Best time to visit / Los Angeles
When is it cheapest to visit Los Angeles?
See how room prices move month by month, and know the cheapest window and the peak season to avoid before you book.
Cheapest Jan, Feb
A regional seasonality estimate; see the notes below for this city and its specifics.
Los Angeles is cheapest to visit in January and February.
Peak season is June, July, August, and December, when rooms cost the most.
Los Angeles seasons and room prices
Los Angeles hotel rates peak in the summer school holidays from June through August, over Thanksgiving week, and from Christmas into the New Year. Spring break in March, the Rose Parade in Pasadena on January 1, and the LA Marathon weekend in March also lift prices in the neighbourhoods around them. The reliable low points are mid January through February, once the holiday crowds have gone, and the weeks after Labor Day from mid September into October, when the weather is at its best and beach hotels drop noticeably. Coastal areas such as Santa Monica carry a weekend premium, so a midweek stay there costs less than a Friday and Saturday.
Los Angeles local costs and payment
The currency is the US dollar and cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere, with tipping expected at restaurants, in taxis and for hotel staff. The City of Los Angeles charges a transient occupancy tax of about 14 percent on the room rate plus a small tourism assessment, and some hotels in Santa Monica, Beverly Hills and around the beaches add a resort or amenity fee collected at check in. Most booking sites leave those out of the headline total, so open the price breakdown before you pay. Hotel parking is charged per night and can be substantial if you rent a car, and at checkout choose to be billed in dollars rather than your home currency.
Take Los Angeles further into a stay plan
Once you have picked a cheap time to go, work out which base gives you the shortest travel.
When to visit Los Angeles: common questions
When is it cheapest?
Los Angeles is cheapest in the low season, January and February.
When is peak season?
June, July, August, and December is peak season, when room prices are highest.
Which months should I avoid?
To spend the least, avoid the peak months of June, July, August, and December, when prices climb.