Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Menorca?
Yes: in Menorca, Airbnb homes asked a median €150 a night against €259 for hotels on Agoda, 42% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 94, hotels on Agoda 96). Nights measured on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027, read on 25 October 2026.
Measured by Bed&Market (bedandmarket.com) from 138 places checked, read 25 October 2026 06:30 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Menorca, the middle half of asking prices ran from €112 to €624 for hotels on Agoda and from €96 to €278 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €259 | €112 | €624 | 96 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | €150 | €96 | €278 | 94 | 71 |
| All places pooled | €174 | €102 | €410 | 190 | 71 |
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 Menorca against Monday to Thursday: +8% for hotels on Agoda and +4% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | €280 | €259 | +8% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | €159 | €153 | +4% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Menorca was widest in November 2026: €115 for Airbnb homes against €201 for hotels on Agoda, 43% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | €201 | €115 | -43% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | €259 | €150 | -42% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | €299 | €225 | -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 25 December 2026 in Menorca (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median €190 against €352 for hotels on Agoda, 46% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | €230 | €115 | -50% | 103 / 92 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | €352 | €190 | -46% | 85 / 96 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | €287 | €253 | -12% | 74 / 89 |
| 6 January 2027 | Epiphany | €312 | €207 | -34% | 66 / 94 |
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 Menorca: 190 in all, 96 on Agoda and 94 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 Menorca on both sides: 71, from 13 November 2026 to 22 January 2027; each with at least 30 places showing a price on Agoda.
- Up to 138 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 →