Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Maastricht?
Yes: in Maastricht, Airbnb homes asked a median €127 a night against €190 for hotels on Agoda, 33% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 105). Nights measured on both sides: 68, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 149 places checked, read 25 October 2026 04:47 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Maastricht, the middle half of asking prices ran from €135 to €258 for hotels on Agoda and from €95 to €165 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €190 | €135 | €258 | 105 | 68 |
| Airbnb homes | €127 | €95 | €165 | 91 | 68 |
| All places pooled | €151 | €114 | €228 | 198 | 68 |
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 Maastricht against Monday to Thursday: +50% 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 | €262 | €175 | +50% | 18 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €130 | €126 | +3% | 18 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Maastricht was widest in December 2026: €129 for Airbnb homes against €227 for hotels on Agoda, 43% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €165 | €117 | -29% | 29 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €227 | €129 | -43% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €166 | €124 | -25% | 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 26 December 2026 in Maastricht (Second Day of Christmas), Airbnb homes asked a median €139 against €252 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €238 | €137 | -42% | 55 / 94 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €252 | €139 | -45% | 54 / 93 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €163 | €135 | -17% | 58 / 88 |
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 Maastricht: 198 in all, 105 on Agoda and 91 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 Maastricht on both sides: 68, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 149 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 →