Three Holiday Nights
$299 vs. $318 on a typical Wednesday
$276 that night
$387 vs. $309 on a typical Wednesday
17th biggest jump of 60 cities
Vs. Other Cities
Nearby Cities
Common Questions
Are hotels in Santa Monica cheaper at Thanksgiving?
Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in Santa Monica was $299, within 10% of the $318 on a typical Wednesday.
How much is a hotel in Santa Monica on Christmas Eve?
The median hotel in Santa Monica was $276 on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), 12% below the weeks before and 9% below the weeks after, so there is no clear answer.
Are hotels in Santa Monica more expensive on New Year's Eve?
Yes, in 2025. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in Santa Monica was $387, 25% above the $309 on a typical Wednesday. That was the 17th biggest jump of 60 cities.
Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in Santa Monica?
Christmas Eve, at $276 in 2025, against $299 on the night before Thanksgiving and $387 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 Santa Monica, 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.