Petoskey per diem ratesMichigan · FY 2027
Petoskey’s peak is 1.87 times its low-season cap, the widest spread of the 6 seasonal areas in Michigan. Petoskey’s high season has shifted: in FY 2021 it ran July to August, now June to August.
| Months | Cap | Nights |
|---|---|---|
| October | $179 | 31 |
| November to May | $123 | 212 |
| June to August | $230 | 92 |
| September | $179 | 30 |
Four days in June
Monday, June 7, 2027, to Thursday: up to $991, three nights at the June cap plus $301 M&IE. Starting November 2 instead, in a low month, the same trip comes to $670.
Weighted by days, the cap sits 41% above the standard rate over the year.
Petoskey since FY 2021
Since FY 2021 Petoskey’s full-year average has grown 26.6%; ranked by that growth, Petoskey sits between Boise (ID) and Knoxville (TN). Against FY 2026, Petoskey’s full-year average rose 5.2%, between Jamestown / Middletown / Newport (RI) and Loudoun (VA) among year-on-year changes. In FY 2021 Petoskey ranked 136th of 293 by full-year average, between Truckee (CA) and Burlington (VT). Along the way: up 17.6% in FY 2023, up 9% in FY 2024, down 6.1% in FY 2025.
Petoskey among the 295
Petoskey’s full-year average lodging cap, $159 a night, ranks second of the 11 Michigan areas, between Detroit ($160) and Traverse City ($155). Petoskey’s Jun–Aug peak lodging cap of $230 ranks 47th among the peak caps of the 295 areas, between Nashville (TN) and Kennebunk / Kittery / Sanford (ME). Jekyll Island / Brunswick (GA) has exactly the same peak cap. Nationally, Petoskey is 107th of 295 on that measure, between Portland (ME, $160) and Cambridge / St. Michaels (MD, $159). Michigan, area by area.