San Antonio holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in San Antonio 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 San Antonio were about normal on Christmas Eve 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
No clear signal

$113 that night

Christmas Eve
−6%

$112 vs. $119 on a typical Wednesday

New Year's Eve
+6%

$126 vs. $119 on a typical Wednesday

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
San AntonioNo read−6%+6%
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
AustinNo clear signalUnclear$141−22%$123−15%$134
Houston−5%$125No clear signalUnclear$120−3%$128
Fort WorthDifferent hotelsMixed$130No clear signalUnclear$115+1%$123
Dallas−6%$128−15%$120Different hotelsMixed$173

Common Questions

Are hotels in San Antonio cheaper at Thanksgiving?

The median hotel in San Antonio was $113 on the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), 10% below the weeks before and 7% below the weeks after, so there is no clear answer.

How much is a hotel in San Antonio on Christmas Eve?

On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), the median hotel in San Antonio was $112, within 10% of the $119 on a typical Wednesday.

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

Not really. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in San Antonio was $126, within 10% of the $119 on a typical Wednesday.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in San Antonio?

Christmas Eve, at $112 in 2025, against $113 on the night before Thanksgiving and $126 on New Year's Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for San Antonio, 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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