Anaheim holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Anaheim on the night before Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in 2025. All 3 were on a Wednesday, so we compared each one to the surrounding Wednesdays. Read our methodology here.

November 2026

Key Finding

Hotels in Anaheim were more expensive on New Year's Eve, and about normal on the night before Thanksgiving in 2025. The biggest move was New Year's Eve: $222 against $181 on a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
+2%

$193 vs. $188 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
No clear signal

$206 that night

New Year's Eve
+23%

$222 vs. $181 on a typical Wednesday

19th biggest jump of 60 cities

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Anaheim+2%No read+23%
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
West HollywoodNo clear signalUnclear$362−12%$346+13%$448
Laguna Beach+16%$307+18%$310+34%$353
Los Angeles−4%$171+1%$181+36%$242
Palm SpringsNot enough dataThin data$249Not enough dataThin data$266Not enough dataThin data$348

Common Questions

Are hotels in Anaheim cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Anaheim was $193, within 10% of the $188 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Anaheim on Christmas Eve?

The median hotel in Anaheim was $206 on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), 3% above the weeks before and 26% above the weeks after, so there is no clear answer.

Are hotels in Anaheim more expensive on New Year's Eve?

Yes, in 2025. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in Anaheim was $222, 23% above the $181 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 19th biggest jump of 60 cities.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Anaheim?

The night before Thanksgiving, at $193 in 2025, against $206 on Christmas Eve and $222 on New Year's Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for Anaheim, with taxes and fees included. These are prices people saw in search, not bookings or Engine's negotiated prices.

Methodology

PricesWe used the median nightly price in Engine hotel searches, with taxes and fees included. These are prices people saw in search, not bookings or Engine's negotiated prices.

A typical WednesdayLuckily, all three holidays were on Wednesdays in 2025, which gave us clean comparisons. We skipped the weeks right around Christmas and New Year's.

10% ruleWe only call a city cheaper or more expensive if it moved at least 10% against both the weeks before and after. About 1 in 10 normal Wednesdays move that much by chance.

Thin dataWe left a night out when it had thin data, fewer than five companies, or one company making up over half the searches. Full methodology.

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