How much do hotels in Kraków cost at Christmas 2026?
Over Christmas 2026, the nights of 24 and 25 December, places to stay in Kraków asked a median 432 zł a night, -7% against 467 zł 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 198 places showing a price asked 308 zł to 604 zł, and 10 of the 208 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 22:02 UTC.
Updated
Asking prices on Christmas 2026
Over Christmas 2026 in Kraków, the nightly median ran from 354 zł (24 December) to 432 zł (25 December).
| Night | Median | Middle half | Cheapest | Dearest | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | 354 zł | 279 zł–526 zł | 118 zł | 1 305 zł | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Fri 25 December | 432 zł | 308 zł–604 zł | 128 zł | 1 921 zł | 198 | 10 / 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 Kraków, the median a night across its 2 nights sat -7% against the 11 ordinary nights within a week either side: 432 zł against 467 zł.
| Nights | Median | Compared with | Their median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 2 nights | 432 zł | 11 nights within a week either side | 467 zł | -7% |
| Thu 24 December | 354 zł | 7 Monday-to-Thursday nights | 385 zł | -8% |
| Fri 25 December | 432 zł | 4 Friday-to-Sunday nights | 473 zł | -9% |
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 Kraków, the nightly median ran from 332 zł (21 December) to 541 zł (28 December).
| Night | Median | Places priced | No price / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 21 December | 332 zł | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Tue 22 December | 338 zł | 198 | 9 / 207 |
| Wed 23 December | 332 zł | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Thu 24 December · Christmas | 354 zł | 199 | 9 / 208 |
| Fri 25 December · Christmas | 432 zł | 198 | 10 / 208 |
| Sat 26 December · another holiday | 454 zł | 197 | 11 / 208 |
| Sun 27 December | 473 zł | 198 | 9 / 207 |
| Mon 28 December | 541 zł | 196 | 11 / 207 |
By star rating on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Kraków, 4.5★ places asked the highest median, 1 143 zł over 4 places priced.
| Stars | Median | Places priced |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 860 zł | 25 |
| 4.5★ | 1 143 zł | 4 |
| 4★ | 480 zł | 86 |
| 3.5★ | 306 zł | 3 |
| 3★ | 352 zł | 63 |
| 2★ | 266 zł | 11 |
| no star rating | 294 zł | 3 |
- Places with a guest score of 9 or more asked a median 526 zł (91 places); places under 8 asked 265 zł (10).
Hotels and homes on the night of 25 December 2026
On the night of 25 December 2026 in Kraków, hotels asked a median 432 zł (198 priced) and homes 380 zł (88 priced).
| Night | Hotels | Hotels priced | Homes | Homes priced | All together |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 24 December | 354 zł | 199 | 290 zł | 89 | 341 zł |
| Fri 25 December | 432 zł | 198 | 380 zł | 88 | 408 zł |
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 Kraków, the median of 198 asking prices was 432 zł; below are ranks 97 to 101, counting from the cheapest.
| Rank | Place | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | Station Aparthotel | 4★ | Krakow City Center | 424 zł |
| 98 | Hotel Batory | 3★ | Krakow City Center | 425 zł |
| 99 | N33 Premium Apartments Old Town Krakow - Destigo Hotels | 4★ | Stare Miasto (Old Town) | 430 zł |
| 100 | Hotel Yarden by Artery Hotels | 3★ | Krakow City Center | 432 zł |
| 101 | Hotel M4 Boutique | 3★ | Krakow City Center | 432 zł |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 198 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 Kraków, the cheapest place with a guest score of 8 or more asked 128 zł (Hostel Biały Dom, rated 8.4).
| Rank | Place | Guest score | Stars | District | Asking price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hostel Biały Dom | 8.4 | 2★ | Podgórze | 128 zł |
| 2 | Dream Hostel & Apartments | 8.5 | 3★ | Kazimierz | 162 zł |
| 3 | Hostel Deco | 8.4 | 2★ | Krakow City Center | 174 zł |
| 4 | Hotel ROK | 8.6 | 1★ | Podgórze | 177 zł |
| 5 | VIKI Kazimierz | 8.2 | 2★ | Kazimierz | 183 zł |
Names and prices as shown on the day they were read; a rank counts from the cheapest of the 198 places priced that night.
Christmas 2026 in other towns
Over Christmas 2026, the median a night in Kraków, 432 zł, was higher than in 9 and lower than in 13 of the other towns measured in PLN (other towns: 22).
| Town | Median a night | Against ordinary nights | Places priced | Read on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gdynia | 521 zł | +22% | 168–187 | 25 October 2026 |
| Władysławowo | 503 zł | +17% | 100–107 | 25 October 2026 |
| Wrocław | 468 zł | +33% | 193–197 | 24 October 2026 |
| Szczecin | 441 zł | +13% | 167–175 | 7 November 2026 |
| Toruń | 441 zł | +18% | 110–196 | 7 November 2026 |
| Kraków | 432 zł | -7% | 198–199 | 24 October 2026 |
| Gdańsk | 382 zł | +20% | 199 | 25 October 2026 |
| Poznań | 375 zł | +16% | 193–196 | 25 October 2026 |
| Katowice | 370 zł | +15% | 192–193 | 7 November 2026 |
| Częstochowa | 350 zł | +11% | 84–90 | 25 October 2026 |
| Radom | 350 zł | 0% | 42 | 25 October 2026 |
Towns in the same currency only; prices are never converted.
What was measured
Nights measured in Kraków 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 PLN, 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 →