Holiday travel · November 26, 2026
Top 20 Hotel Destinations for Thanksgiving
Where to spend Thanksgiving, from the Macy's parade and New England traditions to farm feasts and warm-weather escapes.
Jump to hotels ↓New York, New York, United States
Why Thanksgiving
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on the morning of the holiday, and the start of the holiday windows.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~54°F (12°C); crisp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Peninsula New York. Beaux-Arts hotel on Fifth Avenue with a rooftop bar.
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Massachusetts, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Plymouth's America's Hometown Thanksgiving Celebration is about an hour away.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~50°F (10°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston. Back Bay tower hotel with skyline views.
Explore Boston →Virginia, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Colonial Williamsburg's harvest traditions, near Berkeley Plantation, site of a 1619 thanksgiving.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
- family
Where we'd stay: Williamsburg Inn. Regency-style inn in Colonial Williamsburg's historic area.
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Pennsylvania, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Philadelphia's Thanksgiving Day Parade is the oldest in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~54°F (12°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia. Grand rotunda hotel next to City Hall.
Explore Philadelphia →Vermont, United States
Why Thanksgiving
A classic New England Thanksgiving in a Vermont village.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~45°F (7°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- romance
- family
Where we'd stay: Woodstock Inn & Resort. Village-green inn in one of New England's prettiest towns.
Hotels in Woodstock →New Paltz, New York, United States
Why Thanksgiving
A long-standing Hudson Valley Thanksgiving tradition with a grand holiday feast.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~50°F (10°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- nature
- family
Where we'd stay: Mohonk Mountain House. Victorian castle resort on a mountain lake.
Hotels in New York →Walland, Tennessee, United States
Why Thanksgiving
A farm-to-table Thanksgiving in the Smoky Mountain foothills.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~59°F (15°C); cool
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- nature
- romance
Where we'd stay: Blackberry Farm. Farm-to-table estate in the Smoky Mountain foothills.
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South Carolina, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Lowcountry cooking and mild fall weather.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~68°F (20°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
- romance
Where we'd stay: Hotel Bennett. Grand hotel overlooking Marion Square with a rooftop pool.
Explore Charleston →Rutherford, California, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Napa's late-fall vineyard colors and quieter tasting rooms after harvest.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- romance
- culture
Where we'd stay: Auberge du Soleil. Hillside retreat among olive groves overlooking the valley floor.
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Sonoma
Forestville, California, United States
Why Thanksgiving
A wine-country Thanksgiving in the Russian River Valley.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- culture
- romance
Where we'd stay: Farmhouse Inn. Russian River Valley inn known for its restaurant and spa.
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Montecito, California, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Warm late-fall days on the Santa Barbara coast.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~70°F (21°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- romance
Where we'd stay: Rosewood Miramar Beach. Beachfront estate in Montecito.
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La Quinta, California, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Sunny desert weather for golf and pools.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~78°F (26°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- romance
Where we'd stay: La Quinta Resort & Club. Spanish Colonial casitas with dozens of pools in the Coachella Valley.
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Arizona, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Warm, sunny Scottsdale days.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~75°F (24°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- adventure
- romance
Where we'd stay: The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort. Sprawling resort at the base of Camelback Mountain with a 27-hole golf course.
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14Sedona
Arizona, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Cool, clear days for red-rock hiking.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- nature
- adventure
- romance
Where we'd stay: L'Auberge de Sedona. Creekside cottages along Oak Creek with red-rock views.
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15Maui
Wailea, Hawaii, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Maui's south shore before holiday crowds peak.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); mostly dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- romance
- family
Where we'd stay: Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. Oceanfront Wailea resort with an adults-only pool and whale-watching views from many rooms.
Explore Maui →Kohala Coast, Hawaii, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Dry weather on the Kohala Coast.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~83°F (28°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Low · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- family
Where we'd stay: Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection. Laurance Rockefeller's 1965 resort on Kaunaoa Bay.
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San José del Cabo, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Why Thanksgiving
Dry season begins in Los Cabos.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~84°F (29°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- romance
Where we'd stay: One&Only Palmilla. Classic Cabo resort on one of the corridor's swimmable beaches.
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18Naples
Florida, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Gulf beaches with lower humidity.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); drier
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- family
Where we'd stay: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. Mediterranean-style beachfront resort on the Gulf.
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Key West
Florida, United States
Why Thanksgiving
The start of Key West's dry season.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~79°F (26°C); drier
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- romance
Where we'd stay: Casa Marina Key West, Curio Collection by Hilton. Historic 1920s oceanfront resort with Key West's largest private beach.
Hotels in Key West → California, United States
Why Thanksgiving
Comfortable desert hiking weather.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- nature
- adventure
Where we'd stay: The Inn at Death Valley. 1927 oasis hotel with a spring-fed pool and palm gardens.
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