Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Dublin?
Yes: in Dublin, Airbnb homes asked a median €108 a night against €120 for hotels on Agoda, 10% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 197). 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 207 places checked, read 25 October 2026 01:17 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Dublin, the middle half of asking prices ran from €99 to €149 for hotels on Agoda and from €94 to €135 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €120 | €99 | €149 | 197 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €108 | €94 | €135 | 91 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €117 | €97 | €145 | 288 | 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 Dublin against Monday to Thursday: +53% for hotels on Agoda and +15% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €178 | €116 | +53% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €124 | €108 | +15% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Dublin was widest in October 2026: €124 for Airbnb homes against €172 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €172 | €124 | -28% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €126 | €112 | -11% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €123 | €112 | -9% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €105 | €106 | +1% | 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 30 December 2026 in Dublin (New Year's Festival Dublin), Airbnb homes asked a median €139 against €163 for hotels on Agoda, 15% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €170 | €125 | -27% | 163 / 106 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €166 | €143 | -14% | 189 / 88 |
| 30 December 2026 | New Year's Festival Dublin | €163 | €139 | -15% | 198 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €155 | €131 | -16% | 196 / 101 |
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 Dublin: 288 in all, 197 on Agoda and 91 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 Dublin 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 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 between 23 September 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 →