Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Durango (CO)?
No: in Durango (CO), Airbnb homes asked a median $247 a night against $140 for hotels on Agoda, 76% more (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 31). Nights measured on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 38 places checked, read 26 October 2026 03:43 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Durango (CO), the middle half of asking prices ran from $102 to $185 for hotels on Agoda and from $166 to $311 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $140 | $102 | $185 | 31 | 65 |
| Airbnb homes | $247 | $166 | $311 | 92 | 65 |
| All places pooled | $217 | $142 | $291 | 123 | 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 Durango (CO) against Monday to Thursday: +14% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $159 | $139 | +14% | 19 | 37 |
| Airbnb homes | $252 | $244 | +3% | 19 | 37 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Durango (CO) was widest in November 2026: $246 for Airbnb homes against $133 for hotels on Agoda, 85% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $133 | $246 | +85% | 24 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $163 | $247 | +51% | 27 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $140 | $246 | +76% | 23 | 26 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 Durango (CO) (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $285 against $206 for hotels on Agoda, 38% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $206 | $285 | +38% | 30 / 94 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $206 | $281 | +36% | 30 / 91 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $138 | $266 | +92% | 30 / 89 |
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 Durango (CO): 123 in all, 31 on Agoda and 92 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 Durango (CO) on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 38 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 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 26 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 →