How much do hotels in Adelaide cost at Christmas 2026?
Over Christmas 2026, the nights of 24 and 25 December, places to stay in Adelaide asked a median $170 a night, +8% against $158 on the 11 ordinary nights within a week either side (latest scan 24 October 2026). On the dearest of those nights, 25 December, the middle half of the 182 places showing a price asked $120 to $374, and 10 of the 192 places checked showed no price; nights read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 21:55 UTC.
Updated
Asking prices on Christmas 2026
Over Christmas 2026 in Adelaide, the nightly median ran from $155 (24 December) to $170 (25 December).
| Night | Median | Middle half | Cheapest | Dearest | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | $155 | $110–$276 | $59 | $7 044 | 198 | 10 / 208 |
| Fri 25 December | $170 | $120–$374 | $59 | $6 848 | 182 | 10 / 192 |
A night is named by its check-in date: the night of 31 December is the stay from 31 December to 1 January. “No price” counts places checked that showed no price that night (sold out or closed).
Against ordinary nights nearby
Over Christmas 2026 in Adelaide, the median a night across its 2 nights sat +8% against the 11 ordinary nights within a week either side: $170 against $158.
| Nights | Median | Compared with | Their median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 2 nights | $170 | 11 nights within a week either side | $158 | +8% |
| Thu 24 December | $155 | 7 Monday-to-Thursday nights | $155 | 0% |
| Fri 25 December | $170 | 4 Friday-to-Sunday nights | $240 | -29% |
Ordinary nights leave out other holiday nights; not counted: 26 December, 31 December and 1 January. The difference belongs to the night: it says what places asked, not why.
The nights around it
From 21 December to 28 December in Adelaide, the nightly median ran from $136 (22 December) to $179 (26 December).
| Night | Median | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21 December | $145 | 200 | 8 / 208 |
| Tue 22 December | $136 | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Wed 23 December | $142 | 197 | 11 / 208 |
| Thu 24 December · Christmas | $155 | 198 | 10 / 208 |
| Fri 25 December · Christmas | $170 | 182 | 10 / 192 |
| Sat 26 December · another holiday | $179 | 197 | 10 / 207 |
| Sun 27 December | $160 | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Mon 28 December | $155 | 199 | 9 / 208 |
By star rating on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Adelaide, 2.5★ places asked the highest median, $201 over 9 places priced.
| Stars | Median | Places priced |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | $193 | 14 |
| 4.5★ | $186 | 21 |
| 4★ | $170 | 57 |
| 3.5★ | $143 | 32 |
| 3★ | $155 | 33 |
| 2.5★ | $201 | 9 |
| 2★ | $84 | 5 |
| no star rating | $147 | 11 |
- Places with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median $187 (40 places); places under 8 asked $146 (32).
Hotels and homes on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Adelaide, hotels asked a median $170 (182 priced) and homes $115 (91 priced).
| Night | Hotels | Hotels priced | Homes | Homes priced | All together |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | $155 | 198 | $127 | 88 | $148 |
| Fri 25 December | $170 | 182 | $115 | 91 | $149 |
Homes are apartments, B&Bs and private rooms; “all together” is one median over both.
Five places at the middle on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Adelaide, the median of 182 asking prices was $170; below are ranks 89 to 93, counting from the cheapest.
| Rank | Place | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Little National Hotel Adelaide | 4★ | Central Business District | $161 |
| 90 | Walkers Arms Hotel | 4.5★ | North Adelaide | $161 |
| 91 | North Adelaide Boutique Stays Accommodation | 5★ | North Adelaide | $165 |
| 92 | Hotel Panorama | 4★ | Clovelly Park | $170 |
| 93 | Crowne Plaza Adelaide Mawson Lakes By IHG | 4★ | Mawson Lakes | $174 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 182 places priced that night.
The cheapest places rated 8 or more on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Adelaide, the cheapest place with a guest score of 8 or more asked $59 (3BR Guest House near Adelaide CBD Joslin 5070, rated 8.5).
| Rank | Place | Guest score | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3BR Guest House near Adelaide CBD Joslin 5070 | 8.5 | — | North Adelaide | $59 |
| 2 | Spacious and Modern Guest House | 8.8 | — | Modbury | $61 |
| 9 | Modern Share house, private bedroom with double size bed, 7min to beach | 8.8 | 3.5★ | Mitchell Park | $74 |
| 10 | Majestic Minima Hotel | 8.0 | 3.5★ | North Adelaide | $76 |
| 13 | Jasper Motor Inn | 8.4 | 3★ | Hyde Park | $82 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 182 places priced that night.
Christmas 2026 in other towns
Over Christmas 2026, the median a night in Adelaide, $170, was higher than in 247 and lower than in 106 of the other towns measured in USD (other towns: 353).
| Town | Median a night | Against ordinary nights | Places priced | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensenada | $177 | +18% | 164–198 | 8 November 2026 |
| Trondheim | $175 | +12% | 46 | 7 November 2026 |
| Tampa (FL) | $173 | +1% | 198–199 | 25 October 2026 |
| Eastbourne | $170 | -2% | 40–41 | 8 November 2026 |
| New Orleans (LA) | $170 | +12% | 198 | 25 October 2026 |
| Adelaide | $170 | +8% | 182–198 | 24 October 2026 |
| Chicago (IL) | $169 | +10% | 198–199 | 25 October 2026 |
| Milwaukee (WI) | $169 | +26% | 103–106 | 7 November 2026 |
| St. Petersburg (FL) | $169 | +18% | 46–48 | 25 October 2026 |
| Melbourne | $168 | +29% | 198–200 | 24 October 2026 |
| Oxford | $168 | -2% | 154–160 | 25 October 2026 |
Towns in the same currency only; prices are never converted.
What was measured
Nights measured in Adelaide within a week of Christmas 2026: 16, from 17 December 2026 to 1 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.
- Up to 208 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in USD, as shown on the day each night was read, on 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast; holiday asks move as the date nears.
Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →