Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Mainz?
Yes: in Mainz, Airbnb homes asked a median €90 a night against €110 for hotels on Agoda, 19% less (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 93, hotels on Agoda 83). Nights measured on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, read on 8 November 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 98 places checked, read 8 November 2026 00:45 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Mainz, the middle half of asking prices ran from €84 to €137 for hotels on Agoda and from €77 to €131 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €110 | €84 | €137 | 83 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | €90 | €77 | €131 | 93 | 85 |
| All places pooled | €99 | €80 | €134 | 176 | 85 |
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 Mainz against Monday to Thursday: -3% for hotels on Agoda and -1% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €111 | €114 | -3% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | €91 | €92 | -1% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Mainz was widest in January 2027: €90 for Airbnb homes against €114 for hotels on Agoda, 21% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €113 | €93 | -18% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | €110 | €90 | -18% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | €114 | €90 | -21% | 31 | 8 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 25 December 2026 in Mainz (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €88 against €109 for hotels on Agoda, 20% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €109 | €88 | -20% | 65 / 95 |
| 26 December 2026 | Second Day of Christmas | €99 | €99 | 0% | 66 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €89 | €83 | -7% | 54 / 92 |
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 Mainz: 176 in all, 83 on Agoda and 93 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 Mainz on both sides: 85, from 13 November 2026 to 5 February 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 98 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 8 November 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 8 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 →