Key Takeaways
- Super Bowl LXI is on Sunday 14 February 2027 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It is also Valentine's Day, which matters more for hotel pricing than it sounds.
- The last time SoFi hosted, LA hotels averaged $445 a night over the weekend, the second highest average in Super Bowl history.
- Inglewood short-term rentals averaged $931 a night on Airbnb during Super Bowl LVI, with last-minute units reaching far higher.
- You do not need to stay in Inglewood. LA is large and well connected, and the neighbourhoods around the stadium are the most distorted on price.
- Book before the conference championships. Once the two teams are known, demand from those fan bases lands all at once.
When and where is Super Bowl LXI?
Sunday 14 February 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is the ninth Super Bowl hosted by the greater Los Angeles region, and the second at SoFi Stadium after Super Bowl LVI in 2022.
The date carries a complication that is easy to miss when you are thinking about football. 14 February 2027 is Valentine's Day. Los Angeles hotels would have had a demand bump that weekend regardless of the game. The Super Bowl lands on top of it.
For anyone booking, that means the usual advice to look at the shoulder nights either side is weaker than normal here. The Saturday is not a quiet night in LA on Valentine's weekend.
What happened to hotel prices the last time?
During Super Bowl LVI weekend in February 2022, Los Angeles hotels ran an average rate of $445 a night, the second highest average recorded for a Super Bowl, with the majority of area hotels booked. Rates across the Friday to Sunday window reached $384, more than $200 above the same weekend in 2019.
Those are the figures from the hotel-industry data, and they are worth sitting with, because they describe the whole LA market rather than the handful of headline properties that get quoted in news coverage.
The short-term rental market moved harder:
| Market | Super Bowl LVI figure | Note |
|---|---|---|
| LA hotels, weekend average | $445/night | Second highest in Super Bowl history |
| LA hotels, Fri to Sun | $384/night | Over $200 up on the same weekend in 2019 |
| Inglewood, Airbnb average | $931/night | The host city itself |
| Inglewood, Vrbo average | $620/night | Same weekend |
| Inglewood, late availability | $1,645/night | Against $349 in 2020 for remaining units |
That last row is the one to plan around. Units still available late went for roughly five times the comparable 2020 rate. Leaving it until the teams are decided is the expensive path.
One honest caveat on all of these: they are 2022 figures for a specific event, not a forecast for 2027. They tell you the shape of what happens to LA pricing when this game comes to town. They are not a price list.
Where should you actually stay?
Not necessarily near the stadium. Inglewood is the host city and consequently the most distorted market in the region during Super Bowl week. Los Angeles is spread out and reasonably well connected, so staying further out and travelling in is a legitimate strategy rather than a compromise.
The instinct to book as close to the venue as possible is the one that costs the most money. During Super Bowl LVI, Inglewood short-term rentals ran nearly three times the LA hotel average.
Areas worth comparing:
- Inglewood and the immediate stadium area. Closest, most expensive, heaviest traffic on game day.
- Downtown LA. Well connected, a large hotel supply, and a different demand profile.
- Long Beach and the South Bay. Further out, generally softer pricing.
- Santa Monica and the west side. Premium in their own right, and busy on Valentine's weekend regardless of football.
The relevant question is not distance in miles but how you plan to reach the stadium on the day, because game-day traffic around SoFi is severe and parking is limited and expensive.
Compare live prices for Los Angeles hotels, and check the outer areas too before you commit to the stadium district.
When should you book?
Before the conference championship games. Once the two teams are decided, two entire fan bases start booking the same city in the same few hours, and both rates and availability move immediately.
This is the single most useful piece of timing advice for any Super Bowl trip, and it applies whether or not you have a match ticket.
The awkward part is that it means committing to a trip before you know if your team is in it. For most people the sensible version is to book accommodation with free cancellation early, then decide later. You are buying the option, not the certainty.
Working backwards from 14 February 2027: the conference championships land in late January, which is when the market moves. Anything booked after that is bought into a spike.
Do you need a match ticket to be there?
No, and the great majority of people in the host city for Super Bowl week do not have one. The surrounding week has a substantial free and low-cost programme, and the city itself is the draw for a lot of visitors.
Worth being straight about this: Super Bowl tickets are among the most expensive in sport, and the resale market around them is where most people get hurt. A trip built around the atmosphere, the events and watching the game somewhere good is a completely different budget from a trip built around a seat in the stadium.
If you are going without a ticket, your accommodation decision changes too. There is much less reason to be near Inglewood, and more reason to be somewhere with the bars, food and transport you actually want.
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Frequently asked questions
When is Super Bowl LXI?
Sunday 14 February 2027, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. It falls on Valentine's Day.
How expensive are Los Angeles hotels during the Super Bowl?
At Super Bowl LVI in 2022, LA hotels averaged $445 a night across the weekend, the second highest average in Super Bowl history, and $384 across Friday to Sunday. Inglewood short-term rentals averaged $931 a night on Airbnb. Those are 2022 figures for that event, not a 2027 forecast.
Should I stay in Inglewood for the Super Bowl?
Not necessarily. Inglewood is the host city and its accommodation prices move furthest. Downtown LA, Long Beach and the South Bay are worth comparing, with how you will travel to the stadium mattering more than raw distance.
When is the best time to book for the Super Bowl?
Before the conference championship games in late January. Once the two teams are known, both fan bases book at once and rates move immediately. Booking early with free cancellation is the usual way to handle the uncertainty.
Is it worth going without a ticket?
For many people, yes. Super Bowl tickets are among the most expensive in sport, and the host city runs a substantial programme through the week. Without a match ticket there is also far less reason to pay a premium to stay near the stadium.
Sources
- SoFi Stadium, Super Bowl LXI announcement - the venue, and that it is the second Super Bowl at SoFi within the decade
- NFL, SoFi Stadium approved to host Super Bowl LXI - confirmation of the host venue for February 2027
- CoStar, Super Bowl LVI was a win for Los Angeles hotel rates - the $445 weekend average and $384 Friday-to-Sunday rate, and that this was the second highest in Super Bowl history
- ShortTermRentalz, Super Bowl LVI booking data - the Inglewood Airbnb average of $931, Vrbo average of $620, and the $1,645 late-availability rate against $349 in 2020
All figures verified 28 September 2026. The 2022 rate figures describe Super Bowl LVI and are included to show how the Los Angeles market behaves when it hosts, not as a prediction of 2027 prices.
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Ranym Garali
Ranym is the Marketing and Content Lead at Navoy. She's been writing about travel for two years and digs into the data behind each piece, flight prices, visa rules and what people are actually searching for , so the advice holds up in practice.
