Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Dusseldorf?
Yes: in Dusseldorf, Airbnb homes asked a median €89 a night against €98 for hotels on Agoda, 9% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 195). Nights measured on both sides: 82, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 207 places checked, read 7 November 2026 15:30 UTC.
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Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Dusseldorf, the middle half of asking prices ran from €77 to €122 for hotels on Agoda and from €72 to €113 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €98 | €77 | €122 | 195 | 82 |
| Airbnb homes | €89 | €72 | €113 | 93 | 82 |
| All places pooled | €94 | €76 | €118 | 288 | 82 |
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 Dusseldorf against Monday to Thursday: +28% for hotels on Agoda and +14% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €124 | €97 | +28% | 24 | 46 |
| Airbnb homes | €99 | €87 | +14% | 24 | 46 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Dusseldorf was widest in December 2026: €84 for Airbnb homes against €95 for hotels on Agoda, 12% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €105 | €94 | -10% | 22 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €95 | €84 | -12% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €92 | €89 | -3% | 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 1 January 2027 in Dusseldorf (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €79 against €96 for hotels on Agoda, 18% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €95 | €84 | -12% | 195 / 95 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €96 | €80 | -16% | 194 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €96 | €79 | -18% | 194 / 96 |
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 Dusseldorf: 288 in all, 195 on Agoda and 93 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 Dusseldorf on both sides: 82, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 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 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 →