What we found
- A Bengals home game nudges hotel prices up; most of the market is unaffected. The night before a Bengals home game, hotels within 10 miles of Paycor Stadium averaged $215, against $183 on a normal night of the same weekday. That is +17%, rank 13 of 32 NFL markets; the league-wide figure is +11%.
- The biggest night before a game was the Lions visit on Oct 5: $344, +61% above normal.
- Arriving on a Sunday for a Monday meeting? The night of a Sunday Bengals game ran +12% vs. a normal Sunday, about +$19 for the room.
Every night of the season
Average nightly hotel price within 10 miles of Paycor Stadium, September 2025 through the end of the Bengals' season. Home games are marked.
Nights with fewer than 300 prices are drawn through. Hover a dot for the game and price.
Every Bengals home game
Average price near Paycor Stadium the night before kickoff and the night the game ends, with the change from a normal night of the same weekday.
| Game | Date | Night before | Night of |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs. JaguarsSunday | Sep 14 | $223+2% | $207+21% |
| vs. LionsSunday | Oct 5 | $344+61% | $241+44% |
| vs. SteelersThursday night | Oct 16 | $209+15% | $254+40% |
| vs. JetsSunday | Oct 26 | $242+28% | $199+28% |
| vs. BearsSunday | Nov 2 | $222+20% | $172+12% |
| vs. PatriotsSunday | Nov 23 | $193+20% | $140−5% |
| vs. RavensSunday | Dec 14 | $173+15% | $156+10% |
| vs. CardinalsSunday, Christmas week | Dec 28 | $154+4% | $143+1% |
| vs. BrownsSunday | Jan 4 | $160+9% | $145+2% |
Holiday-week games (Thanksgiving, Christmas) are shown but left out of the team's figures.
Before you book
- The night of a Sunday Bengals game ran +12% vs. a normal Sunday, about +$19 for the room. A Sunday arrival on a game weekend costs about the same as any other Sunday here.
- The Steelers game on Thursday, Oct 16, put hotels at $254 the night of the game, +40% vs. a normal Thursday.
- The smallest increase of the season was the Jaguars game on Sep 14, $223 the night before (+2%). The priciest night was the Lions game on Oct 5, $344.
- A normal night within 10 miles of Paycor Stadium runs about $165.
How we did this
The pricesAverage all-in nightly price (room, tax and fees) shown to travelers searching on Engine for hotels within 10 miles of Paycor Stadium, for stays of one to three nights booked 0 to 120 days ahead, every night from September 1, 2025 through February 17, 2026. About 63 million prices across all 32 markets.
A normal nightEach game night is compared with the median of the same weekday on non-game weeks within four weeks. Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, nights with a college game at the stadium and nights with fewer than 300 prices never count as normal. Team figures are the median across the Bengals' regular-season home games. Prices are what travelers saw in searches, not what they paid. Full method and all 32 teams.