When are hotels in Sydney most expensive?

The 10 most expensive nights

In Sydney, the 10 most expensive of the 70 measured nights ask a median of $228 to $424; Friday and Saturday nights make up 7 of the 10.

Nearby nights of its kind: the other measured nights of the same kind (Monday to Thursday, or Friday to Sunday) within 7 days either side; a dash where fewer than 3 were measured. Each night links to the places and prices read for it.

How far above an ordinary night

In Sydney, 10 of the 69 compared nights asked 15% or more above nearby nights of their kind; the largest difference was +114%, on Wednesday 30 December 2026.

Not compared: fewer than 3 measured nights of the same kind within 7 days, or a difference above +150%, which reads as a broken scan rather than a market. Nights priced more than 3 times above or below the window's middle are already left out of the window.

The most expensive weekends (Friday + Saturday)

In Sydney, the most expensive weekend measured is Friday 11 December 2026 and Saturday 12 December 2026: medians of $246 and $323, $569 summed.

A weekend is listed only when both its Friday and its Saturday night were measured; the sum adds two medians and is not the price of any one stay.

Stretches of high prices

In Sydney, the longest run of consecutive nights each 15% or more above nearby nights of its kind goes from 10 December 2026 to 13 December 2026 (4 nights), peaking at $323 on Saturday 12 December 2026.

A run needs at least two consecutive measured nights; a night not measured or not compared ends it.

Events and holidays on measured nights

In Sydney, published events and holidays on measured nights: 3; the one furthest above nearby nights of its kind was the night of Friday 1 January 2027 (New Year's Day): +87%, a median of $334.

An event or holiday is listed only where its night was measured and compared; an event found automatically also needs a source and a difference of at least +15%. The difference belongs to the night: it says what that night asked, not why.

The most expensive night of each month

In Sydney, the window covers 3 months; the highest monthly peak is $424 on Thursday 31 December 2026.

Only the nights inside the measured window count; a linked month has its own page with every night.

What was measured

Nights measured in Sydney: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 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; nights read on 24 October 2026.
• Nearby nights of its kind: the median of the other measured nights of the same kind (Monday to Thursday, or Friday to Sunday) within 7 days either side, where at least 3 were measured.
• Left out as broken reads: nights priced more than 3 times above or below the window's middle, and differences above +150%.
• Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.