Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Como?
Yes: in Como, Airbnb homes asked a median €130 a night against €186 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 88, hotels on Agoda 199). 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 22:24 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Como, the middle half of asking prices ran from €136 to €268 for hotels on Agoda and from €101 to €175 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €186 | €136 | €268 | 199 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €130 | €101 | €175 | 88 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €166 | €118 | €236 | 286 | 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 Como against Monday to Thursday: +2% for hotels on Agoda and +2% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €188 | €185 | +2% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €131 | €129 | +2% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Como was widest in January 2027: €125 for Airbnb homes against €202 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €173 | €130 | -25% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €179 | €131 | -27% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €202 | €125 | -38% | 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 Como (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €149 against €259 for hotels on Agoda, 42% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €168 | €137 | -18% | 198 / 81 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €220 | €153 | -30% | 200 / 95 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €208 | €167 | -20% | 198 / 87 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €259 | €149 | -42% | 192 / 85 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €206 | €125 | -39% | 199 / 91 |
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 Como: 286 in all, 199 on Agoda and 88 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 Como 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 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 →