Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Capri?
Yes: in Capri, Airbnb homes asked a median €100 a night against €225 for hotels on Agoda, 56% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 64). 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 97 places checked, read 25 October 2026 22:28 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Capri, the middle half of asking prices ran from €140 to €512 for hotels on Agoda and from €77 to €142 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €225 | €140 | €512 | 64 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €100 | €77 | €142 | 90 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €130 | €90 | €236 | 155 | 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 Capri against Monday to Thursday: -6% for hotels on Agoda and +6% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €225 | €240 | -6% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €104 | €98 | +6% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Capri was widest in January 2027: €95 for Airbnb homes against €305 for hotels on Agoda, 69% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €180 | €94 | -48% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €225 | €105 | -53% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €305 | €95 | -69% | 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 Capri (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €125 against €540 for hotels on Agoda, 77% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €212 | €104 | -51% | 68 / 89 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €306 | €112 | -63% | 51 / 86 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €306 | €125 | -59% | 52 / 88 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €540 | €125 | -77% | 42 / 82 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €305 | €100 | -67% | 61 / 85 |
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 Capri: 155 in all, 64 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 Capri 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 97 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 →