How much do hotels in Indianapolis (IN) cost at Christmas 2026?

Over Christmas 2026, the nights of 24 and 25 December, places to stay in Indianapolis (IN) asked a median $133 a night, +6% against $126 on the 12 ordinary nights within a week either side (latest scan 7 November 2026). On the dearest of those nights, 25 December, the middle half of the 200 places showing a price asked $107 to $169, and 8 of the 208 places checked showed no price; nights read on 7 November 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 17:27 UTC.

Updated

Asking prices on Christmas 2026

Over Christmas 2026 in Indianapolis (IN), the nightly median ran from $126 (24 December) to $133 (25 December).

NightMedianMiddle halfCheapestDearestPlaces pricedNo price / checked
Thu 24 December$126$99–$177$52$1 0091998 / 207
Fri 25 December$133$107–$169$52$1 0092008 / 208

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 Indianapolis (IN), the median a night across its 2 nights sat +6% against the 12 ordinary nights within a week either side: $133 against $126.

NightsMedianCompared withTheir medianDifference
All 2 nights$13312 nights within a week either side$126+6%
Thu 24 December$1267 Monday-to-Thursday nights$1260%
Fri 25 December$1335 Friday-to-Sunday nights$135-1%

Ordinary nights leave out other holiday nights; not counted: 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 Indianapolis (IN), the nightly median ran from $125 (23 December) to $135 (26 December).

NightMedianPlaces pricedNo price / checked
Mon 21 December$1281988 / 206
Tue 22 December$1261988 / 206
Wed 23 December$1251998 / 207
Thu 24 December · Christmas$1261998 / 207
Fri 25 December · Christmas$1332008 / 208
Sat 26 December$1351988 / 206
Sun 27 December$1262008 / 208
Mon 28 December$1252008 / 208

By star rating on the night of 25 December 2026

On the night of 25 December 2026 in Indianapolis (IN), 5★ places asked the highest median, $567 over 10 places priced.

StarsMedianPlaces priced
5★$56710
4.5★$5034
4★$22619
3.5★$17714
3★$13673
2.5★$10755
2★$8923
  • Places with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median $153 (48 places); places under 8 asked $101 (51).

Hotels and homes on the night of 25 December 2026

On the night of 25 December 2026 in Indianapolis (IN), hotels asked a median $133 (200 priced) and homes $152 (89 priced).

NightHotelsHotels pricedHomesHomes pricedAll together
Thu 24 December$126199$14587$128
Fri 25 December$133200$15289$135

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 Indianapolis (IN), the median of 200 asking prices was $133; below are ranks 98 to 102, counting from the cheapest.

RankPlaceStarsDistrictAsking price
98La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Indianapolis South2.5★Indianapolis South$129
99Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis at the Capitol3★Indianapolis City Center$129
100Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Indianapolis W - Airport Area By IHG3★Indianapolis West$130
101Courtyard by Marriott Indianapolis Castleton3★Indianapolis North$133
102Tru by Hilton Indianapolis Lawrence3★Indianapolis Northeast$133

Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 200 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 Indianapolis (IN), the cheapest place with a guest score of 8 or more asked $72 (Suburban Studios Fishers Indianapolis, rated 9.6).

RankPlaceGuest scoreStarsDistrictAsking price
5Suburban Studios Fishers Indianapolis9.62★Indianapolis Northeast$72
10Red Roof Inn Indianapolis South8.42★Indianapolis South$77
13Quality Inn Fishers - Indianapolis9.22★Indianapolis Northeast$77
16Clarion Inn & Suites Indianapolis Northwest8.12.5★Indianapolis Northwest$79
17Extended Stay America Suites - Indianapolis - Castleton8.52.5★Indianapolis Northeast$79

Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 200 places priced that night.

Christmas 2026 in other towns

Over Christmas 2026, the median a night in Indianapolis (IN), $133, was higher than in 157 and lower than in 196 of the other towns measured in USD (other towns: 353).

TownMedian a nightAgainst ordinary nightsPlaces pricedRead on
Richmond (VA)$134+6%131–1338 November 2026
Odense$134+2%30–317 November 2026
Huddersfield$134-3%71–728 November 2026
Middlesbrough$134-12%61–668 November 2026
Sheffield$134+7%114–1377 November 2026
Indianapolis (IN)$133+6%199–2007 November 2026
Allentown (PA)$133+7%37–387 November 2026
Liverpool$133+29%19524 October 2026
Atlanta (GA)$1330%19825 October 2026
Taipei$133+18%19825 October 2026
Torquay$133-20%53–5925 October 2026

Towns in the same currency only; prices are never converted.

What was measured

Nights measured in Indianapolis (IN) 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 7 November 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 →

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