How much do hotels in Interlaken cost at Christmas 2026?
Over Christmas 2026, the nights of 24 and 25 December, places to stay in Interlaken asked a median $429 a night, +7% against $399 on the 12 ordinary nights within a week either side (latest scan 25 October 2026). On the dearest of those nights, 25 December, the middle half of the 142 places showing a price asked $303 to $704, and 16 of the 158 places checked showed no price; nights read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 23:58 UTC.
Updated
Asking prices on Christmas 2026
Over Christmas 2026 in Interlaken, the nightly median ran from $421 (24 December) to $429 (25 December).
| Night | Median | Middle half | Cheapest | Dearest | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | $421 | $262–$655 | $117 | $1 925 | 151 | 17 / 168 |
| Fri 25 December | $429 | $303–$704 | $127 | $2 490 | 142 | 16 / 158 |
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 Interlaken, the median a night across its 2 nights sat +7% against the 12 ordinary nights within a week either side: $429 against $399.
| Nights | Median | Compared with | Their median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 2 nights | $429 | 12 nights within a week either side | $399 | +7% |
| Thu 24 December | $421 | 7 Monday-to-Thursday nights | $399 | +5% |
| Fri 25 December | $429 | 5 Friday-to-Sunday nights | $324 | +32% |
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 Interlaken, the nightly median ran from $342 (22 December) to $429 (25 December).
| Night | Median | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21 December | $352 | 177 | 17 / 194 |
| Tue 22 December | $342 | 177 | 18 / 195 |
| Wed 23 December | $399 | 174 | 17 / 191 |
| Thu 24 December · Christmas | $421 | 151 | 17 / 168 |
| Fri 25 December · Christmas | $429 | 142 | 16 / 158 |
| Sat 26 December | $421 | 130 | 18 / 148 |
| Sun 27 December | $428 | 135 | 17 / 152 |
| Mon 28 December | $428 | 138 | 17 / 155 |
By star rating on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Interlaken, 5★ places asked the highest median, $1 163 over 7 places priced.
| Stars | Median | Places priced |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | $1 163 | 7 |
| 4.5★ | $1 137 | 7 |
| 4★ | $529 | 31 |
| 3.5★ | $570 | 17 |
| 3★ | $364 | 52 |
| 2.5★ | $429 | 16 |
| 2★ | $208 | 6 |
| no star rating | $387 | 4 |
- Places with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median $704 (31 places); places under 8 asked $320 (35).
Hotels and homes on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Interlaken, hotels asked a median $429 (142 priced) and homes $224 (93 priced).
| Night | Hotels | Hotels priced | Homes | Homes priced | All together |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | $421 | 151 | $226 | 88 | $307 |
| Fri 25 December | $429 | 142 | $224 | 93 | $325 |
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 Interlaken, the median of 142 asking prices was $429; below are ranks 69 to 73, counting from the cheapest.
| Rank | Place | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Studio PAOLA Interlaken | 3★ | Interlaken Near Center | $429 |
| 70 | Studio NATASCHA Interlaken | 3★ | Interlaken Near Center | $429 |
| 71 | Studio VICTORIA Interlaken | 3★ | Interlaken Near Center | $429 |
| 72 | STUDIO JOHN Interlaken | 3★ | Interlaken Near Center | $429 |
| 73 | Studio SARA Interlaken | 2.5★ | Interlaken Near Center | $429 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 142 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 Interlaken, the cheapest place with a guest score of 8 or more asked $127 (Gruppenhaus Morgenrot by Meielisalp, rated 8.6).
| Rank | Place | Guest score | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gruppenhaus Morgenrot by Meielisalp | 8.6 | — | Leissigen | $127 |
| 3 | Boutique Hotel & Restaurant Baren Ringgenberg | 8.0 | 3★ | Ringgenberg | $166 |
| 6 | Hotel Rosengartli | 8.8 | 3★ | Leissigen | $172 |
| 7 | Historic Hotel Steinbock | 8.4 | 2★ | Wilderswil | $175 |
| 8 | Swiss Holidays-City Apartments Interlaken | 8.5 | 1.5★ | Interlaken Near Center | $190 |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 142 places priced that night.
Christmas 2026 in other towns
Over Christmas 2026, the median a night in Interlaken, $429, was higher than in 344 and lower than in 9 of the other towns measured in USD (other towns: 353).
| Town | Median a night | Against ordinary nights | Places priced | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grindelwald | $632 | +55% | 33–36 | 25 October 2026 |
| Queenstown | $555 | +39% | 57–73 | 25 October 2026 |
| Davos | $520 | +59% | 48–62 | 24 October 2026 |
| Honolulu (HI) | $491 | +4% | 138–150 | 25 October 2026 |
| Naples (FL) | $456 | +23% | 62–71 | 26 October 2026 |
| Interlaken | $429 | +7% | 142–151 | 25 October 2026 |
| New York (NY) | $427 | +17% | 199 | 24 October 2026 |
| Miami Beach (FL) | $406 | +48% | 188–196 | 25 October 2026 |
| Sedona (AZ) | $401 | +20% | 66–88 | 26 October 2026 |
| St. Augustine (FL) | $389 | +11% | 111–119 | 25 October 2026 |
| Oakland (MD) | $389 | +11% | 38–80 | 7 November 2026 |
Towns in the same currency only; prices are never converted.
What was measured
Nights measured in Interlaken 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 25 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 →