Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Jeju?
No: in Jeju, Airbnb homes asked a median $85 a night against $46 for hotels on Agoda, 83% more (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 200). Nights measured on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 8 November 2026 01:03 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Jeju, the middle half of asking prices ran from $37 to $76 for hotels on Agoda and from $60 to $132 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $46 | $37 | $76 | 200 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | $85 | $60 | $132 | 90 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $58 | $39 | $92 | 289 | 85 |
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 Jeju against Monday to Thursday: +3% for hotels on Agoda and +11% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $47 | $46 | +3% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $88 | $79 | +11% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Jeju was widest in December 2026: $88 for Airbnb homes against $45 for hotels on Agoda, 96% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $46 | $82 | +77% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $45 | $88 | +96% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $48 | $77 | +62% | 31 | 8 November 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 Jeju (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $87 against $55 for hotels on Agoda, 58% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $51 | $80 | +57% | 199 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $55 | $87 | +58% | 200 / 100 |
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 Jeju: 289 in all, 200 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 Jeju on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 November 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 →