Hotels.com reports rising US room rates

Hotel prices paid per night rose in the US by two percent between January and June*, compared to the same period last year, according to the Hotels.com Hotel Price Index, but there is still value to be found in alternate vacation destinations around the country.
Hotels.com has uncovered coastal destinations, ski towns and metropolitan suburbs that proved the most affordable ? less than US$100 per night ? in the first half of 2015.
These include: Brunswick, Georgia (US$80); Coos Bay, Oregon (US$97); Ogden, Utah (US$91); Leadville, Colorado (US$95); and Mesa, Arizona (US$100).
(*Average prices paid per night inclusive of taxes and fees and based on data from the first six months of 2015.