Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Ibiza?
No: in Ibiza, Airbnb homes asked a median €579 a night against €162 for hotels on Agoda, 257% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 80). 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 122 places checked, read 25 October 2026 18:22 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Ibiza, the middle half of asking prices ran from €91 to €1 426 for hotels on Agoda and from €215 to €2 801 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €162 | €91 | €1 426 | 80 | 70 |
| Airbnb homes | €579 | €215 | €2 801 | 92 | 70 |
| All places pooled | €320 | €129 | €1 879 | 171 | 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 Ibiza against Monday to Thursday: +12% for hotels on Agoda and +2% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €173 | €154 | +12% | 21 | 39 |
| Airbnb homes | €590 | €579 | +2% | 21 | 39 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Ibiza was widest in December 2026: €590 for Airbnb homes against €159 for hotels on Agoda, 270% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | $389 | $365 | -6% | 16 | 16 August 2026 |
| October 2026 | $201 | $191 | -5% | 21 | 16 August 2026 |
| November 2026 | €144 | €362 | +151% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €159 | €590 | +270% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €220 | €700 | +218% | 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 Ibiza (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €1 000 against €381 for hotels on Agoda, 162% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €147 | €577 | +294% | 82 / 93 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €254 | €940 | +269% | 69 / 91 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €381 | €1 000 | +162% | 56 / 92 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €226 | €700 | +210% | 72 / 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 Ibiza: 171 in all, 80 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 Ibiza 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 122 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 →