Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Bamberg?
Yes: in Bamberg, Airbnb homes asked a median €111 a night against €124 for hotels on Agoda, 10% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 99). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 122 places checked, read 7 November 2026 12:54 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Bamberg, the middle half of asking prices ran from €99 to €155 for hotels on Agoda and from €93 to €147 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €124 | €99 | €155 | 99 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | €111 | €93 | €147 | 93 | 83 |
| All places pooled | €119 | €94 | €150 | 191 | 83 |
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 Bamberg against Monday to Thursday: +21% for hotels on Agoda and +21% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €149 | €123 | +21% | 23 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | €133 | €110 | +21% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Bamberg was widest in January 2027: €110 for Airbnb homes against €124 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €122 | €110 | -9% | 22 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €125 | €118 | -6% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €124 | €110 | -11% | 31 | 7 November 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 Bamberg (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €121 against €154 for hotels on Agoda, 21% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €149 | €129 | -13% | 68 / 95 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €148 | €134 | -9% | 78 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €154 | €121 | -21% | 64 / 94 |
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 Bamberg: 191 in all, 99 on Agoda and 93 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 Bamberg on both sides: 83, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 122 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 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →