Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Gran Canaria?
Yes: in Gran Canaria, Airbnb homes asked a median €105 a night against €151 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 195). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 01:32 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Gran Canaria, the middle half of asking prices ran from €100 to €248 for hotels on Agoda and from €78 to €141 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €151 | €100 | €248 | 195 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €105 | €78 | €141 | 93 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €127 | €90 | €209 | 286 | 70 |
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 Gran Canaria against Monday to Thursday: +21% for hotels on Agoda and +10% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €178 | €147 | +21% | 21 | 39 |
| Airbnb homes | €110 | €100 | +10% | 21 | 39 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Gran Canaria was widest in November 2026: €103 for Airbnb homes against €147 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €147 | €103 | -30% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €149 | €105 | -30% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €158 | €110 | -30% | 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 25 December 2026 in Gran Canaria (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €139 against €281 for hotels on Agoda, 51% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €135 | €99 | -27% | 197 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €281 | €139 | -51% | 192 / 101 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €276 | €170 | -39% | 186 / 95 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €157 | €114 | -27% | 195 / 94 |
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 Gran Canaria: 286 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 Gran Canaria on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 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 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 on 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 →