What a Hotel Night Costs in 20 U.S. Cities · Houston $135

U.S. Market · Cost of Doing Business, 2024-26 (Engine)

What a Hotel Night Costs in 20 U.S. Cities · and When

Houston's median night is $135, and it moves 44% across the year — $114 in December, $174 in March. San Antonio is cheaper still at $117, Dallas-Fort Worth $125, Austin $164. At the other end, New York runs a $335 median and swings 103%, from $196 in January to $541 in December; Boston swings 88%. All four Texas cities sit below the twenty-city midpoint of about $166.

Range chart of nightly hotel rates in twenty U.S. cities. For each city a bar runs from the cheapest month to the priciest, with a dot at the median. The four Texas cities are highlighted in amber: San Antonio median $117, Dallas-Fort Worth $125, Houston $135 ranging from $114 in December to $174 in March, and Austin $164. New York is the most expensive at a $335 median ranging from $196 in January to $541 in December. — Median nightly rate and the spread between the cheapest and priciest month, twenty U.S. cities. Texas cities in amber. Chart: Cube-Age.

Why this matters for B2B

A sourcing trip is a real line item, and the hotel is usually the second largest after the flight. A buyer who comes to Houston pays roughly 40% of a New York night, and timing moves the bill further: December is the cheapest month here and the most expensive one in New York. If you are planning a visit to the Houston showroom, the quiet end of the year is the cheapest time to see the floor. Read alongside IAH as a gateway and our U.S. market hub.

Source: Engine, 128,536,941 nightly rate observations across 50 U.S. markets for searches made 10 to 180 days before check-in, May 2024 to April 2026; the twenty most-searched markets are shown. These are advertised rates, not booked prices. Swing is the priciest month minus the cheapest, as a share of the city median. Chart built by Cube-Age from the published data; the original infographic was not reproduced.