Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Hershey (PA)?
No: in Hershey (PA), Airbnb homes asked a median $165 a night against $97 for hotels on Agoda, 70% more (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 39). Nights measured on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 45 places checked, read 26 October 2026 03:46 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Hershey (PA), the middle half of asking prices ran from $73 to $125 for hotels on Agoda and from $116 to $222 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $97 | $73 | $125 | 39 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | $165 | $116 | $222 | 90 | 72 |
| All places pooled | $139 | $94 | $203 | 128 | 72 |
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 Hershey (PA) against Monday to Thursday: +30% for hotels on Agoda and +9% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $121 | $93 | +30% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $173 | $159 | +9% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Hershey (PA) was widest in December 2026: $158 for Airbnb homes against $92 for hotels on Agoda, 71% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $93 | $155 | +66% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $92 | $158 | +71% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $101 | $165 | +63% | 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 26 November 2026 in Hershey (PA) (Thanksgiving Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $155 against $101 for hotels on Agoda, 53% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $101 | $155 | +53% | 37 / 91 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $110 | $178 | +62% | 35 / 91 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $117 | $165 | +41% | 36 / 88 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $99 | $165 | +67% | 38 / 90 |
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 Hershey (PA): 128 in all, 39 on Agoda and 90 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 Hershey (PA) on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 45 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 →