Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc?
Yes: in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Airbnb homes asked a median €111 a night against €211 for hotels on Agoda, 48% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 54). Nights measured on both sides: 60, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 82 places checked, read 25 October 2026 17:09 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, the middle half of asking prices ran from €144 to €366 for hotels on Agoda and from €85 to €156 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €211 | €144 | €366 | 54 | 60 |
| Airbnb homes | €111 | €85 | €156 | 93 | 60 |
| All places pooled | €140 | €95 | €215 | 147 | 60 |
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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc against Monday to Thursday: +12% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €226 | €201 | +12% | 16 | 35 |
| Airbnb homes | €112 | €109 | +3% | 16 | 35 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc was widest in January 2027: €114 for Airbnb homes against €226 for hotels on Agoda, 49% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €203 | €107 | -47% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €195 | €109 | -44% | 23 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €226 | €114 | -49% | 19 | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc: 147 in all, 54 on Agoda and 93 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 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc on both sides: 60, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 82 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 →