Holiday travel · December 4, 2026 (date may vary)
Top 20 Hotel Destinations for Hanukkah
Celebrate the Festival of Lights in cities with public menorah lightings and deep Jewish history, from New York and Berlin to Budapest, Prague and Buenos Aires.
Jump to hotels ↓New York, New York, United States
Why Hanukkah
New York's lighting of what's billed as the world's largest menorah at Grand Army Plaza, and the Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~43°F (6°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Peninsula New York. Beaux-Arts hotel on Fifth Avenue with a rooftop bar.
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Why Hanukkah
The National Menorah lighting on the Ellipse near the White House.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~47°F (8°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
- family
Where we'd stay: The Jefferson, Washington DC. Intimate Beaux-Arts hotel a few blocks from the White House.
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Germany
Why Hanukkah
Berlin lights a giant menorah at the Brandenburg Gate, steps from the hotel.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~39°F (4°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin. Legendary hotel beside the Brandenburg Gate.
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Czechia
Why Hanukkah
Prague's Jewish Quarter has some of Europe's oldest surviving synagogues.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~38°F (3°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Four Seasons Hotel Prague. Riverside hotel with views of Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.
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Hungary
Why Hanukkah
Budapest's Dohány Street Synagogue is the largest in Europe.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~39°F (4°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest. Art Nouveau palace facing the Chain Bridge.
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Île-de-France, France
Why Hanukkah
Paris's Marais neighborhood and the Museum of Jewish Art and History.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~45°F (7°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- romance
- culture
Where we'd stay: Le Bristol Paris. Palace hotel on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré with a garden courtyard.
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England, United Kingdom
Why Hanukkah
Trafalgar Square's menorah lighting and London's Jewish Museum.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~46°F (8°C); damp
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Savoy. Thames-side landmark with an Art Deco ballroom and the American Bar.
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North Holland, Netherlands
Why Hanukkah
Amsterdam's Jewish Cultural Quarter and the Anne Frank House.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~43°F (6°C); damp
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam. Six canal palaces on the Herengracht joined into one hotel.
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9Rome
Lazio, Italy
Why Hanukkah
Rome's Jewish Ghetto, home to one of the oldest Jewish communities in Europe, and its famous carciofi alla giudia.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~57°F (14°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Low
- Price level
- $$$$
- culture
- city
Where we'd stay: Hotel de Russie, a Rocco Forte Hotel. Elegant hotel near Piazza del Popolo with a terraced 'secret garden'.
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10Venice
Veneto, Italy
Why Hanukkah
The Venetian Ghetto, the world's first, is beautifully quiet in winter.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~45°F (7°C); chilly
- Crowds · season
- Low · Low
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
- romance
- city
Where we'd stay: The Gritti Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel. 15th-century doge's palace on the Grand Canal.
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11Vienna
Austria
Why Hanukkah
Vienna's Jewish Museum and the city's festive lights.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~39°F (4°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Hotel Imperial, a Luxury Collection Hotel. 19th-century palace on the Ringstrasse.
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Florida, United States
Why Hanukkah
Miami Beach's large Jewish community, public menorah lightings and warm winter weather.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~77°F (25°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Setai, Miami Beach. Art Deco-meets-Asian oceanfront hotel with three temperature-controlled pools.
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Pennsylvania, United States
Why Hanukkah
The Weitzman National Museum of American Jewish History on Independence Mall.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~45°F (7°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia. Grand rotunda hotel next to City Hall.
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South Carolina, United States
Why Hanukkah
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim is one of the oldest Jewish congregations in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~61°F (16°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
- romance
Where we'd stay: Hotel Bennett. Grand hotel overlooking Marion Square with a rooftop pool.
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Newport
Rhode Island, United States
Why Hanukkah
Touro Synagogue in Newport is the oldest synagogue building in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~43°F (6°C); cold
- Crowds · season
- Low · Low
- Price level
- $$$
- beach
- culture
Where we'd stay: The Chanler at Cliff Walk. Oceanfront mansion hotel at the start of the Cliff Walk.
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16Savannah
Georgia, United States
Why Hanukkah
Congregation Mickve Israel, the third-oldest Jewish congregation in the US.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~63°F (17°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Shoulder
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Perry Lane Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Design-forward hotel in the historic district with a rooftop bar.
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Argentina
Why Hanukkah
Buenos Aires has Latin America's largest Jewish community, and Hanukkah falls in early summer.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~81°F (27°C); warm
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Alvear Palace Hotel. Grand 1932 hotel in Recoleta.
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18Montreal
Quebec, Canada
Why Hanukkah
Montreal's Jewish heritage, from Mile End bagels to classic delis.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~25°F (-4°C); cold, snow
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Peak
- Price level
- $$$
- city
- culture
Where we'd stay: Ritz-Carlton Montréal. Historic 1912 hotel on the Golden Square Mile.
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19Seville
Andalusia, Spain
Why Hanukkah
Seville's Barrio Santa Cruz, the city's historic Jewish quarter, in mild winter weather.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~61°F (16°C); mild
- Crowds · season
- Moderate · Low
- Price level
- $$$
- culture
- city
Where we'd stay: Hotel Alfonso XIII, a Luxury Collection Hotel. Moorish-revival palace hotel near the Alcázar.
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Florida, United States
Why Hanukkah
Palm Beach's warm winter weather and active Jewish community.
- Typical weather
- Highs ~75°F (24°C); dry
- Crowds · season
- High · Peak
- Price level
- $$$$
- beach
- romance
Where we'd stay: The Breakers Palm Beach. Italian Renaissance-style oceanfront landmark founded in 1896.
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