Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Annecy?
Yes: in Annecy, Airbnb homes asked a median €105 a night against €188 for hotels on Agoda, 44% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 183). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 14 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 07:52 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Annecy, the middle half of asking prices ran from €120 to €251 for hotels on Agoda and from €88 to €140 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €188 | €120 | €251 | 183 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €105 | €88 | €140 | 90 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €144 | €100 | €217 | 271 | 70 |
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 Annecy against Monday to Thursday: +15% for hotels on Agoda and +12% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €206 | €179 | +15% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €116 | €104 | +12% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Annecy was widest in December 2026: €113 for Airbnb homes against €206 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €175 | €104 | -41% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €206 | €113 | -45% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €150 | €104 | -31% | 22 | 25 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 25 December 2026 in Annecy (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €115 against €209 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €209 | €115 | -45% | 95 / 84 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €226 | €106 | -53% | 90 / 87 |
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 Annecy: 271 in all, 183 on Agoda and 90 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 Annecy on both sides: 70, from 14 November 2026 to 22 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 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 25 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 →