Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Kaanapali (HI)?
Yes: in Kaanapali (HI), Airbnb homes asked a median $373 a night against $2 774 for hotels on Agoda, 87% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 112). Nights measured on both sides: 59, from 14 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 192 places checked, read 26 October 2026 02:18 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Kaanapali (HI), the middle half of asking prices ran from $1 468 to $4 180 for hotels on Agoda and from $289 to $449 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $2 774 | $1 468 | $4 180 | 112 | 59 |
| Airbnb homes | $373 | $289 | $449 | 90 | 59 |
| All places pooled | $896 | $390 | $3 038 | 201 | 59 |
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 Kaanapali (HI) against Monday to Thursday: -6% for hotels on Agoda and +1% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $2 799 | $2 979 | -6% | 16 | 34 |
| Airbnb homes | $375 | $373 | +1% | 16 | 34 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Kaanapali (HI) was widest in January 2027: $416 for Airbnb homes against $3 906 for hotels on Agoda, 89% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $1 674 | $340 | -80% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $2 867 | $364 | -87% | 25 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $3 906 | $416 | -89% | 21 | 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 18 January 2027 in Kaanapali (HI) (Martin Luther King Jr. Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $368 against $4 254 for hotels on Agoda, 91% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $1 952 | $383 | -80% | 57 / 87 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $4 254 | $368 | -91% | 133 / 93 |
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 Kaanapali (HI): 201 in all, 112 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 Kaanapali (HI) on both sides: 59, from 14 November 2026 to 23 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 192 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 →