Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Hamburg?
About the same: in Hamburg, Airbnb homes asked a median €105 a night against €110 for hotels on Agoda, 4% less (latest scan 24 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 94, hotels on Agoda 195). Nights measured on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027, read on 24 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 206 places checked, read 24 October 2026 22:10 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Hamburg, the middle half of asking prices ran from €86 to €137 for hotels on Agoda and from €84 to €128 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €110 | €86 | €137 | 195 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €105 | €84 | €128 | 94 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €108 | €86 | €134 | 289 | 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 Hamburg against Monday to Thursday: +33% for hotels on Agoda and +18% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €138 | €104 | +33% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €122 | €103 | +18% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Hamburg was widest in December 2026: €107 for Airbnb homes against €114 for hotels on Agoda, 6% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €112 | €106 | -5% | 30 | 24 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €114 | €107 | -6% | 31 | 24 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €99 | €100 | +1% | 21 | 24 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 Hamburg (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €100 against €123 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €110 | €107 | -3% | 196 / 91 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €116 | €110 | -5% | 195 / 95 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €123 | €100 | -19% | 195 / 106 |
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 Hamburg: 289 in all, 195 on Agoda and 94 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 Hamburg on both sides: 70, from 13 November 2026 to 21 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 206 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 24 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 24 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 →