Summer Travel You Don’t Have To Splurge On: Cities You Can Stay in for Less Than $140/Night

Many of us are itching for a vacation, and while travel prices are up compared to earlier in the year, there are still numerous destinations across the U.S. where you can find affordable hotels this late spring/early summer. Priceline analyzed the average daily rates for hotel booking for travel between April 1 and June 30, and identified 10 cities where the average hotel stays cost under $140 a night.

Here's where you can get away without blowing your budget.

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10. Tampa, Florida

• Average hotel cost per night: $138

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9. Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg, Tennessee

• Average hotel cost per night: $135

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8. Dallas

• Average hotel cost per night: $130

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7. Seattle

• Average hotel cost per night: $129

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6. Houston

• Average hotel cost per night: $127

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5. Orlando, Florida

• Average hotel cost per night: $125

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4. Denver

• Average hotel cost per night: $116

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3. The Black Hills, South Dakota

• Average hotel cost per night: $115

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2. Minneapolis

• Average hotel cost per night: $114

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1. Las Vegas

• Average hotel cost per night: $87

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Methodology: Priceline analyzed the average daily rates across all-stars for hotel booking for travel anytime between April 1 - June 30, 2021 to determine the most affordable destinations.

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Gabrielle Olya

Gabrielle joined GOBankingRates in 2017 and brings with her a decade of experience in the journalism industry. Before joining the team, she was a staff writer-reporter for People Magazine and People.com. Her work has also appeared on E! Online, Us Weekly, Patch, Sweety High and Discover Los Angeles, and she has been featured on “Good Morning America” as a celebrity news expert. 

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