Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Leicester?
About the same: in Leicester, Airbnb homes asked a median $111 a night against $114 for hotels on Agoda, 2% less (latest scan 7 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 133). Nights measured on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027, read on 7 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 174 places checked, read 7 November 2026 19:15 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Leicester, the middle half of asking prices ran from $74 to $163 for hotels on Agoda and from $75 to $161 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $114 | $74 | $163 | 133 | 84 |
| Airbnb homes | $111 | $75 | $161 | 90 | 84 |
| All places pooled | $111 | $74 | $161 | 224 | 84 |
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 Leicester against Monday to Thursday: +4% 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 | $119 | $114 | +4% | 24 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $114 | $111 | +3% | 24 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Leicester was widest in November 2026: $114 for Airbnb homes against $128 for hotels on Agoda, 11% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $128 | $114 | -11% | 24 | 7 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $114 | $109 | -4% | 31 | 7 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $108 | $111 | +3% | 31 | 7 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 Leicester (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $115 against $112 for hotels on Agoda, 2% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $103 | $106 | +3% | 98 / 93 |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | $109 | $119 | +9% | 108 / 90 |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day (observed) | $107 | $98 | -8% | 130 / 88 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $112 | $115 | +2% | 146 / 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 Leicester: 224 in all, 133 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 Leicester on both sides: 84, from 13 November 2026 to 4 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 174 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 7 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 7 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 →