Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Bruges?
Yes: in Bruges, Airbnb homes asked a median €132 a night against €175 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 182). Nights measured on both sides: 71, 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 17:54 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Bruges, the middle half of asking prices ran from €140 to €232 for hotels on Agoda and from €107 to €162 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €175 | €140 | €232 | 182 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €132 | €107 | €162 | 90 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €161 | €122 | €210 | 271 | 71 |
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 Bruges against Monday to Thursday: +43% for hotels on Agoda and +9% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €240 | €169 | +43% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €140 | €128 | +9% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Bruges was widest in December 2026: €139 for Airbnb homes against €197 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €157 | €125 | -20% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €155 | €126 | -19% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €197 | €139 | -30% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €147 | €116 | -21% | 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 Bruges (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €160 against €228 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €207 | €152 | -27% | 126 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €228 | €160 | -30% | 96 / 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 Bruges: 271 in all, 182 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 Bruges on both sides: 71, 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 between 25 September 2026 and 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 →