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San Jose holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in San Jose 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 Jose were cheaper on all 3 holiday nights in 2025. The biggest move was New Year's Eve: $144 against $206 on a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
−18%

$157 vs. $193 on a typical Wednesday

11th biggest drop of 67 cities

Christmas Eve
−27%

$150 vs. $206 on a typical Wednesday

9th biggest drop of 47 cities

New Year's Eve
−30%

$144 vs. $206 on a typical Wednesday

3rd biggest drop of 60 cities

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
San Jose−18%−27%−30%
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
MontereyNot enough dataThin data$193Not enough dataThin data$174Not enough dataThin data$212
San Francisco−4%$153No clear signalUnclear$147No clear signalUnclear$178
Carmel-by-the-SeaNot enough dataThin data$342Not enough dataThin data$317Not enough dataThin data$366
SacramentoDifferent hotelsMixed$154Not enough dataThin data$151Not enough dataThin data$141

Common Questions

Are hotels in San Jose cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Yes, in 2025. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in San Jose was $157, 18% below the $193 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 11th biggest drop of 67 cities.

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

On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), the median hotel in San Jose was $150, 27% below the $206 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 9th biggest drop of 47 cities.

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

No, they cost less. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in San Jose was $144, 30% below the $206 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 3rd biggest drop of 60 cities.

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

New Year's Eve, at $144 in 2025, against $157 on the night before Thanksgiving and $150 on Christmas Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for San Jose, 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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