When are hotels in Tauranga most expensive?

In Tauranga, the most expensive of the 81 nights measured from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027 is the night of Monday 28 December 2026: a median asking price of $186 across 41 places, +36% against other Monday-to-Thursday nights within 7 days (latest scan 7 November 2026). Those 6 nights had a median of $138. Boxing Day (observed) falls on that night. Nights read on 7 November 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 112 places checked, read 7 November 2026 19:37 UTC.

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The 10 most expensive nights

In Tauranga, the 10 most expensive of the 81 measured nights ask a median of $155 to $186; Friday and Saturday nights make up 4 of the 10.

NightMedian asking pricePlaces with a priceNearby nights of its kind: median (nights)DifferenceNo price (sold out or closed)Event or holiday that night
Monday 28 December 2026$18641$138 (6)+36%5 of 46 (11%)Boxing Day (observed)
Tuesday 29 December 2026$18539$146 (6)+26%5 of 44 (11%)
Saturday 2 January 2027$18332$171 (5)+7%5 of 37 (14%)Day after New Year's Day
Sunday 27 December 2026$17840$171 (5)+4%5 of 45 (11%)
Saturday 26 December 2026$17631$156 (5)+13%4 of 35 (11%)Boxing Day
Sunday 3 January 2027$17142$166 (5)+4%4 of 46 (9%)
Saturday 9 January 2027$16651$155 (6)+7%6 of 57 (11%)
Tuesday 5 January 2027$15845$154 (6)+3%6 of 51 (12%)
Friday 25 December 2026$15630$128 (5)+22%3 of 33 (9%)Christmas Day
Thursday 7 January 2027$15553$146 (7)+6%6 of 59 (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 Tauranga, 3 of the 81 compared nights asked 15% or more above nearby nights of their kind; the largest difference was +36%, on Monday 28 December 2026.

Difference against nearby nights of its kindNightsShare of measured nights
+30% or more11%
+15% to +29%22%
0% to +14%4252%
Below 0%3644%
Not compared00%

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 Tauranga, the most expensive weekend measured is Friday 25 December 2026 and Saturday 26 December 2026: medians of $156 and $176, $332 summed.

FridaySaturdayFriday medianSaturday medianSum of the two medians
25 December 202626 December 2026$156$176$332
8 January 20279 January 2027$155$166$321
22 January 202723 January 2027$144$144$288
15 January 202716 January 2027$144$144$288
29 January 202730 January 2027$144$143$287

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 Tauranga, the longest run of consecutive nights each 15% or more above nearby nights of its kind goes from 28 December 2026 to 29 December 2026 (2 nights), peaking at $186 on Monday 28 December 2026.

FromToNightsHighest medianLargest difference
28 December 202629 December 20262$186+36%

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 Tauranga, published events and holidays on measured nights: 5; the one furthest above nearby nights of its kind was the night of Monday 28 December 2026 (Boxing Day (observed)): +36%, a median of $186.

NightEvent or holidayMedian asking priceDifferenceRank among the 81 nights
Monday 28 December 2026Boxing Day (observed)$186+36%1 of 81
Friday 25 December 2026Christmas Day$156+22%9 of 81
Saturday 26 December 2026Boxing Day$176+13%5 of 81
Saturday 2 January 2027Day after New Year's Day$183+7%3 of 81
Monday 4 January 2027Day after New Year's Day (observed)$146-7%14 of 81

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 Tauranga, the window covers 4 months; the highest monthly peak is $186 on Monday 28 December 2026.

MonthMost expensive nightMedian asking priceDifferenceNights measured that month
November 2026Friday 13 November 2026$131+5%18
December 2026Monday 28 December 2026$186+36%29
January 2027Saturday 2 January 2027$183+7%30
February 2027Thursday 4 February 2027$143+6%4

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

What was measured

Nights measured in Tauranga: 81, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price.

  • Up to 112 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 7 November 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.

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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