Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Mardin?
Yes: in Mardin, Airbnb homes asked a median $78 a night against $95 for hotels on Agoda, 18% less (latest scan 8 November 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 64). 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 79 places checked, read 8 November 2026 00:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Mardin, the middle half of asking prices ran from $70 to $130 for hotels on Agoda and from $55 to $117 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $95 | $70 | $130 | 64 | 85 |
| Airbnb homes | $78 | $55 | $117 | 90 | 85 |
| All places pooled | $83 | $59 | $125 | 154 | 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 Mardin against Monday to Thursday: 0% for hotels on Agoda and 0% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $95 | $95 | 0% | 25 | 48 |
| Airbnb homes | $78 | $78 | 0% | 25 | 48 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Mardin was widest in January 2027: $78 for Airbnb homes against $97 for hotels on Agoda, 20% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $91 | $78 | -15% | 23 | 8 November 2026 |
| December 2026 | $86 | $78 | -9% | 31 | 8 November 2026 |
| January 2027 | $97 | $78 | -20% | 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.
What counts as a hotel and an apartment here
Places with a price on a typical night in Mardin: 154 in all, 64 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 Mardin 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 79 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 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 →