Romania’s capital ranks among the European cities with the highest five-star hotel rates, despite having a less developed hotel infrastructure than other capitals in the region. An analysis by Ziarul Financiar, based on data from Booking.com for the 27 February–1 March weekend, shows that a room in a top-tier hotel in Bucharest can cost close to €1,200 for two nights.

This price level places Bucharest above Warsaw, a city with a more diversified premium hotel offering and a better-developed tourism infrastructure. In the Polish capital, the most expensive accommodation for the same period is at Raffles Europejski Warsaw, where room rates reach approximately €940.

Budapest records even higher prices than Bucharest, a difference supported by the presence of internationally recognized luxury hotel brands. For the weekend analyzed, a night at the Four Seasons Hotel Budapest can cost up to €1,300.

Below the price levels seen in Budapest and Bucharest is Prague, where a room at the Four Seasons Hotel Prague costs around €1,000 for the same weekend, according to Booking.com data.

The price differences among Central and Eastern European capitals highlight not only demand dynamics in the luxury travel segment, but also mismatches between hotel rates and the level of development of local hospitality infrastructure.

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