Name: Whitley Hall Hotel
Address: Elliot Lane, Ecclesfield, England, United Kingdom, Ecclesfield, South Yorkshire, GB
Price range: US$92–US$1,563 per night
Rating: 8.75

What guests think

At Whitley Hall Hotel, guests praise the historic country-house setting and gardens, friendly staff, and generally excellent food—especially breakfast—while also noting characterful rooms that can feel dated and occasional noise carrying from weddings or corridors.

The countryside location near Sheffield appeals to many, and the property is a popular wedding venue. A minority of reviews report comfort or maintenance issues in specific rooms, such as soft or creaky beds, weak or temperamental showers, privacy concerns, or TV problems. Overall, expect a charming, character-led stay with strong dining in a scenic setting.

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Facilities

Frequently used as a wedding venue with attractive historic grounds. Other facilities are rarely discussed in the reviews.

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10

Christopher

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is really lovely. A touch of luxury. A friendly greeting on arrival. Beautifully presented rooms. Lovely grounds. Food very high standard. Overall we loved this hotel.

10

Edward

25 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent hotel which I used to use very frequently a decade or so ago when traveling on business. It was always excellent but since my last visit it has had a major extension and upgrade

4

Natalie

31 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property itself was charming, there were some areas like our room that needed attention - redecorating, ceiling repairs and the plugs in the bathroom were set too low so sink and bath wouldn't drain properly. Noise - there was a wedding on and the noise was bad from music and people outside arguing and ready to start a fight. I requested to have the music turned down as the bass was way too heavy and we couldn't sleep. This didn't happen so I asked reception again and was told that they couldn't accommodate this as it was a wedding. I advised of the arguing and swearing outside our window and we were offered to be moved to a quieter room and the reception man came into our room (room 3) so he could hear the noise for himself as that room was supposed to be a quiet room when weddings were on. I think if there is a wedding on, anyone booking should be made aware of that as we would not have booked to stay here if we had known there was a wedding on. We ended up eating in the hotel as we were concerned we wouldn't get a parking space if we went out as the place was rammed with cars. So we ended up spending £90 for a meal and 2 drinks instead of £30 elsewhere. We ordered ribeye steak and were served sirloin - we weren't advised that's just what came so that was a little disappointing and both were overdone too. We didn't want to complain as overall the lady serving us was really nice and the food was quite tasty. Overall, from our perspective a disappointing stay.

6

Richard

2 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely building in beautiful surroundings, room was very nice and spotless, breakfast was pretty good but the prices at the bar left a bad taste in my mouth. Intended to have a few evening drinks but left after seeing the price of the first one.

10

Liam

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely spacious room. We attended as wedding guests and stayed over. Great price and quality.

10

Christine

3 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful countryside location just 20 minutes from the centre of Sheffield. Lovely historic mansion house, tastefully decorated with many original features maintained. Staff were helpful and friendly.

8

Kate

12 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My daughter had her wedding here and the staff were friendly, helpful and we had an amazing time. The rooms were clean and a great size. I would stay again

8

Jonathan

22 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, the gardens are beautiful. Room was great. This was our second visit, we came back because the food was amazing on our first trip but we were disappointed with our evening meals this time.

10

Bettina

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely stunning building with a cozy bar and restaurant. The room was spacious and very quiet despite facing the car park. The shower was a bit temperamental and wouldn't heat up probably but other than that we had a wonderful stay.

10

Mark

5 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic wedding venue, staff very attentive. Great food, catered superbly for a large wedding party. Plugs in Bath and sink allowed water to drain through which has been brought to the attention of reception on departure

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Cleanliness

Rooms are generally very clean. Some guests noted bathroom maintenance issues or odors near public areas.

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6

Kenneth

18 Mar 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

It was quite unpleasant having a room so close to the public toilets. The smell from the toilet blocks used in the urinals is still lingering in my nostrils. This was in an Executive Double Room in the Parker Wing.

8

DEBBIE

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was comfortable & clean. Everything we needed. Downside unable to watch terrestial tv.

10

Keith

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service..Room was beautiful & very clean .. The evening meal was fantastic..as was the breakfast.. & the staff so friendly

4

LAndrew

2 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was a little tired with old carpets The bathroom sink and bath would not drain. The woman on reprption did not offer thanks for staying or bid farewell on departure needs a short course in customer service

4

Natalie

31 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property itself was charming, there were some areas like our room that needed attention - redecorating, ceiling repairs and the plugs in the bathroom were set too low so sink and bath wouldn't drain properly. Noise - there was a wedding on and the noise was bad from music and people outside arguing and ready to start a fight. I requested to have the music turned down as the bass was way too heavy and we couldn't sleep. This didn't happen so I asked reception again and was told that they couldn't accommodate this as it was a wedding. I advised of the arguing and swearing outside our window and we were offered to be moved to a quieter room and the reception man came into our room (room 3) so he could hear the noise for himself as that room was supposed to be a quiet room when weddings were on. I think if there is a wedding on, anyone booking should be made aware of that as we would not have booked to stay here if we had known there was a wedding on. We ended up eating in the hotel as we were concerned we wouldn't get a parking space if we went out as the place was rammed with cars. So we ended up spending £90 for a meal and 2 drinks instead of £30 elsewhere. We ordered ribeye steak and were served sirloin - we weren't advised that's just what came so that was a little disappointing and both were overdone too. We didn't want to complain as overall the lady serving us was really nice and the food was quite tasty. Overall, from our perspective a disappointing stay.

8

Sophie

24 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel with great cooked breakfast. The room is okay but quite old fashion. Bed was very creaky and soft. Shower is rather weak. No bottled water in room anymore. I stayed in the new annexe. An expensive stay for what you get.

8

Kate

12 Aug 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

My daughter had her wedding here and the staff were friendly, helpful and we had an amazing time. The rooms were clean and a great size. I would stay again

10

Sheila

18 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We have just returned from a 1 night stay at this hotel and would like to say how much we enjoyed the beautiful setting, complete with peacocks, the history and ambience of the building and the friendly ,welcoming staff. The room we had was faultless, impeccably clean, lots of facilities and a modern spacious bathroom. Breakfast in the morning was superb.There was a help yourself impressive buffet and a hot menu you could choose from. The American Pancakes were to die for -delicious. We would highly recommend a visit here and will certainly treat ourselves to a longer stay in the future when we venture North!

10

Bettina

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Absolutely stunning building with a cozy bar and restaurant. The room was spacious and very quiet despite facing the car park. The shower was a bit temperamental and wouldn't heat up probably but other than that we had a wonderful stay.

10

Mark

5 Apr 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Fantastic wedding venue, staff very attentive. Great food, catered superbly for a large wedding party. Plugs in Bath and sink allowed water to drain through which has been brought to the attention of reception on departure

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Rooms

Characterful and often spacious, though some rooms feel dated. Reports include noise during weddings or from corridors, soft or creaky beds, privacy concerns near entrances, weak or temperamental showers, and occasional TV issues.

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10

Michael

10 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely room but dated. However fits with the ambience of the hotel

8

DEBBIE

15 Sept 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Room was comfortable & clean. Everything we needed. Downside unable to watch terrestial tv.

8

Ruth

2 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What beautiful place to stay. With lovely weather we had a really nice stay. I love being surrounded by greenery, so relaxing. The only downside for me, was the fact our room 'Executive double' was right by the main entrance to the rooms on the ground floor, so you didn't feel very private. I opened the curtains and there is the delivery man in his lorry. We would stay here again, but would not want to stay in that room again.

6

Fiona

16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room very cold on arrival but the lady at reception turned up the great whilst having dinner. A lovely hotel but unfortunately I had a terrible sleep with people walking through the corridor at 2am and 3am - I could hear the floor board creaking. At 4am I called reception as I was disturbed by what sounded like hoovering and banging as if a hoover was hitting the floorboards. On check out I was not offered an apology or asked how my stay was. I would not go back I don’t think. Pillows also not comfortable. Staff in restaurants very accommodating

4

Samantha

24 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Surprised the hotel scores so high with ratings as the most uncomfortable bed ever.

4

David

3 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The building is lovely and the bedroom was fine although the tv had issues. On the downside it has pretensions. I was told that I needed to be down at 7 for dinner at 7:30, I was eventually served dinner at 8:15. The food was poor and the main bore little resemblance to its description on the menu. Breakfast was overcooked and was prepared, not what I expect for £16:50. The final insult was a £9:49 service charge which when questioned was for service in the restaurant in addition to the £45 charge for two poor courses. I won’t be back

4

Natalie

31 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

The property itself was charming, there were some areas like our room that needed attention - redecorating, ceiling repairs and the plugs in the bathroom were set too low so sink and bath wouldn't drain properly. Noise - there was a wedding on and the noise was bad from music and people outside arguing and ready to start a fight. I requested to have the music turned down as the bass was way too heavy and we couldn't sleep. This didn't happen so I asked reception again and was told that they couldn't accommodate this as it was a wedding. I advised of the arguing and swearing outside our window and we were offered to be moved to a quieter room and the reception man came into our room (room 3) so he could hear the noise for himself as that room was supposed to be a quiet room when weddings were on. I think if there is a wedding on, anyone booking should be made aware of that as we would not have booked to stay here if we had known there was a wedding on. We ended up eating in the hotel as we were concerned we wouldn't get a parking space if we went out as the place was rammed with cars. So we ended up spending £90 for a meal and 2 drinks instead of £30 elsewhere. We ordered ribeye steak and were served sirloin - we weren't advised that's just what came so that was a little disappointing and both were overdone too. We didn't want to complain as overall the lady serving us was really nice and the food was quite tasty. Overall, from our perspective a disappointing stay.

8

Sophie

24 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Nice hotel with great cooked breakfast. The room is okay but quite old fashion. Bed was very creaky and soft. Shower is rather weak. No bottled water in room anymore. I stayed in the new annexe. An expensive stay for what you get.

10

Liam

14 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely spacious room. We attended as wedding guests and stayed over. Great price and quality.

8

Jonathan

22 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, the gardens are beautiful. Room was great. This was our second visit, we came back because the food was amazing on our first trip but we were disappointed with our evening meals this time.

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Service

Staff are widely described as friendly, professional and accommodating, with standout effort during severe snow and flexibility for late dining. A few guests experienced organizational hiccups or unhelpful reception at checkout.

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10

Simon

31 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great staff - very flexible to allow me to eat in the restaurant despite being late.

10

warran

22 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Amazing place the staff could not have been more professional and attentive. We will be returning.

8

Richard

6 Jan 2025

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Stayed 1 night

There was a heavy snow fall over much of England whilst we were there which meant that we were snowed in and staff snowed out. Many staff walked in or abandoned cars to get to work and then worked first to cook breakfast (the chef was snowed in) and then to dig us out with the help of spades and the local farmer with a digger. We felt very well looked after and the staff did an amazing job in difficult circumstances.Great Teamwork! Thank you.

10

Keith

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service..Room was beautiful & very clean .. The evening meal was fantastic..as was the breakfast.. & the staff so friendly

6

Fiona

16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Room very cold on arrival but the lady at reception turned up the great whilst having dinner. A lovely hotel but unfortunately I had a terrible sleep with people walking through the corridor at 2am and 3am - I could hear the floor board creaking. At 4am I called reception as I was disturbed by what sounded like hoovering and banging as if a hoover was hitting the floorboards. On check out I was not offered an apology or asked how my stay was. I would not go back I don’t think. Pillows also not comfortable. Staff in restaurants very accommodating

4

LAndrew

2 May 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was a little tired with old carpets The bathroom sink and bath would not drain. The woman on reprption did not offer thanks for staying or bid farewell on departure needs a short course in customer service

10

Oliver

19 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful building and very friendly & polite staff. We felt like we were visiting someones (very large) home.

10

Christine

3 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful countryside location just 20 minutes from the centre of Sheffield. Lovely historic mansion house, tastefully decorated with many original features maintained. Staff were helpful and friendly.

6

Peter

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Nice location. Some organisation issues. Particularly at breakfast. Lack of crockery/ server. Although young waiter tried his best.

10

Billy

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a top hotel. Got a free upgrade at check in too. Small complimentary bottle of port in the room too. Food was amazing. 10/10.

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Location

Scenic countryside setting with lovely grounds and gardens about 20 minutes from Sheffield. Some ground floor rooms by entrances felt less private.

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10

Christopher

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is really lovely. A touch of luxury. A friendly greeting on arrival. Beautifully presented rooms. Lovely grounds. Food very high standard. Overall we loved this hotel.

8

Ruth

2 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What beautiful place to stay. With lovely weather we had a really nice stay. I love being surrounded by greenery, so relaxing. The only downside for me, was the fact our room 'Executive double' was right by the main entrance to the rooms on the ground floor, so you didn't feel very private. I opened the curtains and there is the delivery man in his lorry. We would stay here again, but would not want to stay in that room again.

10

Jonathan

3 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely location

8

Stephen

8 Oct 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Has lots of character

10

Daniel

7 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful place. Friendly staff and amazing food.would stay again.

10

Christine

3 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful countryside location just 20 minutes from the centre of Sheffield. Lovely historic mansion house, tastefully decorated with many original features maintained. Staff were helpful and friendly.

8

Jonathan

22 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, the gardens are beautiful. Room was great. This was our second visit, we came back because the food was amazing on our first trip but we were disappointed with our evening meals this time.

10

Sheila

18 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We have just returned from a 1 night stay at this hotel and would like to say how much we enjoyed the beautiful setting, complete with peacocks, the history and ambience of the building and the friendly ,welcoming staff. The room we had was faultless, impeccably clean, lots of facilities and a modern spacious bathroom. Breakfast in the morning was superb.There was a help yourself impressive buffet and a hot menu you could choose from. The American Pancakes were to die for -delicious. We would highly recommend a visit here and will certainly treat ourselves to a longer stay in the future when we venture North!

10

Chris

25 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great Country Manor House

10

Paul

7 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful building, exceptionally friendly and helpful staff and food was excellent. The hotel is set in beautiful surroundings with easy access to Sheffield and surrounding areas

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Dining

Food and especially breakfast are frequently praised for quality and taste. A few guests reported disappointing dinners, delays or order mistakes.

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10

Christopher

20 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is really lovely. A touch of luxury. A friendly greeting on arrival. Beautifully presented rooms. Lovely grounds. Food very high standard. Overall we loved this hotel.

10

Mary

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Fab venue. Great breakfast.

10

George

27 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay and delicious breakfast, would recommend!

10

Keith

8 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent service..Room was beautiful & very clean .. The evening meal was fantastic..as was the breakfast.. & the staff so friendly

4

David

3 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The building is lovely and the bedroom was fine although the tv had issues. On the downside it has pretensions. I was told that I needed to be down at 7 for dinner at 7:30, I was eventually served dinner at 8:15. The food was poor and the main bore little resemblance to its description on the menu. Breakfast was overcooked and was prepared, not what I expect for £16:50. The final insult was a £9:49 service charge which when questioned was for service in the restaurant in addition to the £45 charge for two poor courses. I won’t be back

10

Stuart

28 Feb 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent restaurant and breakfast

8

Jonathan

22 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Lovely hotel, the gardens are beautiful. Room was great. This was our second visit, we came back because the food was amazing on our first trip but we were disappointed with our evening meals this time.

10

Simon

20 Apr 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Wonderful location, staff were excellent. Food amazing

10

Billy

4 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

What a top hotel. Got a free upgrade at check in too. Small complimentary bottle of port in the room too. Food was amazing. 10/10.

10

Paul

7 Jun 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful building, exceptionally friendly and helpful staff and food was excellent. The hotel is set in beautiful surroundings with easy access to Sheffield and surrounding areas

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Month	Average price
January	US$114
February	US$169
March	US$226
April	US$130
May	US$247
June	US$218
July	US$141
August	US$151
September	US$239
October	US$161
November	US$151
December	US$109

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7 $92	8 $115	9 $146	10	11	12
13 $130	14 $107	15 $111	16 $116	17	18	19
20 $140	21 $126	22 $116	23 $104	24 $126	25	26
27	28 $100	29 $145	30 $113

Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1 $154	2	3 $285
4 $163	5 $146	6 $156	7 $177	8	9 $191	10
11 $177	12 $147	13 $148	14 $139	15 $160	16	17
18 $171	19 $143	20 $154	21 $149	22 $144	23	24 $1,563
25	26	27 $149	28 $149	29 $160	30	31 $211

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