Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Colmar?
Yes: in Colmar, Airbnb homes asked a median €99 a night against €285 for hotels on Agoda, 65% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 185). Nights measured on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 25 October 2026 16:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Colmar, the middle half of asking prices ran from €176 to €416 for hotels on Agoda and from €76 to €132 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €285 | €176 | €416 | 185 | 65 |
| Airbnb homes | €99 | €76 | €132 | 90 | 65 |
| All places pooled | €180 | €100 | €349 | 278 | 65 |
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 Colmar against Monday to Thursday: -45% for hotels on Agoda and -8% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €160 | €292 | -45% | 15 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €94 | €102 | -8% | 15 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Colmar was widest in December 2026: €125 for Airbnb homes against €349 for hotels on Agoda, 64% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €143 | €86 | -40% | 29 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €349 | €125 | -64% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €141 | €85 | -40% | 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 25 December 2026 in Colmar (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €138 against €461 for hotels on Agoda, 70% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €461 | €138 | -70% | 95 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €308 | €107 | -65% | 160 / 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 Colmar: 278 in all, 185 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 Colmar on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 207 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 →