Cleveland holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Cleveland 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 Cleveland 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: $183 against $160 on a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
−2%

$162 vs. $165 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
Not enough data

$139 that night

New Year's Eve
+14%

$183 vs. $160 on a typical Wednesday

26th biggest jump of 60 cities

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Cleveland−2%No read+14%
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
PittsburghNo clear signalUnclear$147−13%$126+12%$161
Columbus−2%$133Not enough dataThin data$129+5%$141
Buffalo−3%$163Not enough dataThin data$151Not enough dataThin data$221
Cincinnati−7%$116Different hotelsMixed$151No clear signalUnclear$139

Common Questions

Are hotels in Cleveland cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Cleveland was $162, within 10% of the $165 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Cleveland on Christmas Eve?

There wasn't enough data in Cleveland on Christmas Eve to call it.

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

Yes, in 2025. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in Cleveland was $183, 14% above the $160 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 26th biggest jump of 60 cities.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Cleveland?

Christmas Eve, at $139 in 2025, against $162 on the night before Thanksgiving and $183 on New Year's Eve. That night didn't have enough data for a clear read.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for Cleveland, 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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