Asheville holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Asheville 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 Asheville were about normal on the night before Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve in 2025. None of the nights with a clear read moved more than 10% from a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
−3%

$145 vs. $150 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
−1%

$132 vs. $133 on a typical Wednesday

New Year's Eve
No clear signal

$146 that night

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Asheville−3%−1%No read
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
GatlinburgNot enough dataThin data$169Not enough dataThin data$172Not enough dataThin data$238
Pigeon ForgeNot enough dataThin data$159Not enough dataThin data$132Not enough dataThin data$170
Knoxville−2%$145No clear signalUnclear$127−2%$136
Charlotte−13%$144−20%$130No clear signalUnclear$145

Common Questions

Are hotels in Asheville cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Asheville was $145, within 10% of the $150 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Asheville on Christmas Eve?

On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), the median hotel in Asheville was $132, within 10% of the $133 on a typical Wednesday.

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

The median hotel in Asheville was $146 on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), 1% above the weeks before and 19% above the weeks after, so there is no clear answer.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Asheville?

Christmas Eve, at $132 in 2025, against $145 on the night before Thanksgiving and $146 on New Year's Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for Asheville, 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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