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cozycozy analysed accommodation prices across 30 destinations to find out what British travellers are actually paying this summer and where the value still is.

Prices for Spain's 2026 solar eclipse are up 59%, with popular coastal cities averaging £855 for three nights and affordable rooms nearly gone. For the same eclipse experience, Lleida offers the best value at just £150/night.

The total solar eclipse on 12 August will be Spain’s first since 1959, crossing from Galicia to the Balearics during peak summer holiday season. 

Millions of eclipse-chasers have already locked in their travel plans, putting Spain's accommodation market under pressure not seen since the country became a peak-summer destination. For the cities directly in the path of totality, that demand has hit hard and fast.

The result: accommodation prices are up 59% for eclipse weekend 2026, with nearly four in five affordable rooms in the top coastal cities already gone.

 cozycozy tracked prices, total trip costs, and booking behaviour across 20+ destinations - inside and outside the path of totality - for 11–13 August 2026. Here’s what the data shows.