Engine Data Lab
Real travel data, straight from the source.
Flagship studies
Per Diem Rates 2027
Which hotel tiers fit under the FY2027 lodging cap in 89 U.S. cities.
Same Wedding, Big Discount
Move the date a few months off peak and save up to 43% on lodging.
Every City Has a Season
The cheapest month to book a hotel in 50 U.S. cities, January to December.
More from the lab
Per Diem Rate Changes for FY2027
Every lodging cap that moved on October 1st.
How Much Does a Wedding Hotel Block Cost?
Twenty rooms for two nights in 20 destinations.
When Is Wedding Season?
The months couples search, and what hotels charge.
When to Book a Wedding, by Destination
The cheapest month with good weather in 20 places.
Average Hotel Prices by City
Median $148 a night across 50 U.S. markets.
Run the numbers
Per diem lookup
Look up the FY2027 per diem by city, ZIP or state.
Open the tool →Hotel prices by city
Average nightly rate, cheapest month and seasonal swing for 50 U.S. markets.
Open the tool →Seasonality explorer
Chart monthly hotel rates for any metro and compare up to three side by side.
Open the tool →Wedding date finder
Pick a destination and see each month's hotel rate next to its weather.
Open the tool →Browse by place
Hotel prices by city
- Albuquerque, NM
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Charleston, SC
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Cincinnati, OH
- Cleveland, OH
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- El Paso, TX
- Honolulu, HI
- Houston, TX
- Indianapolis, IN
- Jacksonville, FL
- Kansas City, MO
- Las Vegas, NV
- Los Angeles, CA
- Louisville, KY
- Memphis, TN
- Miami, FL
- Milwaukee, WI
- Minneapolis, MN
- Nashville, TN
- New Orleans, LA
- New York, NY
- Norfolk, VA
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Omaha, NE
- Orlando, FL
- Palm Springs, CA
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Portland, OR
- Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Sacramento, CA
- Salt Lake City, UT
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Savannah, GA
- Seattle, WA
- St. Louis, MO
- Tampa, FL
- Washington, D.C., DC
How the lab works
Engine data first
Each study starts with hotel rates, bookings or searches on Engine, the travel platform used by more than 40,000 businesses.
Public data where it helps
When a question needs it, we join our numbers to public sources like GSA per diem rates and historical weather.
Methods on the page
We always explain our methodology for each report.
Free to cite
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Jack Swiatoschik
Data Analyst · LinkedIn
Alec Hollingsworth
Sr. Organic Growth Manager · LinkedIn