Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Alghero?

Yes: in Alghero, Airbnb homes asked a median €95 a night against €139 for hotels on Agoda, 32% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 178). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.

Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:49 UTC.

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Hotels and apartments side by side

On a typical night in Alghero, the middle half of asking prices ran from €85 to €248 for hotels on Agoda and from €69 to €130 for Airbnb homes.

PlacesMedian asking priceLower quarter (p25)Upper quarter (p75)With a price, typical nightNights
Hotels on Agoda€139€85€24817871
Airbnb homes€95€69€1309271
All places pooled€119€77€19726971

Each night's figure is the median (or quarter) of that night's asking prices for one night; each figure here is the median of those nights. The pooled row puts every asking price of a night into one list.

Friday and Saturday nights on each side

Friday and Saturday nights in Alghero against Monday to Thursday: +6% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.

PlacesFriday + SaturdayMonday – ThursdayWeekend against Mon–ThuFri + Sat nightsMon–Thu nights
Hotels on Agoda€139€131+6%2239
Airbnb homes€97€970%2239

Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.

Month by month

The gap in Alghero was widest in January 2027: €101 for Airbnb homes against €166 for hotels on Agoda, 39% less.

MonthHotels on AgodaAirbnb homesDifferenceNightsLatest scan
October 2026€123€93-25%2326 October 2026
November 2026€124€88-29%3026 October 2026
December 2026€131€98-25%3026 October 2026
January 2027€166€101-39%2326 October 2026

Each month is the median of its nightly medians over the nights read on both sides; the month links to its own page.

On event and holiday nights

On 1 January 2027 in Alghero (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €142 against €229 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less.

NightEvent or holidayHotels on AgodaAirbnb homesDifferenceWith a price: hotels / Airbnb
8 December 2026Immaculate Conception€131€85-35%196 / 95
25 December 2026Christmas Day€179€118-34%162 / 91
26 December 2026Saint Stephen's Day€179€92-49%162 / 92
1 January 2027New Year's Day€229€142-38%137 / 96
6 January 2027Epiphany€167€103-38%145 / 90

Each event is printed beside the night it fell on; the prices are that night's asking prices and do not say what moved them.

What counts as a hotel and an apartment here

Places with a price on a typical night in Alghero: 269 in all, 178 on Agoda and 92 on Airbnb.

  • Airbnb homes: the listings Airbnb's search showed with a price for one night for 2 guests, whole apartments, B&Bs and private rooms alike.
  • Hotels on Agoda: every place Agoda's search showed with a price for one night for 2 adults: hotels, guesthouses, hostels and the apartments Agoda itself lists.
  • A listing missing from a night's Airbnb search is unknown that night, not sold out.
  • The two sites may count fees and taxes differently; each figure is the price its search showed.

What was measured

Nights measured in Alghero on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.

  • Up to 208 places checked per night on Agoda; a place with no price that night (sold out or closed) is counted but carries no price.
  • Prices in EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 26 October 2026.
  • Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
  • Airbnb nights read between 9 October 2026 and 26 October 2026.

Source: asking prices for one night, read from public search results on the scan date; not prices paid, and not a forecast. How we measure →

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