Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Kilkenny?
Yes: in Kilkenny, Airbnb homes asked a median €140 a night against €149 for hotels on Agoda, 6% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 41). Nights measured on both sides: 66, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 60 places checked, read 25 October 2026 21:22 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Kilkenny, the middle half of asking prices ran from €114 to €216 for hotels on Agoda and from €115 to €175 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €149 | €114 | €216 | 41 | 66 |
| Airbnb homes | €140 | €115 | €175 | 93 | 66 |
| All places pooled | €140 | €113 | €180 | 135 | 66 |
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 Kilkenny against Monday to Thursday: +31% for hotels on Agoda and +7% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €190 | €145 | +31% | 18 | 38 |
| Airbnb homes | €150 | €140 | +7% | 18 | 38 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Kilkenny was widest in January 2027: €140 for Airbnb homes against €152 for hotels on Agoda, 8% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €143 | €140 | -2% | 28 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €149 | €143 | -4% | 27 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €152 | €140 | -8% | 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 Kilkenny (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €150 against €190 for hotels on Agoda, 21% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €190 | €150 | -21% | 34 / 97 |
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 Kilkenny: 135 in all, 41 on Agoda and 93 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 Kilkenny on both sides: 66, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 60 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 →