Hotels in New York in December 2026 average £236/night for a couple, with good hotels from £125/night — based on 442 live price scans by HotelMonitor.
Last updated: 8 September 2026 · refreshed weekly from live scans
What you'll pay
£232 a night
Typical rate for two adults across 387 scans of Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com. The cheapest room we saw was £125.
Season
Peak — +21% vs average
December is the busiest and most expensive time of year. The New York annual average is £192/night; the cheapest month we track is January 2027 at £113.
How December compares to every other month
Every figure is measured, not estimated — each bar is the average of our own scans for that month.
Bar length = average nightly rate. Green = cheapest month you can still book, orange = dearest, navy = this page. Every figure is measured from our own scans.
Should you book December 2026?
- Shifting to January 2027 cuts the typical nightly rate to £113 — 51% less than December 2026.
- Book early. In peak months the cheapest rooms sell first and late availability is priced hardest.
- Rates move daily. Set a free price alert and we will tell you when your hotel drops.
Top-rated New York hotels we're tracking
Rated 9.4/10 or better and seen repeatedly in our scans of New York.
Other months in New York
Same measurement, different month — average nightly rate for two adults.
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Prices are per night for two adults, gathered by HotelMonitor's automated scans. They move daily — always check the live rate before booking.
United States · December 2026
