Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Matera?
Yes: in Matera, Airbnb homes asked a median €115 a night against €124 for hotels on Agoda, 7% less (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 92, hotels on Agoda 194). Nights measured on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 January 2027, read on 26 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 208 places checked, read 26 October 2026 01:35 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Matera, the middle half of asking prices ran from €94 to €164 for hotels on Agoda and from €85 to €157 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €124 | €94 | €164 | 194 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | €115 | €85 | €157 | 92 | 72 |
| All places pooled | €121 | €92 | €160 | 286 | 72 |
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 Matera against Monday to Thursday: +3% 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 | €126 | €122 | +3% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €118 | €115 | +3% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Matera was widest in October 2026: €100 for Airbnb homes against €127 for hotels on Agoda, 21% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | €127 | €100 | -21% | 23 | 26 October 2026 |
| November 2026 | €106 | €103 | -3% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €128 | €123 | -4% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €124 | €117 | -6% | 23 | 26 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 1 January 2027 in Matera (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €120 against €193 for hotels on Agoda, 38% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €129 | €135 | +5% | 198 / 90 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €142 | €126 | -11% | 194 / 94 |
| 26 December 2026 | Saint Stephen's Day | €149 | €125 | -16% | 182 / 91 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €193 | €120 | -38% | 144 / 100 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €149 | €130 | -13% | 194 / 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 Matera: 286 in all, 194 on Agoda and 92 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 Matera on both sides: 72, from 13 November 2026 to 23 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 EUR, as shown on the day each night was read on Agoda, on 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read between 9 October 2026 and 26 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 →