Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Gdynia?
Yes: in Gdynia, Airbnb homes asked a median 297 zł a night against 420 zł for hotels on Agoda, 29% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 87, hotels on Agoda 197). Nights measured on both sides: 80, from 13 November 2026 to 19 March 2027, read between 22 September 2026 and 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 19:26 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Gdynia, the middle half of asking prices ran from 311 zł to 609 zł for hotels on Agoda and from 229 zł to 395 zł for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 420 zł | 311 zł | 609 zł | 197 | 80 |
| Airbnb homes | 297 zł | 229 zł | 395 zł | 87 | 80 |
| All places pooled | 370 zł | 272 zł | 532 zł | 281 | 80 |
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 Gdynia against Monday to Thursday: +11% for hotels on Agoda and +27% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | 456 zł | 409 zł | +11% | 24 | 43 |
| Airbnb homes | 347 zł | 273 zł | +27% | 24 | 43 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Gdynia was widest in September 2026: 316 zł for Airbnb homes against 470 zł for hotels on Agoda, 33% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 547 zł | 405 zł | -26% | 16 | 16 August 2026 |
| September 2026 | 470 zł | 316 zł | -33% | 30 | 23 September 2026 |
| October 2026 | 382 zł | 281 zł | -27% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | 368 zł | 258 zł | -30% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | 409 zł | 288 zł | -30% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | 444 zł | 299 zł | -33% | 24 | 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 Gdynia (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median 500 zł against 799 zł for hotels on Agoda, 37% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 December 2026 | Christmas Eve | 521 zł | 350 zł | -33% | 187 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | 517 zł | 400 zł | -23% | 168 / 87 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | 513 zł | 435 zł | -15% | 166 / 83 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | 799 zł | 500 zł | -37% | 115 / 85 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | 447 zł | 299 zł | -33% | 198 / 92 |
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 Gdynia: 281 in all, 197 on Agoda and 87 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 Gdynia on both sides: 80, from 13 November 2026 to 19 March 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 PLN, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, between 22 September 2026 and 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 22 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 →