the rates went up by 16 per cent last year.

An average night’s stay in London hotels is £126, while the cost in Zurich is only £110 with  Paris not very far behind with  £106.

The price survey carried out by HRS reservation service and according to Trip Advisor features the story that  an average cost of an evening out

and stay in a four star hotel is £311.80.