How much for a true luxury vacation?

[Anonymous]

What should we budget for a week long trip to Europe for a family of four? Excluding flights. For a luxury experience with suite accommodation, great food and top service.

[Anonymous]

if you have to ask ...

[Anonymous]

In the summer, in big cities like London, Paris, etc? I’d assume $2k/night minimum just for lodging. Maybe $3k depending on how much space you want. Then I’d assume another $150pp a day in food, so $600/day. Then your activity costs are going to vary based on what you want to do that day.

[Anonymous]

Ballpark 40K?

Could do it for less or more, but we go annually for a week and have pretty high standards, and that’s what we typically spend before flights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the summer, in big cities like London, Paris, etc? I’d assume $2k/night minimum just for lodging. Maybe $3k depending on how much space you want. Then I’d assume another $150pp a day in food, so $600/day. Then your activity costs are going to vary based on what you want to do that day.

$150 per day for food for 4 people in London or Paris. Not happening. That wouldn't cover your bottle of wine.

[Anonymous]

Europe wouldn’t be my first choice for true luxury if that’s the priority, to start.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In the summer, in big cities like London, Paris, etc? I’d assume $2k/night minimum just for lodging. Maybe $3k depending on how much space you want. Then I’d assume another $150pp a day in food, so $600/day. Then your activity costs are going to vary based on what you want to do that day.

$150 per day for food for 4 people in London or Paris. Not happening. That wouldn't cover your bottle of wine.

The PP said $600/day for the family. 4x $150pp

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Anonymous wrote:In the summer, in big cities like London, Paris, etc? I’d assume $2k/night minimum just for lodging. Maybe $3k depending on how much space you want. Then I’d assume another $150pp a day in food, so $600/day. Then your activity costs are going to vary based on what you want to do that day.

$150 per day for food for 4 people in London or Paris. Not happening. That wouldn't cover your bottle of wine.

The PP said $600/day for the family. 4x $150pp

That’s a joke. 150 per person per meal would be more like it.

[Anonymous]

In the summer, it’s probably closer to $5k per night for a suite (and could be 10k+/night for a true 5 star luxury suite on the Amalfi Coast, in Santorini, etc.).

If you’re only eating at tasting menu restaurants, you’re looking at $1k + alcohol per dinner. High end restaurants would be closer to $500-800 per dinner. You could probably budget $50pp for breakfast (a lot of the hotel breakfasts that aren’t included are this much or at a breakfast restaurant) and lunch maybe about the same.

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Anonymous wrote:In the summer, in big cities like London, Paris, etc? I’d assume $2k/night minimum just for lodging. Maybe $3k depending on how much space you want. Then I’d assume another $150pp a day in food, so $600/day. Then your activity costs are going to vary based on what you want to do that day.

$150 per day for food for 4 people in London or Paris. Not happening. That wouldn't cover your bottle of wine.

The PP said $600/day for the family. 4x $150pp

That’s a joke. 150 per person per meal would be more like it.

You'd be hard pressed to spend more than $50 for a kid for breakfast no matter where you eat. And even a luxury trip you aren't going out to 7 course meals for lunch.

[Anonymous]

40k

[Anonymous]

For those that said $40K, what does that vacation look like? I'm genuinely curious and want to live vicariously through, not judging.

[Anonymous]

We did this kind of trip to Barcelona in the summer of 2024. We stayed at the Majestic and had a penthouse suite plus an adjoining room, and the rates were around $3500/night for both. Breakfast at the hotel was included, and we probably spent $200 pp on food and drinks otherwise, plus figure another $100 pp on museum tickets, etc. (and I'm probably lowballing that . . . food is expensive there).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For those that said $40K, what does that vacation look like? I'm genuinely curious and want to live vicariously through, not judging.

40k is luxury in India. 40k Hawaii is premium economy.

[Anonymous]

It's about $5000/night to stay at the luxury place we typically stay at Hawaii in November.