BOURNEMOUTH'S HOTELS have topped the charts in a nationwide value-for-money index compiled by online hotel reservations service Hotel.info.
The Dorset resort town, better known for its beaches than for its businesses - which nevertheless include the likes of JP Morgan, LV Liverpool Victoria, Siemens, Unisys and BAe Systems - scores 8.21 points out of a possible 10.
The Hotel.info tables, which cover three- and four-star properties, are based on the analysis of more than 600,000 hotel bookers worldwide. Among UK towns and cities, only Southampton came close, with a value rating of 8.09 points.
Compared with a UK average score of 6.5 points, London managed only 5.84, putting it behind the likes of Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
| Britain's best-value hotels |
RANK |
TOWN/CITY |
SCORE |
| 1 | Bournemouth | 8.21 |
| 2 | Southampton | 8.09 |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 7.50 |
| 4 | Bristol | 6.84 |
| 5 | Glasgow | 6.60 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 6.53 |
| 7 | Edinburgh | 6.45 |
| 8 | Oxford | 6.25 |
| 9 | Manchester | 6.23 |
| 10 | Nottingham | 6.18 |
| 11 | Birmingham | 6.07 |
| 12 | London | 5.84 |
| 13 | Cardiff | 5.83 |
| 14 | Coventry | 5.72 |
| 15 | Brighton | 4.96 |