Data · 2026 edition, first cut
Christmas Week Index
How much more the same Caribbean villa costs at Christmas than in mid-January, island by island. An index of 200 means double. 368 homes, quoted on 31 Oct 2026.
Updated 31 Oct 2026 · A new edition each November · License: CC BY 4.0
The index by island
| Island | Christmas index | New Year index | Median seven nights at Christmas | Taken for Christmas | Median minimum stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barts80 homes | 192 | 240 | $58,139 | 60% | 14 nights |
| Turks and Caicos76 homes | 187 | 217 | $96,653 | 82% | 7 nights |
| Anguilla10 homes | 173 | 197 | $145,729 | 60% | 7 nights |
| Barbados76 homes | 160 | 165 | $31,618 | 79% | 14 nights |
| Jamaica77 homes | 152 | 153 | $44,301 | 79% | 7 nights |
| Cayman Islands49 homes | 152 | 177 | $26,596 | 69% | 7 nights |
Index 100 is the same home in the week of Jan 16 to 23, 2027. Christmas week is Dec 19 to 26, 2026, New Year week Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027.
Totals are each company's quote, with the fees and taxes it lists. The index for Anguilla rests on 6 homes. The rest of the year is in the villa rental statistics.
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The same Caribbean villa costs a median 64% more for Christmas week than for a week in mid-January, and 74% of homes were already taken seven weeks out, according to Gladori’s 2026 Christmas Week Index, a sample of 368 homes.
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Gladori, Christmas Week Index 2026 (2026), https://gladori.com/data/christmas-week-index/. Updated 31 Oct 2026. Sample: 368 homes, quotes read on 31 Oct 2026.
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Questions about holiday villas
How much does a villa in St. Barts cost for Christmas?
The median home in our sample comes to $58,139 for seven nights at Christmas and $84,661 for the New Year week, fees and taxes included. Half of the homes ask for 14 nights or more at Christmas, so a real stay costs more.
Does New Year cost more than Christmas?
Yes, on all 6 islands. The index for the New Year week is 182 against 164 for Christmas week, and 91% of homes were already taken for it.
Is it too late to book Christmas in the Caribbean?
On 31 Oct 2026, 26% of the homes in our sample still showed Christmas week free, and 9% showed the New Year week free. Availability changes daily, and the rental company confirms it.
Method and limits
- The sample is a random draw of up to 80 homes per island from Top Villas, 368 in all. Quotes were read on 31 Oct 2026, seven weeks before Christmas week.
- We asked for the same 7 nights in three weeks: Dec 19 to 26, 2026, Dec 26, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027 and Jan 16 to 23, 2027. 338 homes returned both Christmas and January, and the index rests on those.
- The index is the median of each home’s holiday rent divided by its own January rent, so a large house and a small one count the same way.
- Booked homes stay in the prices, because a booked home keeps its published rate. "Taken" means the dates were not free on the day we asked.
- 55% of the homes ask for more than seven nights at Christmas. For those homes, the figure is the rate for seven nights, and the full stay costs more.
- One agency is a sample of the market, and rates are published prices, not what guests paid.
Sources
| Source | What it gives | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Top Villas | Quotes from the rate box of each listing | Published rates are facts. We report aggregates only. |