Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Oban?
No: in Oban, Airbnb homes asked a median $174 a night against $156 for hotels on Agoda, 12% more (latest scan 26 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 94, hotels on Agoda 67). 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 88 places checked, read 26 October 2026 03:37 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Oban, the middle half of asking prices ran from $107 to $221 for hotels on Agoda and from $146 to $239 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $156 | $107 | $221 | 67 | 72 |
| Airbnb homes | $174 | $146 | $239 | 94 | 72 |
| All places pooled | $166 | $134 | $228 | 161 | 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 Oban against Monday to Thursday: +3% 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 | $161 | $156 | +3% | 22 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $174 | $174 | 0% | 22 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Oban was widest in November 2026: $174 for Airbnb homes against $145 for hotels on Agoda, 20% more.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $145 | $174 | +20% | 30 | 26 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $155 | $168 | +8% | 31 | 26 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $163 | $174 | +7% | 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 25 December 2026 in Oban (Christmas Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $253 against $201 for hotels on Agoda, 26% more.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $201 | $253 | +26% | 33 / 95 |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | $174 | $241 | +38% | 39 / 95 |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day (observed) | $174 | $202 | +16% | 50 / 92 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $190 | $200 | +5% | 31 / 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 Oban: 161 in all, 67 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 Oban 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 88 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 26 October 2026.
- Asking prices seen while searching for one night: not prices paid, and not a forecast.
- Airbnb nights read on 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 →