How much do hotels in Cologne cost at Christmas 2026?
Over Christmas 2026, the nights of 24 and 25 December, places to stay in Cologne asked a median €110 a night, -4% against €114 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 187 places showing a price asked €88 to €146, and 20 of the 207 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 22:16 UTC.
Updated
Asking prices on Christmas 2026
Over Christmas 2026 in Cologne, the nightly median ran from €106 (24 December) to €110 (25 December).
| Night | Median | Middle half | Cheapest | Dearest | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | €106 | €85–€148 | €47 | €1 327 | 193 | 14 / 207 |
| Fri 25 December | €110 | €88–€146 | €52 | €658 | 187 | 20 / 207 |
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 Cologne, the median a night across its 2 nights sat -4% against the 11 ordinary nights within a week either side: €110 against €114.
| Nights | Median | Compared with | Their median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 2 nights | €110 | 11 nights within a week either side | €114 | -4% |
| Thu 24 December | €106 | 7 Monday-to-Thursday nights | €114 | -7% |
| Fri 25 December | €110 | 4 Friday-to-Sunday nights | €197 | -44% |
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 Cologne, the nightly median ran from €105 (27 December) to €116 (21 December).
| Night | Median | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21 December | €116 | 192 | 12 / 204 |
| Tue 22 December | €114 | 195 | 12 / 207 |
| Wed 23 December | €107 | 193 | 14 / 207 |
| Thu 24 December · Christmas | €106 | 193 | 14 / 207 |
| Fri 25 December · Christmas | €110 | 187 | 20 / 207 |
| Sat 26 December · another holiday | €112 | 191 | 16 / 207 |
| Sun 27 December | €105 | 193 | 13 / 206 |
| Mon 28 December | €107 | 192 | 12 / 204 |
By star rating on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Cologne, 5★ places asked the highest median, €178 over 4 places priced.
| Stars | Median | Places priced |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | €178 | 4 |
| 4.5★ | €140 | 7 |
| 4★ | €118 | 49 |
| 3.5★ | €166 | 6 |
| 3★ | €100 | 65 |
| 2★ | €96 | 8 |
| no star rating | €97 | 45 |
- Places with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median €150 (19 places); places under 8 asked €95 (47).
Hotels and homes on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Cologne, hotels asked a median €110 (187 priced) and homes €106 (93 priced).
| Night | Hotels | Hotels priced | Homes | Homes priced | All together |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | €106 | 193 | €110 | 93 | €109 |
| Fri 25 December | €110 | 187 | €106 | 93 | €109 |
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 Cologne, the median of 187 asking prices was €110; below are ranks 92 to 96, counting from the cheapest.
| Rank | Place | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Hotel Cara Vita Cologne | 3★ | City Center - Old Town | €109 |
| 93 | NH Collection Koln Mediapark | 4★ | Neustadt North | €109 |
| 94 | Hotel Adrett am Dom - Digital Access | 3★ | City Center - Old Town | €110 |
| 95 | Hotel Triton | — | Lindenthal | €112 |
| 96 | a&o Koln Hauptbahnhof | — | City Center - Old Town | €112 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 187 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 Cologne, the cheapest place with a guest score of 8 or more asked €61 (404-Hostel, rated 8.7).
| Rank | Place | Guest score | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 404-Hostel | 8.7 | — | Nippes | €61 |
| 8 | Premiere Classe Koeln West | 8.1 | — | Lindenthal | €64 |
| 13 | ibis budget Koeln Messe | 8.0 | 2★ | Deutz / Messe | €66 |
| 15 | Premier Inn Köln City Süd | 8.3 | 3★ | City Center - Old Town | €66 |
| 18 | Premier Inn Köln City Mediapark | 8.4 | 3★ | Neustadt North | €71 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 187 places priced that night.
Christmas 2026 in other towns
Over Christmas 2026, the median a night in Cologne, €110, was higher than in 44 and lower than in 127 of the other towns measured in EUR (other towns: 172).
| Town | Median a night | Against ordinary nights | Places priced | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pisa | €113 | +10% | 195–198 | 25 October 2026 |
| Cagliari | €113 | +14% | 193–194 | 26 October 2026 |
| Naples | €112 | +17% | 196–199 | 25 October 2026 |
| Palermo | €112 | +14% | 197–198 | 25 October 2026 |
| Helsinki | €111 | +3% | 187–189 | 25 October 2026 |
| Cologne | €110 | -4% | 187–193 | 24 October 2026 |
| Leipzig | €110 | +7% | 191–195 | 25 October 2026 |
| Mainz | €110 | +8% | 65–66 | 8 November 2026 |
| Segovia | €110 | +5% | 35 | 25 October 2026 |
| Hamburg | €110 | +6% | 196 | 24 October 2026 |
| Rotterdam | €110 | +6% | 87–90 | 25 October 2026 |
Towns in the same currency only; prices are never converted.
What was measured
Nights measured in Cologne 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 207 places checked per night; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
- Prices in EUR, 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 →