When are hotels in Zakopane most expensive?

In Zakopane, the most expensive of the 67 nights measured from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027 is the night of Monday 28 December 2026: a median asking price of 1 264 zł across 148 places, +93% against other Monday-to-Thursday nights within 7 days (latest scan 25 October 2026). Those 5 nights had a median of 655 zł. Nights read on 25 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 14:36 UTC.

Updated

The 10 most expensive nights

In Zakopane, the 10 most expensive of the 67 measured nights ask a median of 671 zł to 1 264 zł; 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 20261 264 zł148655 zł (5)+93%30 of 178 (17%)
Saturday 2 January 20271 239 zł184904 zł (5)+37%24 of 208 (12%)
Friday 25 December 20261 146 zł80545 zł (5)+110%25 of 105 (24%)Christmas Day
Thursday 24 December 20261 073 zł96600 zł (5)+79%27 of 123 (22%)Christmas Eve
Saturday 26 December 20261 060 zł961 028 zł (5)+3%23 of 119 (19%)Second Day of Christmas
Sunday 27 December 20261 028 zł1631 060 zł (5)-3%29 of 192 (15%)
Sunday 3 January 2027904 zł166656 zł (5)+38%20 of 186 (11%)
Saturday 16 January 2027700 zł163577 zł (5)+21%22 of 185 (12%)
Wednesday 23 December 2026700 zł159600 zł (6)+17%25 of 184 (14%)
Wednesday 6 January 2027671 zł186618 zł (6)+9%22 of 208 (11%)Epiphany

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 Zakopane, 7 of the 67 compared nights asked 15% or more above nearby nights of their kind; the largest difference was +110%, on Friday 25 December 2026.

Difference against nearby nights of its kindNightsShare of measured nights
+30% or more57%
+15% to +29%23%
0% to +14%3248%
Below 0%2842%
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 Zakopane, the most expensive weekend measured is Friday 25 December 2026 and Saturday 26 December 2026: medians of 1 146 zł and 1 060 zł, 2 206 zł summed.

FridaySaturdayFriday medianSaturday medianSum of the two medians
25 December 202626 December 20261 146 zł1 060 zł2 206 zł
8 January 20279 January 2027653 zł656 zł1 309 zł
15 January 202716 January 2027577 zł700 zł1 278 zł
18 December 202619 December 2026545 zł444 zł989 zł
11 December 202612 December 2026487 zł492 zł978 zł

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 Zakopane, the longest run of consecutive nights each 15% or more above nearby nights of its kind goes from 23 December 2026 to 25 December 2026 (3 nights), peaking at 1 146 zł on Friday 25 December 2026.

FromToNightsHighest medianLargest difference
23 December 202625 December 202631 146 zł+110%
2 January 20273 January 202721 239 zł+38%

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 Zakopane, published events and holidays on measured nights: 4; the one furthest above nearby nights of its kind was the night of Friday 25 December 2026 (Christmas Day): +110%, a median of 1 146 zł.

NightEvent or holidayMedian asking priceDifferenceRank among the 67 nights
Friday 25 December 2026Christmas Day1 146 zł+110%3 of 67
Thursday 24 December 2026Christmas Eve1 073 zł+79%4 of 67
Wednesday 6 January 2027Epiphany671 zł+9%10 of 67
Saturday 26 December 2026Second Day of Christmas1 060 zł+3%5 of 67

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 Zakopane, the window covers 3 months; the highest monthly peak is 1 264 zł on Monday 28 December 2026.

MonthMost expensive nightMedian asking priceDifferenceNights measured that month
November 2026Saturday 28 November 2026474 zł+5%18
December 2026Monday 28 December 20261 264 zł+93%28
January 2027Saturday 2 January 20271 239 zł+37%21

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

What was measured

Nights measured in Zakopane: 67, from 13 November 2026 to 22 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; nights read on 25 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.

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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