Is Airbnb cheaper than a hotel in Phoenix (AZ)?
Yes: in Phoenix (AZ), Airbnb homes asked a median $151 a night against $314 for hotels on Agoda, 52% less (latest scan 25 October 2026; priced on a typical night: Airbnb homes 95, hotels on Agoda 72). 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 111 places checked, read 25 October 2026 23:00 UTC.
Updated
Hotels and apartments side by side
On a typical night in Phoenix (AZ), the middle half of asking prices ran from $221 to $470 for hotels on Agoda and from $104 to $206 for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Median asking price | Lower quarter (p25) | Upper quarter (p75) | With a price, typical night | Nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $314 | $221 | $470 | 72 | 71 |
| Airbnb homes | $151 | $104 | $206 | 95 | 71 |
| All places pooled | $199 | $135 | $333 | 167 | 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 Phoenix (AZ) against Monday to Thursday: -12% for hotels on Agoda and +14% for Airbnb homes.
| Places | Friday + Saturday | Monday – Thursday | Weekend against Mon–Thu | Fri + Sat nights | Mon–Thu nights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels on Agoda | $296 | $337 | -12% | 21 | 40 |
| Airbnb homes | $168 | $147 | +14% | 21 | 40 |
Medians of the nightly medians; Sunday nights sit in neither group.
Month by month
The gap in Phoenix (AZ) was widest in November 2026: $150 for Airbnb homes against $346 for hotels on Agoda, 57% less.
| Month | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | Nights | Latest scan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $346 | $150 | -57% | 30 | 25 October 2026 |
| December 2026 | $296 | $144 | -51% | 31 | 25 October 2026 |
| January 2027 | $357 | $160 | -55% | 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 1 January 2027 in Phoenix (AZ) (New Year's Day), Airbnb homes asked a median $153 against $276 for hotels on Agoda, 45% less.
| Night | Event or holiday | Hotels on Agoda | Airbnb homes | Difference | With a price: hotels / Airbnb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2026 | Thanksgiving Day | $216 | $149 | -31% | 62 / 95 |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | $222 | $145 | -35% | 60 / 94 |
| 1 January 2027 | New Year's Day | $276 | $153 | -45% | 63 / 98 |
| 18 January 2027 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day | $402 | $167 | -58% | 85 / 86 |
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 Phoenix (AZ): 167 in all, 72 on Agoda and 95 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 Phoenix (AZ) 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 111 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 →