St. Paul holiday hotel prices

We pulled hotel pricing in St. Paul 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 St. Paul were about normal on all 3 holiday nights in 2025. None of the nights with a clear read moved more than 10% from a typical Wednesday.

Three Holiday Nights

Night before Thanksgiving
−3%

$126 vs. $130 on a typical Wednesday

Christmas Eve
−2%

$125 vs. $128 on a typical Wednesday

New Year's Eve
+4%

$133 vs. $128 on a typical Wednesday

Vs. Other Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
St. Paul−3%−2%+4%
Cities, median−5%−12%+2%
Getaways, median0%0%+34%

Nearby Cities

Night before ThanksgivingThanksgivingChristmas EveChristmasNew Year's EveNew Year's
MinneapolisNo clear signalUnclear$128−5%$124+4%$137
MadisonNot enough dataThin data$119Not enough dataThin data$106Not enough dataThin data$113
Milwaukee−3%$126−4%$119+1%$126
ChicagoNo clear signalUnclear$182No clear signalUnclear$160+68%$293

Common Questions

Are hotels in St. Paul cheaper at Thanksgiving?

Not really. On the night before Thanksgiving (Wednesday, November 26, 2025), the median hotel in St. Paul was $126, within 10% of the $130 on a typical Wednesday.

How much is a hotel in St. Paul on Christmas Eve?

On Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2025), the median hotel in St. Paul was $125, within 10% of the $128 on a typical Wednesday.

Are hotels in St. Paul more expensive on New Year's Eve?

Not really. On New Year's Eve (Wednesday, December 31, 2025), the median hotel in St. Paul was $133, within 10% of the $128 on a typical Wednesday.

Which holiday night is cheapest for a hotel in St. Paul?

Christmas Eve, at $125 in 2025, against $126 on the night before Thanksgiving and $133 on New Year's Eve.

Where does this data come from?

Median nightly prices in Engine hotel searches for St. Paul, 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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