Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Hiroshima?
About the same: in Hiroshima, Airbnb homes asked a median $82 a night against $80 for hotels on Agoda, 2% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 199). 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 06:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Hiroshima, the middle half of asking prices ran from $58 to $126 for hotels on Agoda and from $71 to $106 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $80 | $58 | $126 | 199 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | $82 | $71 | $106 | 92 | 70 |
| All places pooled | $81 | $61 | $119 | 290 | 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 Hiroshima against Monday to Thursday: +47% for hotels on Agoda and +38% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $112 | $76 | +47% | 20 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $108 | $78 | +38% | 20 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Hiroshima was widest in November 2026: $92 for Airbnb homes against $101 for hotels on Agoda, 9% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $101 | $92 | -9% | 29 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $77 | $81 | +6% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $76 | $78 | +2% | 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 1 January 2027 in Hiroshima (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $123 against $154 for hotels on Agoda, 20% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2026 | Labor Thanksgiving Day | $85 | $77 | -10% | 196 / 89 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $154 | $123 | -20% | 198 / 95 |
| 11 January 2027 | Coming of Age Day | $74 | $78 | +6% | 200 / 87 |
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 Hiroshima: 290 in all, 199 on Agoda and 92 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 Hiroshima 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 USD, 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 →