Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Barcelona?
About the same: in Barcelona, Airbnb homes asked a median €120 a night against €122 for hotels on Agoda, 2% less (latest scan 24 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 198). Nights measured on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 2027, read between 27 August 2026 and 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 24 October 2026 21:08 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Barcelona, the middle half of asking prices ran from €101 to €146 for hotels on Agoda and from €94 to €144 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €122 | €101 | €146 | 198 | 95 |
| Airbnb homes | €120 | €94 | €144 | 90 | 95 |
| All places pooled | €123 | €98 | €150 | 287 | 95 |
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 Barcelona against Monday to Thursday: +25% for hotels on Agoda and +18% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €142 | €114 | +25% | 28 | 53 |
| Airbnb homes | €137 | €116 | +18% | 28 | 53 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Barcelona was widest in February 2027: €72 for Airbnb homes against €132 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €194 | €126 | -35% | 30 | 26 September 2026 |
| October 2026 | €187 | €184 | -2% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €141 | €146 | +4% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €113 | €125 | +10% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €117 | €116 | -1% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| February 2027 | €132 | €72 | -45% | 22 | 27 August 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 2 February 2027 in Barcelona (ISE Barcelona 2027), Airbnb homes asked a median €71 against €238 for hotels on Agoda, 70% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 December 2026 | Manga Barcelona | €149 | €152 | +2% | 188 / 94 |
| 7 December 2026 | Lunes siguiente al Día de la Constitución Española | €122 | €131 | +8% | 197 / 88 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €111 | €122 | +10% | 199 / 94 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €132 | €138 | +4% | 198 / 94 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €189 | €173 | -8% | 196 / 90 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €92 | €124 | +34% | 198 / 88 |
| 2 February 2027 | ISE Barcelona 2027 | €238 | €71 | -70% | 190 / 18 |
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 Barcelona: 287 in all, 198 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 Barcelona on both sides: 95, from 13 November 2026 to 15 February 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, between 27 August 2026 and 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 27 August 2026 and 24 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 →