Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Benidorm?
About the same: in Benidorm, Airbnb homes asked a median €119 a night against €120 for hotels on Agoda, 1% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 11:52 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Benidorm, the middle half of asking prices ran from €80 to €253 for hotels on Agoda and from €95 to €166 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €120 | €80 | €253 | 197 | 84 |
| Airbnb homes | €119 | €95 | €166 | 92 | 84 |
| All places pooled | €120 | €84 | €202 | 289 | 84 |
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 Benidorm against Monday to Thursday: +45% for hotels on Agoda and +22% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €163 | €112 | +45% | 24 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | €140 | €115 | +22% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Benidorm was widest in November 2026: €120 for Airbnb homes against €97 for hotels on Agoda, 23% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €97 | €120 | +23% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €130 | €123 | -5% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €122 | €122 | 0% | 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 25 December 2026 in Benidorm (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €164 against €233 for hotels on Agoda, 29% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 December 2026 | Lunes siguiente al Día de la Constitución Española | €127 | €123 | -3% | 196 / 88 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €92 | €105 | +14% | 197 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €233 | €164 | -29% | 192 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €262 | €212 | -19% | 126 / 91 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €122 | €136 | +11% | 195 / 95 |
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 Benidorm: 289 in all, 197 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 Benidorm on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 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, 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 →