It became known about the prices for renting country cottages for the New Year and the demand for them

If someone does not have their own cottage or it is summer, if friends or relatives did not invite to their villa to celebrate the New Year, and so you want to meet the most magical night of the year surrounded by fabulous winter landscapes - you will have to fork out for rent a country house. And there's not much time left.

In general, the optimal time for choosing a cottage for the New Year, according to experts, is the end of summer or autumn (that is, August-October), when the owners of such houses open reservations for the winter season. In November, the choice will be significantly narrowed, and prices will increase. Only the most expensive or unpopular options will remain in December.

It has long been known that the cost of renting country houses for the festive period soars in two, and often three times. This was confirmed by the correspondent of “MK”, having studied the New Year’s proposals on the ads portal. Owners of rented villas increase their prices for winter celebrations and do not hide: now for the convenience of customers even there are signs where you can trace the changes in the daily cost of the object on dates closer to the New Year.

Obviously, the cost of rent depends on the direction, remoteness from the Moscow Ring Road, the degree of “chicity” of the complex and its area, whether there is a bath, swimming pool on the site, and even the number of vacationers. Therefore, the range of prices is large: if you take two days (from December 31 to January 2), you can look for a house to taste and purse ranging from 25 000 rubles. and up to 350 000 rubles. (!). The average price (decent objects) is 70 000-90,000 rubles. for two festive days. For now!

By the way, according to the ads portal, it is noticeable that many objects are already occupied on New Year's Eve and a couple of days after (they do not have these dates in the offers).

The record holder for inflating prices looks like the following option: this is a 2-room house with an area of 65 square meters. m in a cottage village near Istra. If two days of rent among the week, on December 23-25, cost more than 16 000 rubles, from December 29 to December 31 - already 33 000 rubles, then from December 31 to January 2, the rental cost rises somehow to... 90 000 rubles! Here the growth is not even three, but 5.5 times.

More examples. There is an atmospheric, but very tiny house "Hut ...", only one room in 10 square meters! If you want to celebrate the New Year in it, then from December 31 to January 2 you will have to pay for rent over 55,000 rubles, despite the fact that if you settle a little earlier, from December 28 to 30, you will pay 25,000 rubles.

To rent a 2-room cottage of 70 square meters. m in Solnechnogorsk on December 28-30 costs 25,000 rubles, and to capture the New Year (December 31 - January 2) - already 70,000 rubles.

About the situation on the rental market of country houses for the upcoming New Year holidays "MK" told Associate Professor of the Department of International Commerce and Logistics RANEPA Svetlana Ilyashenko. According to her analysis, on the one hand, the New Year period is traditionally characterized by high demand and increased rental rates. On the other hand, the results of the analysis of search activity on the Internet indicate that this year Russians show noticeably less interest in renting suburban real estate than a year earlier.

“Analysis of statistics (Yandex Wordstat service) for several key search queries for August-September 2025 and 2026 shows a stable negative dynamics,” the economist says. So, in 2026, the number of requests “to rent a house for the New Year” decreased by 35.1%, “to rent a cottage for the New Year” – by 44.1%, and “to rent a house for the New Year” – by 29.5%. The number of requests “to rent a house for the New Year in the suburbs” decreased by about 35%. That is, we are talking about a decrease in search interest, which can be traced to several related queries.

The seasonal dynamics are remarkable. In September 2026, the number of requests to rent a house for the New Year more than doubled compared to August: from 3.3 thousand to 7.6 thousand. A year earlier, in September-25, 11.4 thousand such requests were recorded. “Therefore, although the traditional autumn growth of interest in New Year’s rental remains, but its absolute scale is still noticeably inferior to last year’s,” concluded Svetlana Ilyashenko.

However, the figures also suggest that there is some recovery in search activity as the New Year holidays approach. So the owners of rented cottages is too early to fall into despondency.

From an economic point of view, this situation can increase competition between the owners of suburban real estate.

At the same time, the expert stressed that for different objects, the situation with demand for the New Year period can develop in different ways. So, large cottages for crowded companies, houses with swimming pools, baths and developed infrastructure, as well as facilities with convenient transport accessibility, in her opinion, can keep high rates.

So, if you book the fazenda well in advance, it will be much cheaper than before the holidays. But will the client be guaranteed until the arrival at the house the same price at which the cottage is rented in mid-October, if he makes an advance payment now? Or will the host want to raise it closer to the New Year? This question is of concern to many.

“Rent a cottage for the New Year is a very popular type of direction in the field of rental housing, so you need to take care of such a vacation in advance,” realtor Olga Malkova tells us. This can be done in a few months, but you will need to make an advance payment. And if you refuse, then the booking will be irrevocable.

As for fixing the price, the amount must be written in the preliminary contract. And then it will not change.”.

The realtor gave her recommendations to tenants. Before making an advance payment, you must necessarily drive to the chosen house and personally see what conditions there are. Do you have all the necessary dishes, bedding, or you will need to bring bed linen with you.

You need to check the authority of the person who will rent you the room.

Be sure to draw up a preliminary rental agreement for your specific dates, where it should be painted when you arrive, when you leave the cottage, what you pay for, what is available at your disposal. A bath or sauna, for example, can be paid separately.

Keep in mind that in most cases, the landlord will take a deposit from you, which will have to cover the losses if you cause any damage to the house. “That is why you should not leave the house for nothing, leaving the keys – you need to sign with the owner the act of delivery-acceptance”, – said the expert. If you do not do this, then you may have some breakdowns or theft. It is advisable to photograph all the premises before leaving and send them to the owner as proof that you have not caused any damage to the house.”.

Olga Malkova advises to clearly spell out everything in the contract in order to avoid later conflict situations.