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Engine Data Lab/Holiday Hotel Prices

Columbus holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Columbus 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 Columbus were about normal on the night before Thanksgiving and New Year's 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
−2%

$133 vs. $135 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
Not enough data

$129 that night

New Year's Eve
+5%

$141 vs. $134 on a typical Wednesday

Vs. Other Cities

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

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Cincinnati−7%$116Different hotelsMixed$151No clear signalUnclear$139
Cleveland−2%$162Not enough dataThin data$139+14%$183
LexingtonNo clear signalUnclear$116Not enough dataThin data$110+16%$139
PittsburghNo clear signalUnclear$147−13%$126+12%$161

Common Questions

Are hotels in Columbus cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Columbus was $133, within 10% of the $135 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Columbus on Christmas Eve?

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

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

Not really. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in Columbus was $141, within 10% of the $134 on a typical Wednesday.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Columbus?

Christmas Eve, at $129 in 2025, against $133 on the night before Thanksgiving and $141 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 Columbus, 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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