Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Dallas (TX)?
About the same: in Dallas (TX), Airbnb homes asked a median $129 a night against $130 for hotels on Agoda, 1% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 96, hotels on Agoda 198). Nights measured on both sides: 83, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 7 November 2026 16:02 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Dallas (TX), the middle half of asking prices ran from $96 to $181 for hotels on Agoda and from $102 to $180 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $130 | $96 | $181 | 198 | 83 |
| Airbnb homes | $129 | $102 | $180 | 96 | 83 |
| All places pooled | $128 | $96 | $180 | 295 | 83 |
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 Dallas (TX) against Monday to Thursday: +4% for hotels on Agoda and +12% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $134 | $129 | +4% | 23 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $143 | $128 | +12% | 23 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Dallas (TX) was widest in November 2026: $138 for Airbnb homes against $124 for hotels on Agoda, 11% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $124 | $138 | +11% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $124 | $129 | +4% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $134 | $127 | -5% | 31 | 7 November 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 26 November 2026 in Dallas (TX) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $124 against $130 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $130 | $124 | -4% | 200 / 93 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $119 | $123 | +3% | 197 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $134 | $112 | -16% | 200 / 97 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $133 | $140 | +6% | 200 / 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 Dallas (TX): 295 in all, 198 on Agoda and 96 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 Dallas (TX) on both sides: 83, from 14 November 2026 to 4 February 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 USD, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 November 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 →