Holidays can be very expensive. But a great holiday can also be cheaper. In 15 European locations you get a lot for your money.
Treat yourself to a really good time – where can you do that better than on holiday? Relax in a luxurious 5-star hotel, pamper yourself with massages and enjoy a delicious meal in the evening.
What may sound too expensive for some people can actually be affordable with the right booking tricks.
The online travel agency “weloveholidays” has carried out an analysis of how little a luxury holiday in Europe can cost per day. One rather inconspicuous country stands out in a particularly positive way.
We present the best destinations for a cheap luxury vacation.
You can have a particularly affordable luxury holiday in Romania. A night in a 5-star hotel costs an average of 85.11 euros per person. Two cities from Romania take the first two places in the entire ranking: Iași and Cluj-Napoca.
In Iași, number 1 in the ranking, a spa day on the weekend costs an average of 107.77 euros.
If you and your companion want to treat yourself to a three-course meal in a restaurant, you can expect to pay €30.37 for both of you. In Germany, that’s often not even enough for one person.
In Cluj-Napoca, in second place, you pay around 50 euros more for a spa day at the weekend, so a total of 156.96 euros. The cost of a restaurant visit is also almost 5 euros more per person, with an average of 40.49 euros for two people.
Anyone who is a little nervous about the safety in these cities can rest assured: According to the Numbeo safety index, the value here is 68.40 and 77.60 out of 100, which is in the medium to good range, and crime is not particularly high.
In addition, a third city from Romania is ranked fourth: In Bucharest you can also book a luxury holiday easily and cheaply.
The hotel would cost an average of 85.11 euros, a spa day at the weekend is 139.39 euros. For 44.54 euros you can treat yourself and your companions to a delicious meal in the restaurant.
The Numbeo safety index here, similar to Iași and Cluj-Napoca, is 71.90.
A little further down the ranking is another city from Romania, Constanta. It is in 7th place and is also very cheap, with an average of 85.11 euros per night in a 5-star hotel.
The price for a spa day is 79.65 euros and a restaurant visit for two costs around 37.96 euros. However, the safety index is slightly lower than the other Romanian cities at 51.44.
Bulgaria is known above all for its dreamy nature and magnificent buildings – the perfect conditions for a holiday, especially if it is also affordable. The Bulgarian city of Plovdiv came in third place in the ranking, so you can really book a luxury holiday here at a reasonable price.
On average, a night in a 5-star hotel costs 107.912 euros. For a day at the spa, you pay around 108.94 euros. A restaurant visit for two costs only slightly more at around 32.04 euros.
Bulgaria is also quite safe in terms of safety, with a score of 71.93 on the safety scale.
But Plovdiv is not the only city in Bulgaria that has made it into the ranking of affordable travel destinations in Europe for luxury holidays: it also ranks 5th and 6th as well as 13th.
The city of Varna comes in fifth place. There, you pay around 107.91 euros per night in a 5-star hotel, a spa day costs 130.02 euros and a meal in a restaurant costs around 34.34 euros for two people. The safety index is 63.71.
Next in the ranking is the city of Burgas, which ranks 6th. A night in a hotel costs the same as in Varna, a day at the spa is a little cheaper at 121.82 euros, and a meal in a restaurant is also a little cheaper at 33.33 euros. The safety index is 62.25, so the difference is minimal.
Bulgaria’s capital Sofia only makes it to 13th place. Everything is a bit more expensive here: you pay around 107.91 euros per night in a 5-star hotel, around 131.19 euros for a spa day and around 46.14 euros for a visit to a restaurant (for two people and three courses).
The safety index is slightly lower and stands at 58.50.
When you think about possible travel destinations in Europe, you probably rarely think of traveling to Lithuania. In fact, you can have a great vacation here, the untouched nature invites you to relax and you can unwind in a decent hotel.
The city of Daugavpils ranks 8th in the ranking. A 5-star hotel costs an average of 154.31 euros, the average cost of a spa day on the weekend is 67.94 euros, which is extremely cheap compared to the other cities in the ranking and is actually the cheapest of all. For a meal in a restaurant you pay around 25.07 euros for two people and three courses, which is also very cheap. With a safety index of 61.92, Daugavpils is also quite safe.
If you want to get a lot for little money, Turkey will probably spring to mind. Turkey took three places in the ranking: 9th, 10th and 11th place went to Izmir, Bursa and Ankara. The prices for a restaurant visit are also on average the cheapest here.
Izmir is in 9th place, but like the other Turkish cities, it actually costs significantly more than Romania, for example: you pay an average of 183.94 euros per night in a 5-star hotel, and the same is true in Bursa and Ankara.
A spa day at the weekend costs 187.42 euros. In comparison, a visit to a restaurant is extremely cheap at around 14.71 euros. The safety index is 68.38 euros.
Bursa ranks 10th. The full pampering program in the form of a spa day can be had here for an average of 172.19 euros, and a visit to a restaurant costs 23.05 euros. With a safety index of 70.41, Bursa is considered somewhat safer than Izmir.
The Turkish capital Ankara secured 11th place. Here, the price for a spa day is 149.94 euros and for a restaurant visit 15.95 euros. However, the safety index is slightly lower at 61.03.
Beautiful sandy beaches and untouched nature: where can you get more of a holiday feeling than in Croatia? The city of Osijek made it to 12th place and is therefore one of the cheapest destinations for a luxury holiday in Europe.
With an average price of 190.30 euros per night, Osijek is the most expensive in the ranking, but the city has the highest safety index of 81.95. For a spa day you pay 138.22 euros, a visit to a restaurant costs around 32.02 euros.
Albania, with its beautiful port city of Durres, is in 14th place. Holidaymakers here have to pay around 121.20 euros for a night in a 5-star hotel, and a spa day costs 137.05 euros. At 28.73 euros for two people and three courses, a restaurant visit is also pleasantly cheap. The safety index is 69.38.
The 15th and last place goes to Germany’s direct neighbor: the Czech Republic. The country’s fourth largest city, Pilsen, has made it into the ranking of the best travel destinations for a luxury vacation in Europe.
For a night in a 5-star hotel in Pilsen, you should budget around 174.35 euros. For a spa day, you can expect to pay around 106.60 euros. A restaurant visit for two people costs around 33.78 euros, and with a safety index of 72.25, Pilsen is also very safe. All in all, there are many beautiful cities in Europe that are worth visiting – and where you can also have a great luxury vacation without spending huge amounts of money.
The original of this article “These are the 15 best travel destinations for your next trip” comes from Express.de.