Middle East hotel prices - December 2011 to February 2012

Data trends on cheapest hotel rates as well as median rate for three months of three, four and five star hotels across some of the major cities in the Middle East.

The Rategain data covers the region from December 2011 to February 2012, taken on the first week of December 2011 (all rates in US dollars for two adults for a one-night stay).

Three star [click for larger image]:

City	Check In Month	Minimum Rate	Median Rate	Cheapest Hotel in the City
Abu Dhabi	December	47.30	126.01	NOVOTEL CENTRE HOTEL
	January	75.69	140.12	GRAND CONTINENTAL ABU DHABI HOTEL
	February	59.67	132.63	PARK INN YAS ISLAND
Amman	December	39.90	84.75	AL SALEH HOTEL
	January	52.00	80.00	LIWAN
Doha	December	51.08	123.57	LA VILLA BOUTIQUE (1BR)
	January	54.92	89.98	LA VILLA BOUTIQUE (1BR)
Dubai	December	24.83	118.48	VERSAILLES HOTEL
	January	40.84	103.68	JONRAD HOTEL
	February	27.90	106.44	JONRAD HOTEL
Istanbul	December	26.35	77.57	FAROS HOTEL SIRKECI
	January	29.47	65.65	GRAND ONS
	February	29.47	65.65	GRAND ONS
Kuwait	December	85.20	297.93	IBIS SHARQ
	January	201.10	207.59	HOLIDAY INN KUWAIT
Muscat	December	40.30	125.27	HOTEL GOLDEN OASIS
	January	41.60	138.64	HOTEL GOLDEN OASIS
Sharjah	December	30.18	81.68	SAHARA HOTEL
	January	42.00	81.68	SAHARA HOTEL

Four star [click for larger image]:

City	Check In Month	Minimum Rate	Median Rate	Cheapest Hotel in the City
Abu Dhabi	December	45.48	189.49	CASSELLS GHANTOOT
	January	68.06	190.58	CASSELLS GHANTOOT
	February	46.58	174.17	CASSELLS GHANTOOT
Amman	December	69.00	142.00	GOLDEN TULIP GRAND PALACE HOTEL
	January	70.00	135.58	GOLDEN TULIP GRAND PALACE HOTEL
Doha	December	75.24	198.40	ROYAL QATAR
	January	76.89	180.68	ROYAL QATAR
Dubai	December	35.30	184.75	ABC ARABIAN SUITES HOTEL
	January	50.09	172.61	ABC ARABIAN SUITES HOTEL
	February	34.08	182.38	ABC ARABIAN SUITES HOTEL
Istanbul	December	30.81	140.67	FAROS BOUTIQUE HOTEL
	January	36.17	121.24	ZAGREB HOTEL
	February	36.17	118.95	ZAGREB HOTEL
Kuwait	December	76.76	327.80	PALAZZO HOTEL
Muscat	December	50.70	273.26	MAJAN CONTINENTAL HOTEL
	January	52.00	232.87	MAJAN CONTINENTAL HOTEL
	February	234.03	351.82	CROWNE PLAZA MUSCAT
Sharjah	December	44.92	129.32	JORMAND HOTEL APARTMENT
	January	60.50	104.00	AL HAMRA HOTEL

Five star [click for larger image]:

City	Check In Month	Minimum Rate	Median Rate	Cheapest Hotel in the City
Abu Dhabi	December	47.67	283.92	CROWNE PLAZA ABU DHABI
	January	68.61	302.63	CROWNE PLAZA ABU DHABI
	February	73.39	294.75	HOTEL PARK ROTANA
Amman	December	88.00	247.35	REGENCY PALACE HOTEL
	January	90.00	242.12	REGENCY PALACE HOTEL
Doha	December	80.73	343.25	MERWEBHOTEL CENTRAL
	January	102.70	315.51	MERWEBHOTEL CENTRAL
Dubai	January	62.38	391.72	RAFFLES DUBAI
	February	61.36	440.77	RAFFLES DUBAI
Istanbul	December	33.49	253.87	GREEN PARK MERTER
	January	74.65	255.21	LEGACY OTTOMAN HOTEL FORMERLY WORLD PAR
	February	73.84	279.33	AMIRAL PALACE HOTEL
Kuwait	December	173.19	414.87	MOEVENPICK HOTEL
	January	286.43	286.43	MVENPICK HOTEL & RESORT AL BIDA'A
Muscat	December	126.63	518.80	INTERCONTINENTAL MUSCAT
	January	147.62	514.82	INTERCONTINENTAL MUSCAT
	February	297.62	529.77	INTERCONTINENTAL MUSCAT
Sharjah	December	81.68	149.74	SAMAYA HOTEL APARTMENTS SHARJAH
	January	114.74	164.71	RAMADA SHARJAH

NB: RateGain specializes in competitive price intelligence and rate shopping solutions for hotels, online travel companies and airlines. It currently tracks more than one billion hotel rates every month across countries in US, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

NB2: The above data is indicative in nature and RateGain can’t be held liable for its accuracy or usefulness for any purpose.

NB3: Image via Shutterstock.