Prefer 3* & 4*

Bathrobes, slippers and free mini bars are some of the amenities that can usually be enjoyed by upgrading to a 5-star hotel. However by shunning these indulgences, Brits appear to be saving cash to spend on other luxuries whilst away, according to new analysis this week from travel site momondo.co.uk.

Worldwide hotel bookings made between the 16th of January and the 20th of April 2014 were analysed, in which, well over three out of ten Brits booked 3- or 4-star hotels for trips, with less than one in 10 Brits booking a 5-star hotel. And 15% of Brits booked a hotel with a 2-star rating.

British hotel bookings sorted by stars*
3 stars  – 35 %
4 stars  – 33  %
2 stars – 15  %
5  stars  –   8  %
1 stars   –   4 %

 

It was found our Swedish, Norwegian and Finnish neighbours preferred a little more luxury, without completely blowing the budget. More than one in four Swedes, Norwegians and Finns combined, booked 4-star hotels (28%), followed by slightly lower preferences for 3-star (26%) , then 2–star (8%) hotels, and just 5% for 5-star hotels.

Interestingly however less French opted for 4- or 5-star amenities, with 31% of French booking a 3-star hotel and 31% a 2-star hotel. Just 16% opted for a 4-star and 4% a 5-star hotel, less than half the numbers of Brits booking these star categories. Our German neighbours also tended to mostly book 3-star (36%), followed by 4-star (30%) hotels, just like us Brits.