Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Oxford?
Yes: in Oxford, Airbnb homes asked a median $128 a night against $177 for hotels on Agoda, 28% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 90, hotels on Agoda 195). 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 207 places checked, read 25 October 2026 04:12 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Oxford, the middle half of asking prices ran from $124 to $283 for hotels on Agoda and from $106 to $174 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $177 | $124 | $283 | 195 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $128 | $106 | $174 | 90 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $156 | $114 | $247 | 282 | 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 Oxford against Monday to Thursday: +4% 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 | $183 | $177 | +4% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $128 | $128 | 0% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Oxford was widest in January 2027: $125 for Airbnb homes against $179 for hotels on Agoda, 30% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $181 | $136 | -25% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $174 | $128 | -26% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $179 | $125 | -30% | 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 26 December 2026 in Oxford (Boxing Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $141 against $181 for hotels on Agoda, 22% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $168 | $141 | -16% | 154 / 80 |
| 26 December 2026 | Boxing Day | $181 | $141 | -22% | 182 / 92 |
| 28 December 2026 | Boxing Day (observed) | $177 | $128 | -28% | 196 / 90 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $184 | $128 | -30% | 168 / 89 |
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 Oxford: 282 in all, 195 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 Oxford 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 207 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 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 →