Hilton La Romana
Photograph ©2019 by Brian Cohen.

The Least Expensive Five-Star Hotel Properties in Almost Every Country in the World

Enjoying luxury does not always have to break the bank or empty your wallet or purse.

The first thing which may come to mind when hearing the term five-star hotel or resort property is luxury, which is usually quite expensive — think plush bedding with high quality linens, opulent bathroom with marble vanities and tile, a private swimming pool right outside your door, a spectacular view of the ocean, butler or maid service at your beck and call, and gastronomic delights on which to dine as only several of many examples — but even better is when you can experience luxury for a fraction of the price if you know where to stay as a guest.

Five-star hotel and resort properties in every country in the world were searched on Hotels.com for a one-night stay for two guests in July 2021 and the 10 least expensive accommodations for each country were found. Sale prices were ignored; and any countries which had fewer than five five-star hotels available were removed. Equally priced hotels in the top 10 were separated by favoring the bigger room in terms of square footage.

I have been given express written permission to use the images and the verbatim text from this article pertaining to the least expensive five-star hotel and resort properties in almost every country in the world — which was written by Mikaela Sullivan for Top Dollar — by using some fun maps to compare the prices of hotel and resort properties in different countries; and by imparting interesting statistics. While Top Dollar has endeavored to ensure the information provided is accurate and current, it cannot guarantee it. Neither Top Dollar nor The Gate accept liability for the information which is presented in this article.

The Least Expensive Five-Star Hotel Properties in Almost Every Country in the World

There are few pleasures quite as exquisite as a stay in a five-star hotel. Add “getting a bargain” into the experience, and you may as well add an extra star. Bliss!

Unfortunately, the words “five-star” and “bargain” rarely appear together. To qualify for the top rating, a hotel’s staff must personally greet every guest (with flowers or a gift if in Europe). The accommodation should be luxurious. The facilities should meet every need. This costs money.

Add the “exclusivity premium” — the idea that charging more for a room makes it seem more luxurious — and a plain old night at a Holiday Inn starts to seem more feasible.

Until now! Following our guide to the lowest-price Michelin meals in the world, Top Dollar has identified the cheapest five-star hotel in every country. And they start at less than thirty bucks for a room for two.

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The World’s Cheapest Five-Star Hotel is India’s Novotel Ahmedabad Hotel

Click through the gallery to learn more about the world’s 10 cheapest five-star hotels. And scroll on for a closer look at the map, continent-by-continent.

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The world’s cheapest five-star hotel costs $28/night: the Novotel Ahmedabad Hotel in Ahmedabad, India. Positioned on the SG highway with nearby airport access and proximity to industrial hubs, the hotel is priced to entice business travelers to stay an extra night. The restaurant serves Japanese and Korean cuisine, and an open-air pool offers respite from the heat.

Eight of the ten cheapest five-star hotels in the world are in Asia, and the other two are in Turkey, which straddles the Europe-Asia border. The resort town of Siem Reap in Cambodia has three of the cheapest hotels in the top ten. The Grand Venus La Residence costs only $39/night for a 592-sq-foot room – and if you can force yourself to go outside, it’s just a short stroll from the ancient temples of Angkor Wat.

North America

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North America’s cheapest five-star hotel is a Hilton. The Hotel 1970 Posada Guadalajara in Mexico starts at $79/night and offers a mix of Mexican and contemporary styles at an epic scale. Hilton bought the building and completed a $6.5 million renovation in 2018, adding a Presidential Suite, business lounge, rooftop Sky Bar, fire pit, and custom-made headboards made by local craftspeople.The cheapest in the States is the ADERO Scottsdale, Autograph Collection in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to the usual five-star amenities, the hotel offers some of the darkest night skies in America as well as on-site star-gazing facilities due to its location in a protected Dark Sky Community in the Sonoran Desert.

South America

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A night for two in the NH Collection Bogotá WTC Royal, Colombia, costs just $42 – the cheapest on the continent. The hotel is right next to the Bogotá World Trade Center but offers calming, sound-proofed rooms and proximity to the gardens, cafés, and galleries of the Parque 93 area.Brazil’s cheapest five-star is the Windsor Plaza in Oscar Niemeyer’s “planned city” of Brasilia. The NH Collection Plaza Santiago is the most expensive five-star to be the cheapest in its country (Chile). It costs $125 per night but offers breathtaking views of the Los Andes mountains.

Europe

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We found 16 five-star hotels for under $100 in Europe, and most of them are in the center or east of the continent. Ukraine’s Kupava Deluxe Hotel in Lviv is the cheapest, at $43/night. The Grand Hotel Oslo is at the other end of the scale, costing $212/night. But it has a touch more history than many of the luxury modern hotels we’ve mapped. The building rose around 1840 and became a hotel in 1874. Henrik Ibsen regularly lunched here in the 1890s. Oddfellows on the Park in Cheadle, Manchester, is the UK’s cheapest five-star hotel. The Victorian mansion is set on the 100-acres Bruntwood Park. The bathrooms are modern, the bedrooms retain their traditional charm and the restaurant occupies a former ballroom. Prices start at $118 for a room for two.

Middle East & Central Asia

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Turkey’s cheapest is the Hotel Ickale in Ankara. “You will be rejuvenated and feel reborn through the natural gifts utilized in a room illuminated with candle-light and surrounded by exotic scents,” boasts the hotel of its Bali Massage, while a traditional Turkish bath is also available.The Golden Tulip in Manama, Bahrain, features the Al Wasmeyyah Restaurant, Kei Japanese Restaurant, and Cavalry Club Bar. It was originally a Hilton hotel in the 1970s before the Golden Tulip group took over.

Rest of Asia & Oceania

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India’s Novotel Ahmedabad Hotel is the cheapest in the world, but The Royal Surakarta Heritage Solo MGallery Collection in Surakarta, Indonesia, isn’t far behind at $30/night. The hotel radiates traditional Javanese culture and is exquisitely dressed in batik patterns, antique lighting, and talking-point ornaments.New Zealand also offers five-star accommodation on the inviting side of $100. DeLorenzo’s Studio Apartments offers rooms for $85, priding itself on remaining small with a home-from-home feel. It was named as New Zealand’s second-best hotel in Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Awards Hotel of The Year contest.

Africa

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Nine African countries offer five-star hotel accommodation for under $100. The cheapest is Egypt’s Steigenberger Resort Achti in Luxor. The hotel sits on the east bank of the River Nile in a 1.2-hectare tropical garden. And there is a marina, so you’ll always have somewhere to park your felucca. The Palais des Remparts is built between the ramparts of the old medina of Essaouira in Morocco. It has been renovated to capture the essence of Moroccan architecture and décor. It costs just $73 per night.

Five-Star Accommodation at Three-Star Prices

Five-star hotels aren’t usually associated with modesty, but it is possible to have a calming, sensual experience at a very reasonable price. Many of the hotels in our study offer either brand-new facilities or a taste of local tradition, lovingly maintained.

Next time you travel, don’t assume the best hotels are out of your price range. And if you don’t have the cash for a full getaway at the moment, why not book a luxury night away for two at an affordable five-star hotel near you?

Final Boarding Call

This article may also be used as an approximation of in which countries the least expensive hotel and resort properties are located. Paying as little as $25.00 per night for a room which you would otherwise pay almost $100.00 in the United States is not uncommon in certain countries. By my experience, Egypt and Malaysia are only two countries in which I enjoyed very nice accommodations — sometimes with access to a fully-appointed lounge — and paid very little for the room rate itself, which sometimes included all taxes.

I expect a lot of scrutiny from you debating what you believe are the least expensive five-star hotel and resort properties in the world — especially as no universally agreed-upon uniform rating system for lodging is arguably available. What really is a five-star hotel or resort property, anyway?…

…so at which of the hotel and resort properties which are featured in this article have you stayed — and how many different hotel and resort properties have you stayed?

Please let us know in the Comments section below — and thank you in advance.

Photograph ©2019 by Brian Cohen.


 

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