How do hotel prices in San Luis Obispo (CA) change by month?

Of the 3 months measured in San Luis Obispo (CA), November 2026 has the lowest median asking price, $130 a night, and January 2027 the highest, $149: 15% more (latest scan 25 October 2026). Nights measured: 81, read on 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 43 places checked, read 25 October 2026 21:19 UTC.

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Median asking price, month by month

Across the 3 months measured in San Luis Obispo (CA), the monthly median asking price runs from $130 to $149 a night, over 81 measured nights.

MonthMedian asking priceMiddle half (p25–p75)Nights measuredPriciest nightRead
November 2026$130$79–$1742813 November 2026: $22625 October 2026
December 2026$133$79–$170314 December 2026: $18625 October 2026
January 2027$149$84–$2072216 January 2027: $21525 October 2026
  • Each month shows what places asked on the days in its Read column; a month already past was read before its nights, so months read at different times are compared as read.

A month's figure is the median of its nightly medians, and a night's the median asking price for one night. A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights, each with at least 30 places showing a price.

Cheapest to priciest month

The median asking price in San Luis Obispo (CA) is $149 a night in the priciest month (January 2027) against $130 in the cheapest (November 2026): a gap of $19, or +15%.

MonthMedian asking priceAgainst the cheapest monthNights measured
November 2026$1300%28
December 2026$133+3%31
January 2027$149+15%22

Friday and Saturday against Monday to Thursday, by month

Across the 3 months measured in San Luis Obispo (CA) with at least 3 nights on each side, Friday and Saturday nights asked from +16% to +66% against Monday to Thursday.

MonthFriday + SaturdayMonday – ThursdayDifferenceNights measured (Fri+Sat / Mon–Thu)
November 2026$216$130+66%6 / 17
December 2026$183$130+41%8 / 19
January 2027$167$144+16%7 / 12

Each side is the median of its nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group. A month with fewer than 3 nights on either side is left out.

Hotels against B&Bs, guesthouses and apartments, by month

Across the 3 months measured in San Luis Obispo (CA) with hotels and homes both read, the whole market asked a median from $162 to $180 a night.

MonthHotels & hostelsB&Bs, guesthouses & apartmentsWhole marketPlaces a night (hotels + homes)Nights measured
November 2026$130$184$16237 + 9428
December 2026$133$187$16636 + 9431
January 2027$149$196$18034 + 9422

Medians per night. The whole market pools every price both halves showed that night; a night counts only when both were read, and a month only with enough such nights.

Places with no price, by month

Across the 3 months measured in San Luis Obispo (CA), the median night had from 10% to 11% of checked places showing no price (sold out or closed).

MonthNo price, median nightHighest nightPlaces checked a night (median)
November 202610%26 November 2026: 12%41
December 202610%31 December 2026: 14%40
January 202711%22 January 2027: 11%38

Counted place by place: a checked place with no price that night is sold out or closed. A month already past shows what had no price when it was read.

Event nights, by month

Months with published events in San Luis Obispo (CA): 3 of the 3 measured (events in all: 5); the highest night against comparable nights was 26 November 2026 (Thanksgiving Day), +45%.

MonthEventsHighest nightEventMedian that nightAgainst comparable nights
November 2026226 November 2026Thanksgiving Day$202+45%
December 2026125 December 2026Christmas Day$1670%
January 202721 January 2027New Year's Day$166+1%

Each percentage compares that night's median with measured nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It describes the night; it does not say the event moved the price.

What was measured

Nights measured in San Luis Obispo (CA): 81 in 3 months, from 1 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.

  • Up to 43 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.
  • A month is listed once it has at least 15 measured nights; nights priced in another currency are left out.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.

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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