New study: Budapest among the best choices for a quick Valentine’s gateway

Looking for a quick Valentine’s getaway? Study reveals Budapest has some of the lowest Airbnb prices!

Using sources such as TripAdvisor and AirDNA, the team at OLBG have created the European Nightlife Index, and ranked the best party capitals in Europe based on hotel prices, safety scores, the cost of domestic beer, the number of bars and nightclubs, taxi prices, and the number of casinos in each city.

You can review the research HERE.

Top 5 cities with the lowest Airbnb prices:

Rank	City	Country	Average Price for Airbnb per Night GBP (£)	Average Price for Airbnb per Night EUR (€)
1	Warsaw	Poland	£65.07	€74.32
2	Istanbul	Turkey	£66.76	€76.25
3	Bratislava	Slovakia	£68.56	€78.30
4	Krakow	Poland	£72.97	€83.34
5	Budapest	Hungary	£78.80	€89.90

Top 5 cities with the highest Airbnb prices:

Rank	City	GBP (£)	EUR (€)
1	Amsterdam	£207.94	€180.60
2	Paris	£205.49	€187.70
3	London	£187.50	€193.24
4	Venice	£182.03	€194.16
5	Edinburgh	£181.90	€198.80

Warsaw has the cheapest Airbnb prices in Europe, costing just over £65 (€74) per night. Depending on the location and the time of your stay, some Airbnbs are available for less than €30 per night.

On the other hand, Amsterdam is the most expensive city to stay at with Airbnb prices averaging just over £207 (€237) per night.

Further insights from the study:

Oslo is home to the most expensive beer, with a pint costing an average of £7.41 (€8.54). Valencia has the cheapest beer, with a pint costing an average of £1.91 (€2.20).

Stockholm is crowned the worst city in Europe for nightlife with a nightlife score of 2.28/10. A night out in the Swedish capital will also come at a cost with an average beer costing £6.01 (€6.92) per drink.

Manchester takes the top spot with the most bars and nightclubs, at just over 55 per 100,000 people. Manchester has 218 bars and nightclubs, the 14th-highest total on the list. Its high number of bars and nightclubs means there is something for everyone to enjoy, whether that is a traditional pub, cocktail bar or unique venue.

Please see the full research again here and I have created a Dropbox folder of images here.

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