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Staying in luxury needn't break the bank – that is, if you're prepared to do it in Warsaw.

A new study has found Europe's cheapest five-star in the Polish capital - while a top break in London breaks the bank

High-end hotels in Warsaw cost on average of £84 per night, compared to the UK capital, where indulgence-seekers have to splash out an average of £321.

The colourful streets of Warsaw : The Polish capital offers rooms in five-star hotels from just £84

If you can avoid the stag parties in Prague,  you'll find luxury for a lot less than many European cities

Holidaymakers looking for a luxury break on a budget should also explore Thessaloniki or Bucharest, both cities where a stay a five-star hotel costs an average of £87 or £98 respectively per night, according to travel website kayak.co.uk.

A night at the The Met Hotel or The Nikopolis in Thessaloniki, Greece, for instance, will set travellers back £71 - while a luxury break at Florence's Belmond Villa San Michele starts from £632.

London hotels were on top of the expensive cities list, with an average night at The Berkeley costing £750 – the equivalent of 11 nights at Thessaloniki's Domotel Les Lazaristes where prices start from £67 per night.

If you're looking for luxury in London, be prepared to splash out  £321 per night for a five-star hotel

Florence is the second most  pricey EU city for luxury, with five-star rooms costing around £320 per night

Edinburgh is the second most expensive luxe hotel destination in Britain, with an average night costing £211.

The study also revealed that Florence, Paris and Milan are some of the most expensive cities to splurge out on a five-star stay whilst Budapest, Prague and Madrid's five-star hotels were considerably less expensive.

Annie Wilson, UK Managing Director of KAYAK said: 'The star rating can be confusing as a universal standard, but the grey area is generally around the two to four star mark. 

'When you get into the five star league the playing fields level out and it is expected that the hotel will offer a range luxury rooms and suites and facilities.'