Accommodation prices — South Lake Tahoe (CA), December 2026

69 places answered · priced 2026-10-26 01:52

Median $207 · half of all places $155 – $303 Night 31 · Offers 69 · $60 – $5 209

Median
$207
p25
$155
p75
$303
Offers
69

What was on in South Lake Tahoe (CA) in December 2026

In South Lake Tahoe (CA), the night of 25 December stood out most — Christmas Day — with a median 28% above the month's other comparable nights.

Night Event This night vs comparable nights
25 December Christmas Day +28%

The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.

Prices night by night

The median and the range of the middle half of offers. Every night measured on its own.

South Lake Tahoe (CA) · December 2026 · USD
Night Median p25 p75 Offers
Tue 01.12 146 103 223 69
Wed 02.12 145 103 223 70
Thu 03.12 151 104 225 71
Fri 04.12 192 141 270 63
Sat 05.12 207 160 303 56
Sun 06.12 149 103 225 70
Mon 07.12 145 103 217 69
Tue 08.12 145 105 205 68
Wed 09.12 146 105 223 68
Thu 10.12 147 105 223 69
Fri 11.12 189 140 290 62
Sat 12.12 211 159 325 57
Sun 13.12 153 105 231 70
Mon 14.12 152 105 227 69
Tue 15.12 153 105 229 69
Wed 16.12 153 106 246 69
Thu 17.12 153 105 250 68
Fri 18.12 222 180 352 58
Sat 19.12 255 212 380 53
Sun 20.12 219 155 363 58
Mon 21.12 224 170 413 59
Tue 22.12 216 170 395 58
Wed 23.12 236 170 462 56
Thu 24.12 263 170 379 47
Fri 25.12 326 257 449 48
Sat 26.12 314 265 457 44
Sun 27.12 316 243 480 49
Mon 28.12 312 245 655 50
Tue 29.12 335 227 551 51
Wed 30.12 358 256 645 50
Thu 31.12 459 380 600 39

A night we did not measure is absent from the table — we never show a zero in place of missing data.

Proof: how we know $153 is the median

The night of 16 December 2026. The places just below and just above the middle — sorted by price.

69 places answered · priced 2026-10-26 01:52 Offers 69 / 75
33 3★ Bijou $146
34 2★ Kingsbury $151
35 3★ Bijou $153 ← median
36 3★ Bijou $153
37 4★ Bijou $157
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Which day of the week is priciest?

How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.

Saturday +13% Friday +0% Monday -9% Sunday -10% Tuesday -26% Wednesday -26% Thursday -26%

Price distribution

The night of 16 December 2026.

‹ $300 57 · offers
300–600 8
600–900 1
900–1500 2
› 1500 1

How we measure this

You cannot get a wrong number out of it. A night we could not measure stays empty — never zero, never smoothed, never estimated.

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Sold-out places are counted separately

A median over 30 places and a median over 208 places are not the same claim, which is why the count sits next to every figure.

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Events describe the night, not the cause

The percentage compares that night's median with the same weekdays around it — a weekend is 5–20% above midweek by itself. We publish the number and state plainly that we are not claiming the event caused it.

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A thin measurement is not published at all

A city-month needs at least 30 places and 15 measured nights before it gets a public page. Below that we say “not enough measured yet” rather than publish a shaky number.

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Every figure carries its date

“199 places answered · priced 14 Jun 2026.” That line is the most valuable sentence on the page, and it is sized like it.

What this page does not say

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We cannot change anyone's price and never will. You set prices in your own extranet. We are a briefing, not a control panel.

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Not a forecast

We never say “prices will rise”. We say what is being asked today for a future night. Nothing on screen is predicted.

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Not a competitor list

You do not choose five rivals to track. We read the whole town, so the market is what it is, not what you selected.

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Not transaction data

These are asking prices — what places want — not what rooms sold for. We say so on the page.

Common questions

Accommodation prices — South Lake Tahoe (CA), December 2026?

Median $207. Half of all places: $155 – $303.

Which day of the week is priciest?

Saturday +13% · Thursday -26% · How far each day's median sits from the whole month's.

What was on in South Lake Tahoe (CA) in December 2026?

Christmas Day — The percentage describes that night — its median against the other nights of the same kind (weekday or weekend) within a week either side. It is measured. We do not claim the event caused it; we give the date, the name and the source so it can be checked.

Price distribution

$60 – $5 209 · Median $207 · 69 offers · 16 December 2026

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