Dallas holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Dallas 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 Dallas were cheaper on Christmas Eve, and about normal on the night before Thanksgiving in 2025. The biggest move was Christmas Eve: $120 against $142 on a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
−6%

$128 vs. $136 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
−15%

$120 vs. $142 on a typical Wednesday

16th biggest drop of 47 cities

New Year's Eve
Different hotels

$173 that night

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Dallas−6%−15%No read
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Fort WorthDifferent hotelsMixed$130No clear signalUnclear$115+1%$123
AustinNo clear signalUnclear$141−22%$123−15%$134
Oklahoma City+3%$112−2%$104+5%$112
Houston−5%$125No clear signalUnclear$120−3%$128

Common Questions

Are hotels in Dallas cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Dallas was $128, within 10% of the $136 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Dallas on Christmas Eve?

On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), the median hotel in Dallas was $120, 15% below the $142 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 16th biggest drop of 47 cities.

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

The median hotel in Dallas was $173 on New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), 28% above the weeks before and 17% above the weeks after. That moved because different hotels showed up that night, not because hotels changed their prices.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Dallas?

Christmas Eve, at $120 in 2025, against $128 on the night before Thanksgiving and $173 on New Year's Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for Dallas, 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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