Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Kotor?
About the same: in Kotor, Airbnb homes asked a median $90 a night against $92 for hotels on Agoda, 2% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 199). Nights measured on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:04 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Kotor, the middle half of asking prices ran from $62 to $128 for hotels on Agoda and from $63 to $114 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $92 | $62 | $128 | 199 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | $90 | $63 | $114 | 92 | 72 |
| All places pooled | $87 | $60 | $120 | 290 | 72 |
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 Kotor against Monday to Thursday: +3% for hotels on Agoda and +3% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $94 | $92 | +3% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $91 | $88 | +3% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Kotor was widest in January 2027: $80 for Airbnb homes against $103 for hotels on Agoda, 22% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $99 | $102 | +3% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $78 | $88 | +12% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $86 | $90 | +4% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $103 | $80 | -22% | 23 | 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 1 January 2027 in Kotor (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $110 against $147 for hotels on Agoda, 25% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 November 2026 | Njegos Day | $75 | $88 | +17% | 199 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $147 | $110 | -25% | 200 / 104 |
| 2 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $137 | $121 | -11% | 200 / 84 |
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 Kotor: 290 in all, 199 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 Kotor on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 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 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 25 September 2026 and 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 →