The star rating is provided to KAYAK by the property, and is usually determined by an official hotel rating organisation or another third party. Only hotels qualified as 5-star have been taken into data analysis.

Our most searched 5-star hotel city destinations worldwide have been identified based on searches conducted on KAYAK portfolio domains from 01 July 2023 – 15 May 2024 for the travel period 01 January 2024 – 15 November 2024. Cities were then further shortlisted based on data availability, which resulted in a total of 233 cities used in this analysis.

Prices for 5-star hotels

Average prices are based on searches conducted across KAYAK portfolio domains from 01 July 2023 – 15 May 2024 for the travel period 01 January 2024 – 15 November 2024.

The overall “Average price” is calculated by taking into account all one-night stays within a given time range, i.e. considering both weekend and weekday stays.

All prices displayed are average prices per night for a 5-star double room.

Please note that these prices may vary and cannot be guaranteed.

Best value travel month for a 5-star hotel stay

Average prices per night per travel month are based on searches conducted across KAYAK portfolio domains from 01 July 2022 – 15 May 2024 for the travel period 01 January 2023 – 15 November 2024.

Best time to book a 5-star hotel

Best time to book insights are estimated from our internal historical search data across KAYAK portfolio domains. Search data from the past year is aggregated for each day difference between date of departure and search date from 0 to 180 days (about 6 months ahead is the earliest we consider), taking the median of 5-star hotel prices. The minimum prices and corresponding day difference are identified to approximate the best times to book hotels for the specific destination city. We do not generate estimates for destination cities with fewer than 80 data points per day differences.

When the best time to book falls within 0 to 14 days, it is labeled as “Last-minute deals”.

Average hotel ratings of 5-star hotels

The average rating of 5-star hotels in a given city is calculated from reviews of 5-star hotels collected over the period of the past 2 years from data pulled on 30 May 2024. The reviews come from KAYAK and partner websites (Agoda, Booking.com, Guestsuite, Vrbo, Hotelscombined and Priceline).

Luxury – as recommended by guests like you.

These are 5-star hotels with an average nightly rate of under £235, based on searches conducted between 01 October 2022 – 30 June 2023. The ten highest-rated hotels in each country and globally that each have a minimum of 80 reviews are displayed. If these criteria are not fulfilled, fewer hotels are presented.

Lowest-priced and highest-priced destinations for 5-star hotels

The lowest-priced and highest-priced destination rankings for the current and coming month are sourced from our internal search data on KAYAK portfolio domains from the past 120 days, with updates made on the 3rd of each month. To provide an accurate estimate of nightly rates for standard double rooms at 5-star hotels, we display the average price, excluding outliers, specifically the top 1% and bottom 1% of prices. Cities are ranked both globally and regionally and also show the percentage change in price compared to the two previous months.