Monster Hunters by Gaslight - Whitechapel, London, Hell?

[Polydamas]

Originally Posted by Icelander

Does anyone know about historical prices? At modern prices, 'only' Wealthy people wouldn't stay at top-notch hotels for months, but the relative value of luxury lodging seems to have been lower in the past (other things are so much cheaper for us comparatively).

Depending on your time and cash budget, I suspect that there are guides to Sherlock Holmes' London or to writing Late Victorian fiction with a lot of these details. The reliability probably varies, but they should be good enough for gaming purposes ...