Using Plaza Hotel rates, historic inflation data and updated menu pricing, the travel insurance company iSelect ran the numbers and found the cost of the trip jumped more than 300%.
In the movie, 10-year-old McCallister checked into the famous and fancy hotel with his dad’s credit card before touring the city. He visited Central Park, Rockefeller Center and Duncan’s Toy Chest, a store inspired by FAO Schwarz.
The travel company says hotel costs saw the largest increase. In 1992, a suite at the Plaza was $1,100 per night. In 2025, it goes for $6,200.
McCallister’s room service feast increased more than 130% and his $18 ice cream sundae is $24 in 2025.
The total cost of the trip, which in 1992 was just over $2,100, would now cost more than $8,500. And that doesn’t include taxis or the toy store donation.
