Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Madeira Island?
Yes: in Madeira Island, Airbnb homes asked a median €108 a night against €178 for hotels on Agoda, 39% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 91, hotels on Agoda 100). Nights measured on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 132 places checked, read 25 October 2026 23:49 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Madeira Island, the middle half of asking prices ran from €116 to €379 for hotels on Agoda and from €85 to €144 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €178 | €116 | €379 | 100 | 65 |
| Airbnb homes | €108 | €85 | €144 | 91 | 65 |
| All places pooled | €133 | €95 | €211 | 191 | 65 |
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 Madeira Island against Monday to Thursday: +6% for hotels on Agoda and +9% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €183 | €172 | +6% | 19 | 36 |
| Airbnb homes | €114 | €105 | +9% | 19 | 36 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Madeira Island was widest in January 2027: €104 for Airbnb homes against €187 for hotels on Agoda, 44% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €207 | €123 | -41% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €164 | €110 | -33% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €188 | €114 | -39% | 27 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €187 | €104 | -44% | 20 | 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 25 December 2026 in Madeira Island (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €120 against €211 for hotels on Agoda, 43% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 December 2026 | Restoration of Independence Day | €164 | €104 | -37% | 98 / 96 |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €164 | €99 | -40% | 110 / 93 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €211 | €120 | -43% | 84 / 91 |
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 Madeira Island: 191 in all, 100 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 Madeira Island on both sides: 65, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 132 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 between 25 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 →