Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Juneau (AK)?
No: in Juneau (AK), Airbnb homes asked a median $279 a night against $251 for hotels on Agoda, 11% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 88, hotels on Agoda 44). Nights measured on both sides: 67, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 51 places checked, read 25 October 2026 16:23 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Juneau (AK), the middle half of asking prices ran from $203 to $434 for hotels on Agoda and from $227 to $351 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $251 | $203 | $434 | 44 | 67 |
| Airbnb homes | $279 | $227 | $351 | 88 | 67 |
| All places pooled | $274 | $225 | $367 | 132 | 67 |
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 Juneau (AK) against Monday to Thursday: 0% 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 | $252 | $251 | 0% | 19 | 38 |
| Airbnb homes | $285 | $279 | +2% | 19 | 38 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Juneau (AK) was widest in January 2027: $298 for Airbnb homes against $251 for hotels on Agoda, 19% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $251 | $276 | +10% | 26 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $251 | $277 | +10% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $251 | $298 | +19% | 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 25 December 2026 in Juneau (AK) (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $291 against $260 for hotels on Agoda, 12% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $260 | $291 | +12% | 44 / 89 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $258 | $299 | +16% | 43 / 90 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $251 | $305 | +22% | 43 / 89 |
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 Juneau (AK): 132 in all, 44 on Agoda and 88 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 Juneau (AK) on both sides: 67, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 51 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 →