The Best Affordable Group Trips in the US

Affordable in the US usually means one thing: you drove, or the flight was under $150 and nobody checked a bag. Everything below assumes a group of six splitting a house.

New Orleans, Louisiana

$450–$700 per person for three nights. A house in the Bywater or Marigny runs $60–$90 a head per night for a group, and the city gives you a lot for free. Go in February or October; August is genuinely unpleasant.

Asheville, North Carolina

$400–$650. Cabins outside town are cheap midweek, the food scene punches far above the city's size, and it works for groups where half the people want a hike and half want a brewery.

San Antonio, Texas

$380–$600. Overlooked, warm most of the year, and one of the few US cities where a good dinner for six doesn't cross $300.

Palm Springs, California

$550–$900. The whole model here is a house with a pool, which is exactly what a group wants. Prices drop hard in summer, and yes it's 105°F, and yes you'll be in the pool anyway.

Savannah, Georgia

$400–$650. Walkable, pretty, and small enough that nobody needs a car once you arrive. Best in spring before the humidity settles in.

Chicago, Illinois

$500–$800. Cheap flights from almost everywhere, world-class food at every price point, and public transport that means you can skip rentals entirely.

Hudson Valley, New York

$450–$750. Train from Manhattan, a house with a fire pit, and a group that mostly wants to cook together and go for one walk. Underrated in winter.

Sedona, Arizona

$500–$800. Best for groups where everyone genuinely likes being outside. If two of your six don't hike, they will be bored by lunchtime on day two.

Gulf Shores, Alabama

$350–$550. The cheapest real beach trip in the country. It isn't glamorous and it doesn't pretend to be, which is part of the appeal.

Nashville, Tennessee

$550–$900, and rising. Still fun, but bachelorette demand has pushed weekend accommodation up sharply. Go Sunday to Wednesday and it's a different city at a different price.