Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Los Angeles (CA)?
No: in Los Angeles (CA), Airbnb homes asked a median $205 a night against $173 for hotels on Agoda, 19% more (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 198). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 25 October 2026 20:51 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Los Angeles (CA), the middle half of asking prices ran from $131 to $226 for hotels on Agoda and from $157 to $283 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $173 | $131 | $226 | 198 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $205 | $157 | $283 | 90 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $180 | $139 | $239 | 288 | 71 |
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 Los Angeles (CA) against Monday to Thursday: +13% for hotels on Agoda and +11% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $190 | $167 | +13% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $224 | $202 | +11% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Los Angeles (CA) was widest in November 2026: $207 for Airbnb homes against $167 for hotels on Agoda, 24% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $189 | $223 | +18% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | $167 | $207 | +24% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $171 | $202 | +18% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $173 | $205 | +18% | 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 31 December 2026 in Los Angeles (CA) (New Year's Eve), Airbnb homes asked a median $235 against $221 for hotels on Agoda, 6% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $169 | $208 | +23% | 199 / 97 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $179 | $226 | +26% | 199 / 82 |
| 31 December 2026 | New Year's Eve | $221 | $235 | +6% | 196 / 86 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $215 | $249 | +16% | 199 / 88 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $173 | $208 | +20% | 199 / 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 Los Angeles (CA): 288 in all, 198 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 Los Angeles (CA) on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 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 25 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 23 September 2026 and 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 →