Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Bolzano?
Yes: in Bolzano, Airbnb homes asked a median €139 a night against €316 for hotels on Agoda, 56% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 180). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 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 22:32 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Bolzano, the middle half of asking prices ran from €191 to €547 for hotels on Agoda and from €109 to €191 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €316 | €191 | €547 | 180 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €139 | €109 | €191 | 90 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €217 | €148 | €412 | 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 Bolzano against Monday to Thursday: +34% for hotels on Agoda and +1% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €400 | €299 | +34% | 21 | 39 |
| Airbnb homes | €140 | €139 | +1% | 21 | 39 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Bolzano was widest in December 2026: €145 for Airbnb homes against €364 for hotels on Agoda, 60% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €233 | €117 | -50% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €364 | €145 | -60% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €329 | €135 | -59% | 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 1 January 2027 in Bolzano (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €212 against €825 for hotels on Agoda, 74% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2026 | San Nicola | €624 | €179 | -71% | 76 / 90 |
| 7 December 2026 | Sant'Ambrogio | €512 | €156 | -70% | 120 / 89 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €311 | €139 | -55% | 197 / 88 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €604 | €175 | -71% | 104 / 90 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €512 | €187 | -63% | 109 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €825 | €212 | -74% | 32 / 91 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €360 | €147 | -59% | 192 / 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 Bolzano: 271 in all, 180 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 Bolzano on both sides: 70, from 13 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 →