Knoxville holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in Knoxville 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 Knoxville 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%

$145 vs. $148 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
No clear signal

$127 that night

New Year's Eve
−2%

$136 vs. $139 on a typical Wednesday

Vs. Other Cities

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

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
Pigeon ForgeNot enough dataThin data$159Not enough dataThin data$132Not enough dataThin data$170
GatlinburgNot enough dataThin data$169Not enough dataThin data$172Not enough dataThin data$238
ChattanoogaNot enough dataThin data$122Not enough dataThin data$115+4%$123
Asheville−3%$145−1%$132No clear signalUnclear$146

Common Questions

Are hotels in Knoxville cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Knoxville was $145, within 10% of the $148 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in Knoxville on Christmas Eve?

The median hotel in Knoxville was $127 on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), 11% below the weeks before and 6% below the weeks after, so there is no clear answer.

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

Not really. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in Knoxville was $136, within 10% of the $139 on a typical Wednesday.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Knoxville?

Christmas Eve, at $127 in 2025, against $145 on the night before Thanksgiving and $136 on New Year's Eve. That night had no clear signal against the weeks around it.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for Knoxville, 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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