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 Europe.
This set covers January to March 2012, taken on the 3rd week of January 2012 (all rates are 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 |
| Amsterdam |
Jan |
24.71 |
145.29 |
HEM HOTEL AMSTERDAM |
|
Feb |
24.58 |
141.83 |
HEM HOTEL AMSTERDAM |
|
Mar |
41.61 |
180.75 |
HEM HOTEL AMSTERDAM |
| Barcelona |
Jan |
31.20 |
111.65 |
CATALONIA RUBENS |
|
Feb |
37.58 |
125.62 |
CATALONIA RUBENS |
|
Mar |
45.51 |
133.29 |
HESPERIA SANT JOAN SUITES HOTEL |
| Dublin |
Jan |
32.18 |
99.11 |
AVALON HOUSE |
|
Feb |
34.46 |
98.96 |
AVALON HOUSE |
|
Mar |
45.08 |
109.99 |
ASPECT HOTEL PARK WEST (DAYS HOTEL PARK WEST) |
| Edinburgh |
Jan |
38.98 |
106.04 |
JURYS INN |
|
Feb |
52.97 |
126.31 |
PIRIES HOTEL |
|
Mar |
57.70 |
124.75 |
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WATERFT |
| Helsinki |
Jan |
41.61 |
140.44 |
AVA |
|
Feb |
41.61 |
127.28 |
AVA |
|
Mar |
41.61 |
125.97 |
AVA |
| London |
Feb |
37.69 |
138.79 |
RUSS HILL HOTEL |
|
Mar |
43.66 |
149.92 |
EXP HOLIDAY INN DARTFORDBRIDGE |
| Madrid |
Feb |
36.41 |
129.22 |
BEST WESTERN HOTEL FLORIDA |
|
Mar |
36.41 |
118.58 |
BEST WESTERN HOTEL FLORIDA |
| Paris |
Feb |
50.07 |
193.76 |
SAINT LOUIS BASTILLE HOTEL PARIS |
|
Mar |
45.51 |
166.03 |
SAINT LOUIS BASTILLE HOTEL PARIS |
| Rome |
Feb |
23.59 |
113.23 |
TREVI |
|
Mar |
39.01 |
107.56 |
RESIDENZA VILLA MARIA HOTEL ROME |
| Venice |
Feb |
32.26 |
104.07 |
CENTRALE HOTEL VENICE |
|
Mar |
35.76 |
109.23 |
CLUB |
| Zurich |
Jan |
75.34 |
237.85 |
HOLIDAY INN ZURICH MESSE |
|
Feb |
83.95 |
227.58 |
X-TRA HOTEL |
|
Mar |
83.95 |
262.03 |
X-TRA HOTEL |
Four star [click for larger image]:

| City |
Check In Month |
Minimum Rate |
Median Rate |
Cheapest Hotel in the City |
| Amsterdam |
Feb |
50.72 |
188.00 |
EDEN AMSTERDAM MANOR |
|
Mar |
62.07 |
236.52 |
NOVOTEL AMSTERDAM AIRPORT |
| Barcelona |
Feb |
27.22 |
166.45 |
GALLERY HOTEL BARCELONA |
|
Mar |
58.52 |
166.22 |
RAFAEL BADALONA HOTEL |
| Dublin |
Jan |
46.16 |
128.74 |
HILTON DUBLIN AIRPORT |
|
Mar |
46.16 |
135.24 |
HILTON DUBLIN AIRPORT |
| Edinburgh |
Jan |
45.22 |
148.14 |
HOLIDAYINN EDINBURGH CITY WEST |
|
Feb |
56.14 |
167.14 |
HOLIDAYINN EDINBURGH CITY WEST |
|
Mar |
63.16 |
155.94 |
APEX EUROPEAN |
| Helsinki |
Jan |
62.42 |
188.56 |
CUMULUS HAKANIEMI |
|
Feb |
62.42 |
169.27 |
PARK KAPYLA |
|
Mar |
62.42 |
171.31 |
PARK KAPYLA |
| London |
Feb |
46.78 |
254.38 |
PICCADILLY HOTEL |
|
Mar |
54.91 |
258.61 |
HOTEL THISTLE HEATHROW |
| Madrid |
Feb |
49.41 |
145.69 |
CROWNE PLAZA MADRID AIRPORT HOTEL |
|
Mar |
44.86 |
142.39 |
CROWNE PLAZA MADRID AIRPORT HOTEL |
| Paris |
Mar |
72.82 |
285.44 |
MERCURE PARIS GARE DE LYON |
| Prague |
Feb |
23.84 |
88.43 |
DUO HOTEL PRAGUE |
|
Mar |
23.84 |
91.68 |
DUO HOTEL PRAGUE |
| Rome |
Feb |
32.06 |
172.30 |
FLAMINIO VILLAGE BUNGALOW PARK |
|
Mar |
42.91 |
162.55 |
IDEA HOTEL ROMA NOMENTANA |
| Venice |
Feb |
40.92 |
170.35 |
LE BOULEVARD |
|
Mar |
41.61 |
193.58 |
LOCANDA NOVO HOTEL VENICE |
| Zurich |
Jan |
87.17 |
285.20 |
AIRPORT BEST WESTERN |
|
Feb |
87.17 |
276.02 |
AIRPORT BEST WESTERN |
|
Mar |
101.43 |
327.89 |
AIRPORT BEST WESTERN |
Five star [click for larger image]:

| City |
Check In Month |
Minimum Rate |
Median Rate |
Cheapest Hotel in the City |
| Amsterdam |
Feb |
90.82 |
346.70 |
RADISSON SAS HOTEL AMSTERDAM AIRPORT |
|
Mar |
97.20 |
373.59 |
RADISSON SAS HOTEL AMSTERDAM AIRPORT |
| Barcelona |
Feb |
101.76 |
346.88 |
GRAN HOTEL LA FLORIDA |
|
Mar |
131.34 |
369.75 |
REY JUAN CARLOS I |
| Dublin |
Jan |
78.02 |
247.07 |
THE LOMBARD TOWNHOUSE |
|
Feb |
115.24 |
273.08 |
RADISSON SAS ST. HELENS |
|
Mar |
132.53 |
291.27 |
RADISSON SAS ST. HELENS |
| Edinburgh |
Jan |
97.46 |
302.19 |
THE CHESTER RESIDENCE |
|
Feb |
97.46 |
327.47 |
THE CHESTER RESIDENCE |
|
Mar |
112.32 |
296.28 |
FRASER SUITES EDINBURGH |
| Helsinki |
Jan |
108.58 |
279.58 |
HILTON HELSINKI VANTAA AIRPORT HOTEL |
|
Feb |
108.58 |
268.70 |
HILTON HELSINKI VANTAA AIRPORT HOTEL |
|
Mar |
108.58 |
268.03 |
HILTON HELSINKI VANTAA AIRPORT HOTEL |
| London |
Feb |
140.34 |
482.26 |
PLAZA ON THE RIVER CLUB AND RESIDENCE HOTEL |
|
Mar |
146.97 |
475.85 |
MARRIOTT WEST INDIA QUAY |
| Madrid |
Feb |
98.83 |
273.08 |
OCCIDENTAL MIGUEL ANGEL HOTEL & URBAN SPA MADRID |
|
Mar |
98.83 |
263.82 |
OCCIDENTAL MIGUEL ANGEL HOTEL & URBAN SPA MADRID |
| Paris |
Feb |
126.14 |
617.69 |
HYATT REGENCY PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE HOTEL |
|
Mar |
129.39 |
669.70 |
HYATT REGENCY PARIS-CHARLES DE GAULLE HOTEL |
| Prague |
Jan |
70.22 |
199.60 |
IMPERIAL PRAGUE |
|
Feb |
70.22 |
187.68 |
IMPERIAL PRAGUE |
|
Mar |
71.52 |
188.27 |
CORINTHIA |
| Rome |
Feb |
107.76 |
427.79 |
CASA HOWARD (SISTINA) |
|
Mar |
103.16 |
410.92 |
PARCO DEI PRINCIPI |
| Venice |
Jan |
79.32 |
372.39 |
SAN CLEMENTE PALACE VENICE |
|
Mar |
79.32 |
407.58 |
SAN CLEMENTE PALACE VENICE |
| Zurich |
Jan |
115.20 |
740.44 |
MOVENPICK ZURICH-AIRPORT |
|
Feb |
136.54 |
650.46 |
MOVENPICK ZURICH-AIRPORT |
|
Mar |
135.60 |
650.13 |
MOVENPICK ZURICH-AIRPORT |
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