Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Crete Island?
About the same: in Crete Island, Airbnb homes asked a median €65 a night against €66 for hotels on Agoda, 1% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 81, hotels on Agoda 191). 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 14:25 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Crete Island, the middle half of asking prices ran from €52 to €84 for hotels on Agoda and from €54 to €77 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €66 | €52 | €84 | 191 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €65 | €54 | €77 | 81 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €65 | €53 | €83 | 272 | 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 Crete Island against Monday to Thursday: +2% for hotels on Agoda and +5% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €67 | €65 | +2% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €67 | €64 | +5% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Crete Island was widest in August 2026: $95 for Airbnb homes against $154 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $154 | $95 | -38% | 15 | 16 August 2026 |
| September 2026 | $147 | $94 | -36% | 30 | 16 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | €87 | €72 | -17% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €67 | €65 | -3% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €64 | €65 | +2% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €66 | €62 | -6% | 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 Crete Island (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €62 against €70 for hotels on Agoda, 12% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €67 | €65 | -3% | 192 / 80 |
| 26 December 2026 | Glorifying Mother of God | €67 | €69 | +3% | 189 / 79 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €70 | €62 | -12% | 185 / 84 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €68 | €62 | -9% | 188 / 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 Crete Island: 272 in all, 191 on Agoda and 81 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 Crete Island 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 2 October 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 →